Deleting rear speaker/parcel shelf supports.Best way ?

[MrD]

Been wanting to get rid of the 2 metal supports from the back of my roc,but not sure which is the best way to do it ,without doing any damage to surrounding areas.
On drivers side it`s sandwiched between inner arch,pass side it`s on top.Spot welded all the way around.

A) Drill out spot welds,will the make the rest weaker ?
B)Angle grind along the bottom ,as close as i can get,prob with this will be how it looks after
C)Hacksaw and a hammer and cold chisel.

Opinions,anyone else done this /

[filmidget]

I haven't looked properly, but I had it in my head just to attack with the angle grinder, maybe tidy up with a Dremel

[Big Bad Baz]

It begs the question - why?

[MrD]

As the rear interior is stripped out,ally fuel tank,and all my fuel pumps etc are in the back,so won`t be using a parcel shelf,just think they look untidy,and are surplus weight,



Having loads of probs with photobucket,cant see any of my pics,weird ?

[skattrd]

This is on my list of things to do on white, personally I was planning on just grinding them off.
The back of mine is going to be carpeted though, so I wasn't too bothered if it was a bit untidy.

[roccodave]

you can get a special drill for spotwelds do it with one of those and it should be quite neat after

[MrD]

you can get a special drill for spotwelds do it with one of those and it should be quite neat after

Smashing,that`s what i wanted to hear ! Think there might also be an attachment for a welder,to de spot weld,not sure if it would work on my mig,or an arc welder though ?

Just found this !

http://classicsagogo.co.uk/acatalog/Special_Tools.html

[Nate]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 0332145041

i'd just go thru the spots with one of these (or a normal drill) then either fill the holes with mig, or seam weld the joint back together. however you go about it, it's gonna need paint afterwards

[MrD]

Well i spent a few hours today ,removing the shelf supports Combination of hacksaw,drill,angle grinder (scary as tank right next to where i was cutting) i found it easier to free up both ends first,then most of the spot welds gave way with a wobble,and smack from cold chisel,didn`t do too much damage either which was also a bonus.
Have give it a thin smear of filler,but will build up a few thin layers,so it looks nice and smothe..








Friendly passenger

[MrD]

Got a bit more done today
Moved extinguisher,so it`s within reach,moved amp so i could put extinguisher where amp was.
Bolted sub to rear pass seat space,drilled through and screwed up from underneath,nice and firm now.









Gotta save a few more kg`s

[Niall]

One can only assume this is a track day car?

Bit confused as to why you've put great big 600W sub in the back? You could save a lot more weight just running some powerful speakers through an amplifier and wiring that through the car. Those boxes are heavy. Also as a matter of personal choice i'd have gone with Vibe for the quality.

[MrD]

Road / Track ,once it get it finnished it will see the occasional day out on the track.
The sub and stereo etc were a crimbo pressie about 3 years ago ,so musn`t grumble about the quality,plenty loud nd clear enough,although i have my eye on a Johna lomu amp ,and a much more powerfull sub ,will be getting some sort of brackets made up for fast removal,once i work my way through the rest of the list,currently 2 sides of a4 ..

Got Jbl door speakers,Kole tweeters running of the amp in the front,sub has another amp in the back

[james butler]

that luks really gud m8 with them shelves taken out, opens it up that little bit more.

[MrD]

Yes looks much more spacious in the back now





Just needs finishing off,when i get time

[Slugga]

Great pics :)

Is your fuel tank a custom jobby or an off-the-shelf part? I frickin' love it!