RCP Phx
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- Phoenix,Az
I'll see if I can get one later when a paint the inside of the rails. There are already 2 3/8" holes in the rail that align with the 1/4" holes in the bracket.
I will add that the bar is 1-1/4" inches wide and the rear weld is on the driver's side and the front weld was on the passenger side. I recommend a small inspection mirror to see what your actually dealing with.
I wouldn't know, my plasma only came with gouging tips!Have you tried gaugeing with it,weld removal
Like most things in life it didn't go exactly as planned. After complete look at what I was really dealing with it turned out a lot easier to make a couple of small "incisions" with the plasma cutter. It was actually a couple of fillet welds on opposite corners. I still have no idea what it's intended purpose for being there would be.
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That thing was a PITA to remove. I first tried drilling out the attachment welds. I drilled one and found that I had to keep expanding the hole to remove the entire weld. I eventually decided that I didn't want to make another hole that big in the unibody rail to remove the other weld.
What ended up working really nicely was whacking the piece using a rod slid into the unibody rail from the rear of the vehicle. I think the rod was about 5/8" diameter steel by about 2 ft long, and I was able to shear the welds using a framing hammer. The weld closer to the front of the vehicle was about 80% removed already, but I'm pretty sure that I could have used this technique from the beginning, and it would have taken about 5 minutes total. A 2-3 lb hand sledge would have likely made this go really easy. Be ready for the piece to go shooting down the rail when it finally lets loose. You'll want something that can be used to retrieve it.
Awesome tip. Thank you for posting this.
Thinking about it, welding a cold chisel to a piece of solid rod might be the real ticket.
Awesome tip. Thank you for posting this.
Thinking about it, welding a cold chisel to a piece of solid rod might be the real ticket.
After getting the interior of the rail cleaned up, I observed that a small amount of the weld still remains and sits proud from the interior of the weld, so its not a perfect solution. Its perhaps 1/16" proud. Your chisel idea might help minimize this, especially if its wedge style chisel tip.
I'm thinking it would be easier to notch the mount to clear that piece than remove it. Thoughts?
I'm thinking it would be easier to notch the mount to clear that piece than remove it. Thoughts?