I have two recomendations:
1. Get a different car. By the time you replace all the rotted pieces on
this car, you'll have spent enough to buy a Heritage shell.
2. 4" wheel grinder.
-g
At 1:00 AM -0500 1/25/02, BritishCarMan@aol.com wrote:
>I was at the storage today attempting to grind off the last remaining fender
>bolt off the front where the fender bolts to the valace. I fitted a small
>grinding wheel to a drill. The going is slow to say the least, didn't even
>get the first one ground thru. It's too tight of a area to get a nut splitter
>in so I am left with few options as they are seized very well. Is there a
>easier way (besides a Dremel which I don't have yet) to break thru these
>british steel bolts? I could cut right thru the fender but I don't want to go
>that far yet as I am still not sure if the fenders can be reused yet. I would
>prefer to keep the original fenders if possible but if I find the back side
>is rotted out real bad then I will look for replacements from another
>Spridget. I have to take the Sprite to the body man on March 1st so he can
>access the damage he will be repairing and give me a accurate estimate. I
>want to have him rebuild the spring boxes, replace the a pillars and replace
>the inner and outer rockers. I have the parts for him to fit with the
>exception of the spring boxes. He said if I could get spring boxes that are
>in good shape it would help to cut my costs considerably otherwise he will
>make them from scratch which will cost me more. But anyway I have to have the
>fenders off before I take it to him, I'm sure he will charge more if he has
>to do it. Any advice and/or suggestions would be most appreciated. Thanks.
>
>Jamie
>1962 Austin Healey Sprite MK II
>1979 Pontiac Trans Am WS6
>Web site: <A
>HREF="http://www.angelfire.com/fl2/darkside/mycar.html";>Welcome to my
>british car site</A>
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