The Woj Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Atleast, it seems welded. If it isn't a weld, it is definately fused together strongly. My question is this: how do I get it off? Here's a picture of the general area, it's the passenger side headlight bucket on the grill side: Here's a closeup of the weld: I was banging at it with a Phillips head and a hammer, wasn't working very well though. I was thinking of taking my air-hammer to it with a long, flat bit - or maybe see if I can get a saw in there. Unfortunately, I do not have a welder. Any comments or ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bartman Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Could you get a cut-off wheel to it? I bought a cheap grinder from Harbor Freight along with a pack of cut-off wheels a while back and I use it all the time. Stange that the PO welded that on...at least it appears to be welded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zguy36 Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 I was banging at it with a Phillips head and a hammer, wasn't working very well though. Leave the screwdriver and hammer alone and find yourself a big rock! A grinder would be your best bet, your air hammer is just going to beat the crap out of everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gretchen/jason Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 I agree get a cutoff wheel . when i bought my 78 280z some jerk welded the passanger side fender to the outer skin of the rocker pannel what fun that was when i tried to remove the fender . Seems the bolt holes in that aera were welded shut also go figure . Some people just werent meant to repair cars . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datsunlover Posted January 2, 2007 Share Posted January 2, 2007 I agree get a cutoff wheel . when i bought my 78 280z some jerk welded the passanger side fender to the outer skin of the rocker pannel what fun that was when i tried to remove the fender . Seems the bolt holes in that aera were welded shut also go figure . Some people just werent meant to repair cars . Yup, same here!!! I had similar issues on one headlight bucket too.. looks like braze to me.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudypoochris Posted January 3, 2007 Share Posted January 3, 2007 Well it seems like only the bucket is welded on from the picture. If you are just going for the fender replacement you might be better off unbolting it from the bucket...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Woj Posted January 3, 2007 Author Share Posted January 3, 2007 Too late, I bought a Harbor Freight 3" air cutter, and cut away at the bucket until it seperated from the fender. Whatever they used to attach the two did not get too far under the metal, so I didn't have to cut away too much. All of the metal is still good on the car - I won't be replacing the fenders. Worst rust I've found so far is some large patches of surface rust inside the cowl and some big bubbles in the cargo area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Woj Posted January 5, 2007 Author Share Posted January 5, 2007 Here's some pic's of the destruction I hath wrought. The second pic is looking downwards. I only later decided to take off the hinges, so I didn't have much room to work with - thus, I accidently cut into a portion of it I didn't have to. But hey, with the fenders off it now looks like a real long-term project Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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