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Best tool for removing floorpans? 200

posted by  WrenWright on  Mon Nov 27 06:02 CST 2006
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I'm going to do some patching on my 245's floorpans soon. The gameplan is to go to the pick and pull and cut some good sheetmetal from the floors of a '92 or so 240 to use as donor material. That way, it will be the proper shape, etc. I understand that the later models used galvinized metal to discourage rust, so I figured this would be the best way to get good metal. When I get the panels, they will be trimmed to fit and welded in.

Anyway, there isn't any power at the pick and pull, so I'll have to go cordless. My options are to buy either a DeWalt 18v grinder and use a cutoff wheel or to buy a DeWalt 18v recip saw to harvest the panels.

Any ideas on which one would be better? I think the metal is only about 16 ga. or so.
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    Best tool for removing floorpans? 200

    posted by  walrus3 on  Mon Nov 27 06:16 CST 2006
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    Unless there is a LOT of contour to the areas you plan to patch, it is easier
    to get new steel. You can get black or galvanized at a sheetmetal shop and
    if you are real nice they might even cut it to shape for you. I used 16
    gauge in my 122 but I think the original is more like 18 or 20, which is a lot
    easier to form. Also galvanized does not weld as well and is not good to
    breathe while welding (zinc chills, etc). Zinc-contaminated welds may be
    brittle.
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    George Downs Bartlesville, Heart of the USA!








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    Best tool for removing floorpans? 200

    posted by  Aztech on  Mon Nov 27 06:07 CST 2006
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    Why don't you buy (or borrow) a portable generator. One of the small 850 watt ones will run an angle grinder or drill - then you don't have the problem of flat batteries etc.








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      Best tool for removing floorpans? 200

      posted by  WrenWright on  Mon Nov 27 06:17 CST 2006
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      They don't allow 110v power tools on the yard, although they will allow one to bring in cordless tools. I had thought of the generator idea as a friend has a small one that I could borrow.








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        Best tool for removing floorpans? 200

        posted by  WrenWright on  Mon Nov 27 06:32 CST 2006
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        Some of the areas that need to be patched are where the "x" bracing in the floor pan is.

        As for the zinc, I'm going to grind through the plating, so there isn't any in the actual area that is welded. I'm familiar with the hazards of welding galvinized steel.







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