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02-10-2017, 06:11 PM
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Location: Atascadero, CA
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Ford EB spare tire cross member removal tips?
Bought a welder to build a frame for my spare tire area. Anyone remove that cross member and have any tips to remove? I don't have a torch
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Home Built Camper Van - 2003 EB 15 Passenger, 7.3 PSD, Ujoint 6" Lift, 35x12.50x17E BFG AT KO2 , MSD High Top, Hand Made Interior
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02-10-2017, 07:21 PM
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sawzall...
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02-10-2017, 09:04 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rallypanam
sawzall...
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Highest TPI metal blade, not too long. Get a few.
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Beastie 3: 2002 7.3 EB Cargo: Agile TTB, CCV High Top, Custom Walk Through, Lots of stuff added. www.BlingMyRig.com
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02-10-2017, 09:56 PM
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Concur. Did mine with a bimetal blade in a jigsaw but a sawzall would have been better.
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Tim - 2013 EB V10 Agile 4x4 SMB PH Ginger Army All Terrain Mobile HQ
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02-10-2017, 10:52 PM
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Location: TN
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Ford EB spare tire cross member removal tips?
I got brave and tried to knock out all the pins. Had to grind them down first. It was a bitch. Don't do it that way.
Sawzall!
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02-10-2017, 11:24 PM
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Doing this Tomorrow, Sawzall in hand and a good full face guard. Should be fun!
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02-11-2017, 07:46 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 86Scotty
I got brave and tried to knock out all the pins. Had to grind them down first. It was a bitch. Don't do it that way.
Sawzall!
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If you blow a hole in the rivet with a plasma cutter, the rivets pop off with air chisel pretty easily.
If I didn't have a plasma, I'd use a cut off wheel and sawzall.
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02-11-2017, 09:35 AM
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Another sawzall vote here. I used one and had it off in about 5 minutes.
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2003 7.3L EB 4x4
Timberline 4x4 conversion
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02-11-2017, 09:45 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rallypanam
sawzall...unless you have a plasma cutter
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I'd like to edit my response.
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02-11-2017, 06:15 PM
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Sawzall it is! Thanks guys, excited to show pictures of things I'm doing over the next couple weeks. Been waiting for years to get to this stage, top from MSD has arrived and I'm getting ready to start the next leg
Thanks for all the advice guys, much appreciated
Luke
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