Drag Racing Tech - best way to saw metal under wiper assy???



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OutlawZ
03-25-2008, 05:00 PM
I need to remove damn near all the metal under the windshield assembly (i removed all the plastic) cuz i'm running a VFN 6" Sunoco trim to fit cowl hood and it goes all the way to the windshield..... the motor is still in the car. I intended to cover the engine with plastic and attack it with a sawzall....

Is that the best way short of a plasma torch???? And the metal is in two levels seamed together. any tips or ideas to get it all out of there and so it looks good????

Phil99vette
03-25-2008, 05:06 PM
Plasma first choice
Small air saw 2nd choice
like this...
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=91753
Z28/2002
03-26-2008, 08:11 AM
I used a die grinder to trim mine but I had the motor out

ulakovic22
03-26-2008, 08:21 AM
Used a air grinder/cut off wheel here too.
Jantzer98SS
03-26-2008, 08:22 AM
4.5" angle grinder with cut-off wheels
OutlawZ
03-26-2008, 10:41 AM
Looks like i'm going to harbor freight soon... thanks for the replies guys.....
9sec93
03-26-2008, 10:59 AM
grinder with cut-off wheels works great for cutting the top part near the windshield, better chance of chipping the windshield if you use a sawzall. air saw works pretty good for getting the bottom near the firewall.
sr71bbjr
03-26-2008, 11:14 AM
I love plasma cutters but they are very hard to keep a strait line with...
01ramair500hp
03-26-2008, 09:24 PM
how did you get the damn windshield wiper arms out? that shiz is giving me a headache.
Demonicbird00
03-26-2008, 11:33 PM
how did you get the damn windshield wiper arms out? that shiz is giving me a headache.

they are the biggest PITA.... get wd40 or liquid wrench then put the wiper in the up position and just wiggle back and forth while pulling up and they should eventually pop rite off

-brandon
JL ws-6
03-27-2008, 05:20 AM
3 leg puller works too, that's how I got mine off.
JRcamaroZ28
03-27-2008, 05:51 AM
die grinder w/ cut off wheels here
01ramair500hp
03-27-2008, 07:44 AM
im talking abut the wiper arms, that mount under the windshield. the whole wiper assembly.
ty_ty13
03-27-2008, 10:19 AM
i just remember it taking a while... and it being a PITA... i think i was using a the torx bits or something.... i forget:(
Jon@Texas-Speed
03-27-2008, 10:48 AM
I used a cutoff wheel to get rid of the metal.

The wipers are a PITA! I was pulling mine off that it slipped out of my hand and cracked the windshield! Granted, if it wasn't already cracked from the nitrous backfire, I would have been taking a little more time to get them off. But I was pissed non the less... :)