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gearhead2069 · 10-21-2014, 11:29 PM

Hey guys,

I need some advice from some of you with much more experience than I. I am trying to pull all the old suspension brackets and crossmembers off of the frame of a 51 3100. The rivets they used to hold all these things together are KILLING ME! My current mode of action is grinding the heads of the rivet with a 5 inch cut disk than just beating the piss out of it with the BFH and a punch. They are still kicking my butt! I have tried to drill them out by stepping up my bits from smallest to largest and they are actually chewing through my bits... Crazy! It's almost as if Chevrolet didn't want it to come apart or something!

Do any of you have any suggestions for saving both my time and fingers?

10-21-2014, 11:29 PM	#1
gearhead2069 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: Lascassas, TN Posts: 78	Cleaning up the frame... Hey guys, I need some advice from some of you with much more experience than I. I am trying to pull all the old suspension brackets and crossmembers off of the frame of a 51 3100. The rivets they used to hold all these things together are KILLING ME! My current mode of action is grinding the heads of the rivet with a 5 inch cut disk than just beating the piss out of it with the BFH and a punch. They are still kicking my butt! I have tried to drill them out by stepping up my bits from smallest to largest and they are actually chewing through my bits... Crazy! It's almost as if Chevrolet didn't want it to come apart or something! Do any of you have any suggestions for saving both my time and fingers?



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