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05-29-2020, 12:02 AM | #1 |
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Cutting floor for hi hump tunnel ?
im going to be cutting my floor soon. looking for any pointers as to what to expect.. what tool did you use to cut ?
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05-29-2020, 12:14 AM | #2 |
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Re: Cutting floor for hi hump tunnel ?
A cutting disc such as a Lennox metalmax is a much better choice than the abrasive discs.....
Or use a sawzall or body saw...depends on what tools you have..
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05-29-2020, 04:33 PM | #3 |
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Re: Cutting floor for hi hump tunnel ?
I did mine with a plasma cutter. Laid the high hump down. Traced around it then cut about 3/4"-1" inside the line. Cleaned up the cut with an angle grinder.
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05-29-2020, 09:56 PM | #4 |
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Re: Cutting floor for hi hump tunnel ?
A plasma cutter would be the cats meow, but I can't afford one. I used a cutting disc on an angle grinder. I also used a smaller disc on my die grinder in some spots. I would go for it and then just clean up the edges with a grinder.
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05-30-2020, 05:20 PM | #5 |
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Re: Cutting floor for hi hump tunnel ?
Yeah the plasma is great. If you want nice radius corners just use a hole saw 1" diameter? in each corner and connect the dots with a sabre saw.
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06-03-2020, 12:09 PM | #6 |
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Re: Cutting floor for hi hump tunnel ?
I placed my high hump on and drilled the holes in the floor then welded 3/8" flange nuts on the cab before I cut the hole. I cut the hole with a die grinder/cutoff wheel. It was pretty simple but I did have my cab on a rotisserie...
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06-03-2020, 02:29 PM | #7 |
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Re: Cutting floor for hi hump tunnel ?
Make sure there isn't anything under where you are cutting!
I used a combo of a cut off disc and an air body saw from harbor freight.
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06-03-2020, 10:31 PM | #8 |
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Re: Cutting floor for hi hump tunnel ?
Here's what I did to my 71 swb low hump. A bit unorthodox, but I wanted to assure no interference for my build. I was going to use a high hump, but still had some issues, so I made the change to fabricate a custom hump.
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06-03-2020, 11:34 PM | #9 |
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Re: Cutting floor for hi hump tunnel ?
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06-04-2020, 01:49 PM | #10 |
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Re: Cutting floor for hi hump tunnel ?
I had to do something similar due to my 4l80e swap and Z. Isnt the prettiest but everything fits now.
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