We started after hours with pushing Herbie's chassis out from under the suspended body and into the adjoining bay where we could freely work on the floor pans. We then removed the pedal assembly, brake lines and battery cables.
With our hearing and eye protection in place we set to removing the floor pans, trying several tools to get the job done. The air chisel made little progress and the pneumatic nibbler wasn't effective on the curved panels. Our third choice was the grinding wheel which was nothing short of a pyrotechnical extravaganza, but a bit smelly with the undercoating burning. Our saviour - the Sawzall and a couple of metal blades.
What remains is some cleanup work which I'll hit sometime before Sunday since it's all grinding and not a lot of fun for Andrew. Then we can remove the front beam (the front suspension/axles) and dissassemble them for cleanup and paint.
Stay tuned....
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