Hypertek Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 ok guys, my spare tire well is pretty bad, rusted, and prior owner fiberglassed it.. I want to replace it. I found someone on craigslist locally who is parting out. I just need to remove it from their car. Any suggestions? drill the spot welds? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ReeNerf Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 just make note to stiffen up the chassis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88dangerdan Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 when I cut mine out I used a cutting wheel on a four and a half inch grinder in cut just inside the tire well just below spot welds. I had a friend of mine make this temporary one until I was able to come across a good tire well. then when I found a donor, I cut on the outside of the spot welds on the top. plus I needed that extra little section so that was cut also.by leaving the original spot welds and the addition of the new cut section stiffen the area. Now just waiting to weld in place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypertek Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 (edited) would angle grinder with cut off wheel do it? or sawzaw? someone else mentioned to me to just drill out the spot welds and pry it out. I figure i will be more precise to my car, but since their car is getting parted/cut up, it wont matter what i do to theirs. Would just hate to spend hours at their place trying to get it out, so i want to go prepared Edited March 25, 2015 by Hypertek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnosez Posted March 25, 2015 Share Posted March 25, 2015 Sawzal it out and get as much of the flat portion as possible. You can drill out the spot welds at home. Look underneath to see if your cuts will hit any crossmembers, etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypertek Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share Posted March 25, 2015 http://images.craigslist.org/00000_iIdcN3E1MVd_600x450.jpg thats from the craigslist post So i should be ok bringing a cut off wheel to start a slot, than run the sawzaw in there around the diameter of the well outside of the spot welds. That way way i can take my time and clean up the rest of it when i get home? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88dangerdan Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 (edited) Yeah, that would be all you need to remove from donor. There are two places where it will be tight. The top /front and the bottom/back, you won't get much pass the spot welds. Edited March 26, 2015 by 88dangerdan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pharaohabq Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 Cutoff wheels will work, but on curves they don't work so well, but they are a lot faster than a sawsall. I want to put a 240/260 wheelwell in my 280Z so I can store a full size spare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88dangerdan Posted March 27, 2015 Share Posted March 27, 2015 You^^^would probably need to get the gas tank as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hypertek Posted April 1, 2015 Author Share Posted April 1, 2015 I found this one online, what do you guys think? It looks like alot of the mounting area has been trimmed off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seattlejester Posted April 1, 2015 Share Posted April 1, 2015 I used a pair of electric shears to liberate mine. I just trimmed in a circle. If it has a flange you could cut yours a little smaller and then place the wheel well on top. Nothing really mounts to it so it would be ok if it was a few mm above where it sat. Ideally you would want a hexagon for easy instillation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Naptown Dave Posted April 4, 2015 Share Posted April 4, 2015 I removed mine to run a fuel cell and dual exhaust. I drilled out the spot welds where the well attached to the floor panel which left a 3/4" flange at the top of the well and the floor intact. I never compaired the hole diameter to the od of the well but it looks like if you drilled the spot welds out of your well you'd have enough floor to weld the pictured one back in. Harbor Freight has spot weld cutters for cheap that lasted longer than I expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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