do i need a torch or would it just be WAAAAY easier? i mean,..i cant think of anything else to cut it with realistically. i mean sawzall would get lauged at...right? whatever

Bi Metal holesaw, and a real drill, or plasma cutter. Forget the sawzall!

I bought a 3" metal hole saw for my ps saginaw conversion. Had not problems.

HTH,

Ditto on the holesaw...
That is what I did..

Don't forget that for a 3" holesaw you are going to need at least a 1/2" 'wristbreaker' drill

you can strip the gears out of a 3/8 drill if the holesaw catches an edge.......... just FYI.

3" holesaw for the front of the crossmember, 2" for the back.

hmmmmmm, i used a 3" bi-metal holesaw with a 3/8 drive drill for both mine and Sixguns, was a cheap black and decker too!.......too bad it didn't work! :flipoff2:

Same here, get a good one used a cheap one for front took 20 min. Got a decent one from home depot took 5 min max for rear.
Cut holes right size and sleeved it w/ 2 1/2 pipe to strengthen it.

Originally posted by macgyver
hmmmmmm, i used a 3" bi-metal holesaw with a 3/8 drive drill for both mine and Sixguns, was a cheap black and decker too!.......too bad it didn't work! :flipoff2:

Well I stripped the gearbox out of my DeWalt 3/8 drill doing the 3"holesaw........ so just like everything else .......Your mileage may vary..............:flipoff2:

Milwaukee 1/2" Hole shooter, best $120 I ever spent on a drill. Fawker tears my wrist off when it catches tho.....but t's taken more abuse than you would believe. Just used it again yesterday, relocating my radiator a little bit forward. Got a bruise on my wrist to prove it! lol

And get good hole saw "blades"....cheapies don't last. And get one of those pin-style connectors and the threaded-end blades. MUCH nicer, and they work with your future tubing notcher as well....heh heh

dont be a pussy, jus tuse a file and get it awn for 5-8 hours! jiMMy

Originally posted by Jimmy76FJ40
dont be a pussy, jus tuse a file and get it awn for 5-8 hours! jiMMy

And just think about how buff you'll look with the Popeye forearms you'll get :D

i have had great luck with the dewalt brand hole saws. my buddie uses one at the shop in his notcher and it works great and out last the lennox 2 to 1

I used a torch.



I highly recomend adding a brace from bottom of
gear box to the other side of the frame.

made mine useing a chevy 350 conecting rod
as a clamp on the box.

This might be a bit over kill but we cut out a 4" section and weld in a piece of 1/4" wall squar tubing, works great and is as bullet proof as your welds are!

Originally posted by woody
Milwaukee 1/2" Hole shooter, best $120 I ever spent on a drill. Fawker tears my wrist off when it catches tho.....but t's taken more abuse than you would believe. Just used it again yesterday, relocating my radiator a little bit forward. Got a bruise on my wrist to prove it! lol
Those hole shooters sure do twist up something good, I sprained my wrist by not paying attention for split second and when that fawker caught (i.e. locked-up) it sent me spinning in place of the drill.

i'm doing mine next month anybody got some pics:D

i'm doing mine next month anybody got some pics

On a 40/45 or a 55?

Jeff

i'm working on a 40 :D got the full width 44 set and in march i'm doing a 3 day wrench athon putting the front end back together putting in the motor mounts tranny cross member and all the steering stuff then it's getting painted:D