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washington blue · 01-15-2021, 03:00 PM

6DoF, I hear you, I was worried about the spot welds too. I did it just the way the CPP instructions said to but,- - - a person can cheat. When removing the factory brace a 3 inch cut off wheel can be used and cut the factory brace just below the spot welds, cutting it up into little pieces to remove it, and clean it up closer and closer nibbling away a little at a time until you are content to leave just a little metal up under there. It cannot ever be seen except by you, and guarantees no drill through holes. Not saying this is what a person should do, just saying I could have done it that way - - dirty job tho, laying under the cutting. I had a couple holes to fill. I could see them by putting a bright light above the cowl vent then laying under the dash.

01-15-2021, 03:00 PM	#275
washington blue Registered User Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Not far from Sioux Falls South Dakota Posts: 328	Re: norms 55 chevy pu build 6DoF, I hear you, I was worried about the spot welds too. I did it just the way the CPP instructions said to but,- - - a person can cheat. When removing the factory brace a 3 inch cut off wheel can be used and cut the factory brace just below the spot welds, cutting it up into little pieces to remove it, and clean it up closer and closer nibbling away a little at a time until you are content to leave just a little metal up under there. It cannot ever be seen except by you, and guarantees no drill through holes. Not saying this is what a person should do, just saying I could have done it that way - - dirty job tho, laying under the cutting. I had a couple holes to fill. I could see them by putting a bright light above the cowl vent then laying under the dash.