Attack Banana

	My Cars
	MG Midget Dodge Ramcharger(s) Chevrolet Camaro Ford Mustang BMW 740i Ford Focus?

	Other People's Cars
	Modified Midgets

Continuing on towards having the midget rolling again, time to cut out the floor to make room for the frame.

Also known as: Brownie bought a plasma cutter.

1. Just to see how it worked, I cut a damages section off of a junk wheel tub I had around.		2. And then I wrote a little message. HI.
3. Here it is. a UNT brand plasma cutter.		4. At least the logo is cool.
5. THe cut lines all marked up.		6. One more.
7. The first few cuts. I was cutting around the vertical sections.		8. All along the tunnel.
9. This was a big step. It felt good to get a whole panel out.		10. A little blurry, but this is the tip. It's a little dirty now.
11. I cut out everything but the crossmembers. Because of the vertical bits, I'll have to use a sawzall to get them out.		12. From the front, no floors, no front frame. I hope I know what I'm doing.
13. A good top down view.		14. One more from the back to compare with the next picture.
15. One side completely out.		16. The crossmember remains from the side.
17. The outside crossmember with jacking point.		18. A closer picture.
19. Blurry, but this is the inside of the crossmember. That tube is for the transmission mounting bolt.		20. Both sides out.
21. From the front. I still have the front and rear toe boards to cut out.		22. Well ventilated. Those are the control arms I was going to use when I still though I was using a solid real axle.
23. First part cut out the to back.		24. Almost all the way across.
25. From the side. You can see the rear structure of the car. A boxed section with ribs.		26. The front is boxed too, but no ribs.
27. Both parts cut.		28. Poor thing looks empty, but it's almost ready to get it's new frame.
29. Me using the plasma cutter.		30. Another.
31. If you see that bright light, that's the plasma.		32. This pile of metal is most of what was removed from the floor area.
33. Here is the frame put in place. It took a lot of grinding to make it fit.		34. And again. The difference? It's welded in.
35. A view along the drivers side. The seams has been split at the back there the whole time. It's from some old accident damage.		36. Along the passenger side.

I have a ways to go. Some of the cuts are rough, and need to be ground out so the frame will fit. I also cut too much in a few spots, and have to figure out how to reconcile that. But it's another step forward.

That last comment was done on saturday. I just added 32 through 36 on monday (Memorial Day) when I did more work. I still need to weld it in front and back, but it's fully in on the sides. My first real welding, and I think I did alright. My dad got me started with tacks, and instructions, but I probably did 80% of it.