Cutting out a quarter panel?

[indierthanthou]

I am planning on going up to Denny G's to cut out the quarter panel of one of his e34's to replace my rusted out one, and it looks like I am going to have to cut it out myself, so could anyone give me pointers as how to do it? What tools to use, how much work I have ahead of myself, etc. Any help would be appreciated.

[repenttokyo]

a plasma cutter should give you the cleanest cut.

[indierthanthou]

I probably won't have access to one.

[Alexlind123]

A chainsaw.

[The Bigfella]

I did a similar job years back - just used a 4" angle grinder. Not sure exactly which quarter you are talking about though

[gale]

You might find a local tool rental outfit that has a gas-powered chop saw:

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/photos/94400-94499/94488.gif

[Springfield1952]

How about a Sawzall? They're pretty easy to control and you can get a real clean cut.

Good luck.

[632 Regal]

http://www.paver-saws.com/partner-concrete-saw-1.jpg

a drill for spot welds, saws all, cut-off wheel, jig saw, make sure you have extra blades. If you want to stop by I can borrow you this stuff if you dont have it. Not sure if i have extra blades but i'll check.

[icesoft]

Wire wheel off the weld areas and drill out the spot-welds with a 'spot weld drill' bit to get the complete panel in relatively undamaged form, but that would take a week , so... A 4" Angle grinder with 1/8" or thinner cut-off wheel would be my second choice, it'll damage the panel far less than a sawzall.

[indierthanthou]

Passenger side. How long did it take you to cut out?

[indierthanthou]

I dont have most of that stuff, no. Are you between Port Huron and Bay City?

[632 Regal]

nope about 15 miles south of 69 on M-15. zip 48462

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[indierthanthou]

Thats kind of out of the way. He says he has a sawzall and a few long metal blades so I should be good. Might take awhile though.

[632 Regal]

enjoy!! remember i offered.
Thats kind of out of the way. He says he has a sawzall and a few long metal blades so I should be good. Might take awhile though.

[Podmore]

A pneumatic nibbler will do the job best (minimum distortion of the panel, no sparks, minimum material removed). Find a tool hire place, most will carry one. It works a bit like a pair of scissors, very short blades so not much intrusion inside the panel (unlike circular saws, jigsaws and the like).

[indierthanthou]

i forgot about those! ill see if i can get ahold of one, and a compressor

[632 Regal]

i have them too lol...
i forgot about those! ill see if i can get ahold of one, and a compressor