[Shotimes] Re: Alignment shops in MA?

[Alan Fanning]

For future reference, you're not actually supposed to drill clear thru the
strut towers with a 3/8" bit. It weakens the towers some small amount. There
are special bits that cut completely thru the upper plate but only graze the
top of the strut tower (plus a small pilot hole). More better that way.

    Alan

> 
> I drilled out my spot welds today.  Ian showed me where to do it, but I
> knew where to do it to begin with, just wanted to make sure.  I used a
> small drill bit to get through the plate and then used a 3/8" to
> completely drill out the weld.  I used a slightly smaller bit first, but
> it didn't get the complete weld, using the 3/8" made the other side take
> less than half the time.
> 
> Bill Murray