Is it difficult to drill out the welds or otherwise separate the inner and outer front fender?
Thanks, Larry
Separating inner and outer fenders on a K car
Sep 24, 2006
14 Replies
If you use a spot weld drill and it's easy.
LarryK58GH wrote:
And get a good quality one. The cheap ones dull after just a few holes. Also, use a low speed on the drill.
I find it best to locate the (CENTER) of the weld,and pre-drill with
1/8" bit.if need be prick punch on center so not to wander! then get yourself one of these, PILOT POINT DRILL BIT,made by BLACK + DECKER in 3/8" or 5/16".here is the part # for the 3/8" 14324 14324 - 03make sure you only drill top layer with spotweld bit,both layers with
1/8" bit.base the bit size > And get a good quality one. The cheap ones dull after just a few holes.Thanks a lot guys, That helps a lot. Sounds like a doable thing.
63t-cab wrote:Spot weld drill???
Would that be like a piloted counterbore?
JT
John Poulos wrote:
The one from eastwood,they tend to jump around and then tend to break a tooth or two. the drill bit type will work better,and it cleans out top layer instantly!
John Poulos wrote:
Never had one jump out of the pilot hole, works fine for me.
63t-cab wrote:Yep, it's a counter bore design.
JT
John Poulos wrote:
Originally, the fender/apron were held in place by a fixture.
In your case, they have to be positioned correctly by some trial and error. I would suggest you drill three 1/4" holes all the way through after you have roughly located both. Use fasteners 1/8" in diameter so that the individual components can be finely adjusted. once this has been done and the unit(s) are secure, welding can be started on a staggered basis to minimize distortion etc.
There are a number of ways to approach this issue and this is the one I would consider...
JT
Morris Van Horne wrote:
Would it make sense to drill some random holes through the fender assembly to help line up the panel when putting it back on? I know body shops do this with door hinges to help get them back on in the same location.
Grumpy AuC> Originally, the fender/apron were held in place by a fixture.
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