New Truck Build Chevy P30 need some advice...

Re:New Truck Build Chevy P30 need some advice... (hella good tacos)

Wed, 20 Mar 2013 10:45:42 GMT

With smaller rivets i use a drill to take them out, if you can't get a good handle on the grinder you may have a tough time with them. work slowly!

Try a drill that has a good amount of torque, get some bits that will handle metal- a hair bigger than the rivet, and drill them out. Start slowly to get a starting pint where your bit is slipping then get at it.

you can start with a smaller bit to cut into it a bit and have a starting point.

All my rivet removal i have done with drills, i am not that skilled with the grinder and find it can get squirrely or i end up cutting something i didn't want to. Especially in a tight space like what you are working in.

best of luck

Re:New Truck Build Chevy P30 need some advice... (Girlsgonethrift@yahoo.com)

Fri, 08 Mar 2013 17:20:23 GMT

Well it was a complete success! I got the grinder and those things came off and I was finished in a hour. Thanks for everyone's help, I will keep you updated on my progress and hopefully will be able to help someone the way you guys helped me.

Re:New Truck Build Chevy P30 need some advice... (a.mckenna)

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 11:01:17 GMT

Thanks for catching it before I did BBQ. Like he said, they are just through the wall stud. Have another person hold the bar up when your cutting if you haven't worked with a angle grinder before. I just one hand angle grinder things, but I got the scars to prove I have been doing this a while.

Re:New Truck Build Chevy P30 need some advice... (Dr of BBQ)

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 08:25:23 GMT

Do NOT cut those off on the outside of your truck body. They are only thru the interior ribs. Cut/grind off the inside only. When you cut off the round head you'll hear the other end fall off inside the channel ...interior rib. They are not a support item for your truck so don't worry about that. But do be careful and don't let the grinder get away from you.

Re:New Truck Build Chevy P30 need some advice... (Girlsgonethrift@yahoo.com)

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 08:05:05 GMT

Thanks a bunch for everyone's advice, I am on my way to home depot right now lets hope they come off and i still have both eyes in tact lol ill keep everyone updated in case someone else comes across this issue.

Re:New Truck Build Chevy P30 need some advice... (daddywoofdawg)

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 04:17:10 GMT

Those look like rivets,check the outside where they are and you should see a head if so they are.and then get a 4" grinder and a few cutoff wheels for it,safety glasses(you'll want your eyes later),and a face shield metal splinters hurt!

Re:New Truck Build Chevy P30 need some advice... (a.mckenna)

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:30:01 GMT

1 part place to hang things, 1 part support. Done a truck with bars similar, think it was a laundering truck, they used the bars for the obvious use of hanging crap tons of uniforms.

Buy a angle grinder at home depot, find some metal cut off discs, find some glasses, try not to die.

Re:New Truck Build Chevy P30 need some advice... (Curb Hopper)

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 23:38:14 GMT

WOW. I'd take that somewhere...an industrial type shop? Good luck, wish I had direction to offer.

New Truck Build Chevy P30 need some advice... (Girlsgonethrift@yahoo.com)

Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:27:17 GMT

Hey everyone, I'm new to this forum, although I've been reading and following it for a long time, this will be my first post. Well, I finally got my truck after looking for a long time, and we just started cleaning it out and removing the old shelves they had on the inside, but then we hit a snag. This truck has these cross bars that we didn't think were a big deal until we tried to take them down. My experience in truck automotive is very limited, and these bars look sorta like support beams so I just wanna make sure its ok for me to take these down before I go removing them. Also if it is ok to take them down, how in the world do I remove them when the nuts or whatever these are holing them in are round. Thanks for any assistance you can offer.