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Low69CST · 06-12-2002, 10:15 AM

I was drilling holes in my kickpannels so I could run wires to my doors and for the courtesy light switches. Stupid me didn't think about using small dril bits and working my way up. I decided to use one of those bullet drill bits, cuz the hole had to be half an inch, and they cut pretty good anyway. Well, I drilled a small hole, thinking i could set the tip of the 1/2 in. bullet bit in that hole. Well, when I used the 1/2 bit, it walked out of that hole and across my fresh painted kick pannel. took about a half inch strip of paint off it. I went freakin bizerk. luckily the hole is under the dash enough that it can't easily be seen and I can touch it up and nobody would probably ever notice.

After I did that bone head thing, I went back to the small drill bits and slowly worked my way up to a half inch. Gotta learn the hard way.

71GMC_3/4T · 06-12-2002, 10:21 AM

If you're going to be drilling a lot of holes in sheet metal, look into "Unibits". They are step drills and drill a perfect hole in sheet metal. My experience with regular twist drills is that they drill a triangular shaped hole.

**Desert Rat** · 06-12-2002, 10:24 AM

Hey those are regular truck things,i had a 65 dual snorkel air cleaner,just sandblasted and repainted still wet decided to carefull put in sun,what happene,drop whols assemble in dirt,model bodies,fall in dirt,a fresh painted pulley,i painted a fender wet paint,decide to carefully move,drop in dirt,redo time,cover up the kick panel

06-12-2002, 10:15 AM	#1
Low69CST Registered User Join Date: May 2000 Location: Frankfort, Kentucky, USA Posts: 2,163	Did a stupid thing working on my truck last night I was drilling holes in my kickpannels so I could run wires to my doors and for the courtesy light switches. Stupid me didn't think about using small dril bits and working my way up. I decided to use one of those bullet drill bits, cuz the hole had to be half an inch, and they cut pretty good anyway. Well, I drilled a small hole, thinking i could set the tip of the 1/2 in. bullet bit in that hole. Well, when I used the 1/2 bit, it walked out of that hole and across my fresh painted kick pannel. took about a half inch strip of paint off it. I went freakin bizerk. luckily the hole is under the dash enough that it can't easily be seen and I can touch it up and nobody would probably ever notice. After I did that bone head thing, I went back to the small drill bits and slowly worked my way up to a half inch. Gotta learn the hard way. __________________ '69 CST Short fleetside Lowered, 400 small block, 700R4, 4 wheel disc brakes, front sway bar & rear camaro sway bar (in progress) '87 V10 4x4 Short Fleetside Quad Suspension and Dual Tanks

06-12-2002, 10:21 AM	#2
71GMC_3/4T Weapons Of Construction Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 1,095	If you're going to be drilling a lot of holes in sheet metal, look into "Unibits". They are step drills and drill a perfect hole in sheet metal. My experience with regular twist drills is that they drill a triangular shaped hole. __________________ 1971 GMC 2500, 402/TH400 4.10 Daily Driver Lafayette, CO

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06-12-2002, 10:24 AM	#3
Desert Rat Senior Member Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Darrington, Washington Posts: 3,963	Hey those are regular truck things,i had a 65 dual snorkel air cleaner,just sandblasted and repainted still wet decided to carefull put in sun,what happene,drop whols assemble in dirt,model bodies,fall in dirt,a fresh painted pulley,i painted a fender wet paint,decide to carefully move,drop in dirt,redo time,cover up the kick panel



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