I borrowed a tool from a body man to remove spot welds. The idea is to drill out the weld on only one of the metal sheets of the weld. This will allow the separation of spot welded panels without (too much) damage.
Looks like an air powered drill with an odd attachment.
This odd attachment is an adjustable depth limit.
The depth needs to be set to drill out all the weld but the last sheet of metal.
The first spot weld
the bit is shaped to cut fairly square. I have been told the bits are not cheap.
I did have to "help to separate the panels. A slight amount of deformation but nothing like when I tried it with out the drill. (Different project.)
Just a bit of wiggling and off the clip came!
I have been told that when reattaching you fill these holes in... welding by hand. Pretty much just replaces the spot welds.
The 1994 has a side stiffener structure much longer than the 1989. It may or may not end up on the finished project.
As you can see, the spot welds have been removed. If I was reinstalling, it wouldn't be THAT hard.
Removing sheet metal cap during repair of car is important step. this process is required in multiple places. the pictures you have shared for the process are helpful.
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