Sawing a Seven into pieces
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Sawing a Seven into pieces
Anyone have some pointers/stories on sawing a Seven with a recip saw inorder to haul it for scrap? I have what is left of one and need to saw it down and throw it in a truck or trailer to transport it to the scrap yard.
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Bad idea... I parted a 88 t2 then thought i was going to save money buy cutting it up and dumping it...definately not worth the time, I cut a few pieces and got bored really quick. I got a local junk yard to come and pick it up for $50.
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its really not that bad we cut an fc apart... cut the roof off, cut the front frame away from the firewall, cut the firewall off sawed the floor straight down the middle, then cut the quarter panels off...some of the pieces were a bit heavy, but nothing 2 people cant handle
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Scrap yards are paying 4.50 per 100 on metal. Pull the gas tank, and many places will pay you for them to come get it.
Guy last week offered My dad and I $40 per car if we would let him take them.
Guy last week offered My dad and I $40 per car if we would let him take them.
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^ That one.
No title was why it was parted, I got it with no title, engine, Front end had been cut off and used to repair a wreaked car.
I generaly only part No Title cars. or ones where the Rust has eat away the rear control arm plates.
No title was why it was parted, I got it with no title, engine, Front end had been cut off and used to repair a wreaked car.
I generaly only part No Title cars. or ones where the Rust has eat away the rear control arm plates.
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Originally Posted by Hades12
^ That one.
No title was why it was parted, I got it with no title, engine, Front end had been cut off and used to repair a wreaked car.
I generaly only part No Title cars. or ones where the Rust has eat away the rear control arm plates.
No title was why it was parted, I got it with no title, engine, Front end had been cut off and used to repair a wreaked car.
I generaly only part No Title cars. or ones where the Rust has eat away the rear control arm plates.
And even there, Eric's car has rusted through one of the rear control arm plates, and we're still persisting in getting it "fixed" and continuing on!
Jon
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I hate to say this, but it was a TII, no title and partially stripped when I got it. But it did have a complete drive train. (Future 1st gen transplant)
Then cut behind the firewall, in front of the rear shock towers, then slice everything down the middle. I can load every piece by myself, even with a bad back.
Don't go cheap on your sawzall blades, get the good ones, the longer the better.
The second pic shows the body 'reassembled' after surgery. If you look closely you can see most of the cuts.
Make sure you have as hose or fire extinguisher handy when you go through the fuel lines.
I start with the roof, then the front and rear ends to the shock towers, makes it easier to remove the drivetrain. As a side note, remove the fuel tank 1st.
Then cut behind the firewall, in front of the rear shock towers, then slice everything down the middle. I can load every piece by myself, even with a bad back.
Don't go cheap on your sawzall blades, get the good ones, the longer the better.
The second pic shows the body 'reassembled' after surgery. If you look closely you can see most of the cuts.
Make sure you have as hose or fire extinguisher handy when you go through the fuel lines.
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^ That one.
No title was why it was parted, I got it with no title, engine, Front end had been cut off and used to repair a wreaked car.
I generaly only part No Title cars. or ones where the Rust has eat away the rear control arm plates.
No title was why it was parted, I got it with no title, engine, Front end had been cut off and used to repair a wreaked car.
I generaly only part No Title cars. or ones where the Rust has eat away the rear control arm plates.
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Originally Posted by Rotor13B
I thought you didn't need a title on cars 88' and older just a bill of sale.
Somedays I can't even read, sorry for mistaking that quote as refering to me.
That's what I get for working in the shop all night and then trying to be fucntional on the forums.
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Originally Posted by Rotor13B
I thought you didn't need a title on cars 88' and older just a bill of sale.
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Originally Posted by trochoid
[left]I start with the roof, then the front and rear ends to the shock towers, makes it easier to remove the drivetrain. As a side note, remove the fuel tank [b][u]1st.
Then cut behind the firewall, in front of the rear shock towers, then slice everything down the middle. I can load every piece by myself, even with a bad back.
Then cut behind the firewall, in front of the rear shock towers, then slice everything down the middle. I can load every piece by myself, even with a bad back.
Everyone can rest easy that this was not a restoreable car. It sustained a hit on the drivers side (the other drivers fault and the only accident I have ever been in) that distorted that whole side of the car. Now that I have stripped her clean, it is time to lay her to rest.
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Originally Posted by PT Ray
This is what I was looking for. Besides a recip saw, I was pondering about using a metal cutter blade on the circular saw.
I started out using an 18 volt battery powered sawzall, spent more time waiting for the 2 batteries to charge, than I did cutting. Finally bought an electric one, much better.
Ear plugs and safety glasses are highly recommended
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A sawzall and Japanese steel is like a hot knife through butter.
While we're not recommending things, a cutting wheel doesn't work very well, either. I end up breaking the wheels before I use them up when cutting shock towers and whatnot off Miata's.
While we're not recommending things, a cutting wheel doesn't work very well, either. I end up breaking the wheels before I use them up when cutting shock towers and whatnot off Miata's.
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