Anyone thinking of buying a cowl replacement panel?

[ozbox]

sean,cutting them is simple because i dont use oxy so i can leave all the wiring a/c etc in place and then strip it out later when its on a bench...{as you get older you get smarter}...i dont see as many as i would like to but i have a firewall/plenum cut off a wb statesman that just needs to be stripped out and i have a couple of hz there that look clean but still attached..the main reason i sell them is not for the top plenum but for the lowers..but if you have a clean top section then the powers are the same....hj to wb i get $385 for a firewall cut...hq when i see a clean one i usually get $550..i still have a complete nos hq one in the roof of my shed..

[Absinth]

Hehe, I stopped using an oxy many moons ago and now have a good stock of 1mm 4" cut off discs and a couple of spot weld cutters for removing panels, repairs etc...

I now have a Henrob oxy which is excellent for rust repairs and general panel work... CIG 200 mig for the heavier stuff and fabricating metal posts, privacy screens etc. for my building work...

Been considering getting a Tig for Stainless steel handrail fabrication as I do a bit of it and the oxy is not real neat...

I should have cut up the HZ sedan I had as it was rust free and I could have tripple the money for the panels then I got for the whole car... doors were no good to me for the Sandman as they had intrusion bars....

[ozbox]

i have been using cheap gmc reciprocating saws for the last 5 years..ive gone thru some too,but they became a pain because i either had to bring the car to power or power to the car..which with 150 cars in the yard you could gaurentee you had to move some to get the one you wanted..i just recently purchased a brand name chordless which has the same warranty as cheap saws..12 months.. but a 10 year gaurentee it can be fixed warranty..$900 but the torque difference is awsome..

[Absinth]

Hmm, I've got a Metabo sabre saw so might have to try it.... never really thought of using it on a car..... bloody great for building work though, particularly renovations.