Cutting out sheet metal at a Junkyard Reply #15 – April 16, 2007, 02:40:01 PM Make sure the inverter has the amperage to handle the grinder,not just the watts.or it might pop the breaker every time you turn it on. Quote Selected
Cutting out sheet metal at a Junkyard Reply #16 – April 16, 2007, 03:26:54 PM So for my 5.5 amp grinder it would take a 1000 watt inverter? Well technically 990 but i doubt they make a 990 watt inverter.I might just make the patch panels. Quote Selected
Cutting out sheet metal at a Junkyard Reply #17 – April 16, 2007, 03:39:59 PM Maybe i will just pick up this cheap cordless grinder and hope it doesnt break until after i am done in the JY. Quote Selected
Cutting out sheet metal at a Junkyard Reply #18 – April 16, 2007, 07:54:54 PM Sawzall would be better.more uses. Quote Selected
Cutting out sheet metal at a Junkyard Reply #19 – April 16, 2007, 08:27:53 PM Well I really find it hard to believe that the only part of your car that's rusty is your 1/4s and the rest of the car is mint but hey to each his own.If you want to fix it,it's your car and good luck with your repairs.However i did not listen to many experienced people who tried to tell me my old 88 was not worth fixing and honestly my 1/4s where bad but not as bad as your pics,you will one day realize that you shouldn't have spent the time or money and we where just tryin to make your life easier, some of us have to find out the hard way like i did. Quote Selected
Cutting out sheet metal at a Junkyard Reply #20 – April 16, 2007, 09:33:48 PM Quote from: kitzdnm;140476Make sure the inverter has the amperage to handle the grinder,not just the watts.or it might pop the breaker every time you turn it on.Watts and amps are directly related (watts are a function of volts * amps, so for a fixed voltage such as the 120V an inverter puts out, wattage goes up directly with amperage), and most, if not all, inverters are advertised by their wattage, not amperage.Quote from: dominator;140623Well I really find it hard to believe that the only part of your car that's rusty is your 1/4s and the rest of the car is mint but hey to each his own.If you want to fix it,it's your car and good luck with your repairs.However i did not listen to many experienced people who tried to tell me my old 88 was not worth fixing and honestly my 1/4s where bad but not as bad as your pics,you will one day realize that you shouldn't have spent the time or money and we where just tryin to make your life easier, some of us have to find out the hard way like i did.The very, very rusty '87 Sport I pictured above with the home made rocker panels had MINT front frame rails and torque boxes. My '85 had very rusty quarters and fenders, but underneath the car looked like new. Conversely, the TC I dismantled had a decent body (I actually used a fender from it on my car and the doors are mint) but the frame rails were rotted out. Torque boxes were mint tho. And a buddy of mine had a light sage green T-Bird almost identical to my '85, and his body was in excellent shape, but the REAR frame rails rotted out so bad the quarter panels of the car buckled when he hit a train crossing.Rust on the body doesn't necessarily mean the underneath is shot. If the car was undercoated it might be perfect underneath but have rusty quarters and rockers (like my '87 Sport was). If it was parked in a field the underneath might rot out completely while the rest of the body stays relatively good.I do agree, though - there is ALWAYS more rust than you think there is... Quote Selected
Cutting out sheet metal at a Junkyard Reply #21 – April 16, 2007, 10:54:13 PM QuoteWell I really find it hard to believe that the only part of your car that's rusty is your 1/4s and the rest of the car is mint but hey to each his own.If you want to fix it,it's your car and good luck with your repairs.However i did not listen to many experienced people who tried to tell me my old 88 was not worth fixing and honestly my 1/4s where bad but not as bad as your pics,you will one day realize that you shouldn't have spent the time or money and we where just tryin to make your life easier, some of us have to find out the hard way like i did.Just keep it to yourself I didnt ask for your advice on whether i should junk the car or buy a new car i asked about cutting out patch panels at a junkyard. I dont give a Fvck what you think i should do with the car i will do what i feel is the right thing for me to do. I know what I am doing. You are the only one that has told me to start over with a new car./end rantSorry for the rant but its irritating when somebody tells me without even seeing my car in person that it is rusted out. I realize the holes look big but that is because i used a grinder on the rust that was there and ground until i hit nice clean metal.The car has been undercoated and if/when it gets too bad i will just send it to the crusher until then i will fix the rust i find and rustproof the entire car with por15 after stripping the old undercoat and paint off. Quote Selected
Cutting out sheet metal at a Junkyard Reply #22 – April 16, 2007, 11:34:54 PM Hey bell end i didn't deserve the swearing but believe me you and your rusty pos can do the same,some idiots can't take constructive critisism.Enjoy the rust,i enjoy lookin at it on your pos lol. Quote Selected
Cutting out sheet metal at a Junkyard Reply #23 – April 17, 2007, 08:46:54 AM Rust everyone has it but no on wants it. Quote Selected
Cutting out sheet metal at a Junkyard Reply #24 – April 17, 2007, 09:22:13 AM man it kinda got hot in here.... any waythe best way to cut that outis a set of portable torches you would be there all day with a grinder or a cut off wheel now i am parting out a 88 cougar those 1/4's should be the same if mine are good i might cut them out and send them to you let me know if interested Quote Selected
Cutting out sheet metal at a Junkyard Reply #25 – April 17, 2007, 10:13:13 AM I cut one out with a saws all. It wasn't that hard. Before I went I decided that I was gonna replace the whole peice from the trim down. So this is how I cut the one off the parts car. I removed the tail lights and then cut the outter panel stright across above the trim about 1" . Then I cut the inner panel almost where is bends to meat up with the trunk floor pan. I bet it only took me about 20-30min total. I havent started working on installing it. Gotta get the cougar done so I can do the body work to the bird. Quote Selected
Cutting out sheet metal at a Junkyard Reply #26 – April 17, 2007, 10:22:43 AM Ok torch = lots of concentrated heat = huge possibility of panel warpage. Not a good idea!The grinder will work VERY fast and efficient, so will the sawzall, I chopped up my '84 parts car in a day with those two tools, and have a big pile of body parts to prove it.And yeah, about his rusted car, it's his car Chris, let him learn man. Hell it might be in decent shape otherwise. Look at mine bro, you were surprise at how good of shape mine was in when you seen it in person. Lets relax guys huh? Quote Selected
Cutting out sheet metal at a Junkyard Reply #27 – April 19, 2007, 06:12:33 PM You can cut anything with a sawz all.Stock a lot of different blades.Any car is repairable . Quote Selected
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