> -----Original Message-----
> From: Thearthurhsmith@cs.com [mailto:Thearthurhsmith@cs.com]
> Sent: Monday, March 06, 2000 12:44 PM
> To: spitfires@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: screwed...
>
>
>
> In a message dated 3/6/00 12:08:57 AM Eastern Standard Time,
> jmcneal@ohms.com
> writes:
>
> > IS there a simple, clever way to rig up a portable drill
> press so I can
> > drill straight down without worring about drilling
> crooked? Or should I
> > just say "screw it" and use the alternate hole that the PO
> drilled, even
> > though it interferes with the travel of the sliders?
> >
>
>
> YES, yes you are screwed. Use the DPOs hole. You can't drill
> taps out with
> ordinary drills. I am experienced at trying and failing.
>
Before you get locked into the DPOs hole, how far does the tap
extend below the floor pan? Can you get a pair of vise grips
on it and turn it? Try to turn it so that it comes back up through
the hole. Is it possible to get a drift on it and spin it?
The other suggestion is to drill out the threads and just put
a nut on the underside. I have done this as the threads stripped
out on mine many years ago.
Cheers,
Doug Mitchell
mailto:dmitchel@ismi.net
mailto:dmitchel@ford.com
'73 Spitfire 1500
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