Chris,
All the tools you mention will do the job of removing your trunk floor.
The best way I found to remove mine was with a spot weld cutter. Very
neat. It attaches to your drill and takes out the weld, but only on
one panel. It does not drill all the way though the attaching flange.
You will have to unflange the side panels to remove and install the
new floor. But there easy to reshape.
Also you will have to drill small holes along the edges of the new
floor in order to mig weld it back on the flanges.
Since Rootes spot welded it originally it is best to reinstall it that
way and besides if done right you can't tell it was ever removed.
Jim
Chris Mottram wrote:
>
> Sorry if this is a duplicate. I sent it previously
> from my other address which shoud be refused by the
> "majordomo"
>
> I want to cut the boot floor out of one Sunbeam and
> put it in another. I don’t have any tools that will
> allow me to do this. I imagine my options would be
> some sort of torch, a grinder/cut off wheel, a
> Sawzall, or a Nibbler. I would buy one of these if it
> was less than $100 and I thought I could use it for
> other things. I don’t plan on doing a whole lot of
> car chopping in the future. Or I could rent the right
> tool for the job. What is right tool for an amateur
> to do the job? I would think the torch would be the
> best tool, but it seems a little more dangerous than
> the other options.
>
> If anyone has done this before and has any advice, I
> welcome it.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Chris
>
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