Phil Patterson writes: I used to have a tool I made out of an old lawn mower
blade. I ground a notch in the blade in about a inch deep and a inch or two
long. Then I would drive this down the panel with a large hammer. Crude, but it
worked just fine.You would have to drill a hole if you wanted to start in the
middle of a panel. Keep some good sharp chisels handy as well, it's not easy
always and a little bit of a pain, but it will cut off a panel with no power or
power tools handy. Only good for sheet metal though..Wear good thick gloves
cause the shock of the hammer hits will be transferred into your hands from the
blade some. It doesn't have to be a lawn mower blade, any good chunk of scrap
steel thick and long enough will work.
dirt rider wrote:
> Hello all, ok who's got the webpages where I can look at the back of some
> finned mopars, a buddy and I are brainstorming about adding some fins to a
> non forward look car.
>
> Here's another question.
> If you were going to a junkyard and wanted to cut off part of a
> quarterpanel, like the end fin section with taillight housing.
> What would you use to cut it. And you can't use torches or anything
> electric. My initial ideas are hacksaw, cordless drill with a cutting wheel
> attached to it (not sure if the batteries would hold up to cut it off) one
> of those hand held small circular saws with a cutting wheel on it. Drill
> some holes in a line down the quater and try and cut it with a good tin
> snips. i'm open to any suggestions.
>
> Thanks,
> Nick
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