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For all those interested - I have tonight finally removed the B/C post, so that it can be moved back to allow for the extended front doors ( when I work out how much to extend ). I drilled out all the spot welds, put a cut through near the top with the air saw and pulled the pillar out... simple eh ?
Trouble was I bought some spot weld drills, the type that cut round the weld, basically a small hole saw, cost me about £12 for 2, these were wrecked after about 20 welds, the teeth sheared off all 4 cutting edges, pretty rubbish, I wouldn't recommend them.
Instead I purchased some Sykes-Pickavant spot weld drills off ebay, £20 for 5, these are basically a flat ended drill bit with a small central tip for centering, they arrived today, and I finished off the drilling in about 1/4 of an hour, far superior, and the one bit I used still looks brand new.....
Anyway, here's a couple of pictures of the crucial moments....
One interesting point you can see from the last picture is that the outer section of the sill does not continue under the post. Also the middle sill section is not welded on the top seam to the inner section inside the pillar either. I will have to fabricate a section to continue the outer sill lip, although I'm considering replacing that lip with a much stronger section to add a bit more strength to the sill.
Richard
Trouble was I bought some spot weld drills, the type that cut round the weld, basically a small hole saw, cost me about £12 for 2, these were wrecked after about 20 welds, the teeth sheared off all 4 cutting edges, pretty rubbish, I wouldn't recommend them.
Instead I purchased some Sykes-Pickavant spot weld drills off ebay, £20 for 5, these are basically a flat ended drill bit with a small central tip for centering, they arrived today, and I finished off the drilling in about 1/4 of an hour, far superior, and the one bit I used still looks brand new.....
Anyway, here's a couple of pictures of the crucial moments....
One interesting point you can see from the last picture is that the outer section of the sill does not continue under the post. Also the middle sill section is not welded on the top seam to the inner section inside the pillar either. I will have to fabricate a section to continue the outer sill lip, although I'm considering replacing that lip with a much stronger section to add a bit more strength to the sill.
Richard