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08-04-2009, 09:05 PM | #1 |
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ol curt floor saga
Getting near the end on the floor. Made a quasi patch panel for the passenger side kick panel out of an old piece of sheet metal from a farm implement.
Now I started to remove a couple of seat bolts that I thought were coming out nicely when they snapped off. I tried several methods....welding a bolt to it and trying to get it out. Couldn't get a good ground and the weld would always break. Used an easy out and it was budging some....broke off the easy out! Next I just cut the section of the floor surrounding it out. After looking at it I wonder if I welded a piece of bar steel to the floor patch, welded patch to floor, marked seat hole, drill and then tap if that would work. Any thoughts?
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08-04-2009, 10:10 PM | #2 |
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Re: ol curt floor saga
I would think that method should work just fine. Also noticed a square nut in your pic. You could probably weld that on your patch and have it 'pre-threaded'. Say 'Hi' to everyone at the hardware store again.
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08-04-2009, 11:26 PM | #3 |
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Re: ol curt floor saga
You need to start a build thread and put your ? on there. Then I would'nt miss half the stuff you do. Looks like your plugging along.
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08-05-2009, 07:05 AM | #4 |
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Re: ol curt floor saga
Also noticed a square nut in your pic. You could probably weld that on your patch and have it 'pre-threaded'. Say 'Hi' to everyone at the hardware store again.
Unfortunately, they know way to well! The square nut is left over from one of the mounts for the cab. Do you think that would be an item a hardware store would stock? You need to start a build thread and put your ? on there. Then I would'nt miss half the stuff you do. Looks like your plugging along. I have one started called ol curt progress, but it doesn't have very many followers, so I just post them seperate!
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08-05-2009, 07:29 AM | #5 |
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Re: ol curt floor saga
I get my square nuts from mack botl and steel
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08-05-2009, 02:27 PM | #6 |
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Re: ol curt floor saga
well, you're committed now..lol
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08-05-2009, 04:39 PM | #7 |
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Re: ol curt floor saga
well, you're committed now..lol
Or should be!
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