Best way to cut through a sprint car chassis?

Joe@ScaleSprints · 5/15/12, 5:51 PM

Looking to move forward on my Sprint Car simulator. I need to cut out some of the chassis and need to know whats the best what to cut it? Cutoff wheel, torch? plasma cutter?

Please help. Thanks

Wayne Davis · 5/15/12, 6:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe@ScaleSprints

Looking to move forward on my Sprint Car simulator. I need to cut out some of the chassis and need to know whats the best what to cut it? Cutoff wheel, torch? plasma cutter?

Please help. Thanks

cutoff wheel would be the cleaner cut way....cut it and smooth it with a 30 or 80 grit sanding flapper disc

TQ29m · 5/15/12, 6:00 PM

A sawsall will do a nice job, cut off wheel is messy, torch, or plasma, lots of clean up, they make blades for the sawsall, that cuts moly really well, that'd be my choice. Bob!

cmiracingvids · 5/15/12, 6:05 PM

Sawsall. It's in the name.

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5/15/12, 6:00 PM	#3 Re: Best way to cut through a sprint car chassis?
TQ29m Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 6,576	A sawsall will do a nice job, cut off wheel is messy, torch, or plasma, lots of clean up, they make blades for the sawsall, that cuts moly really well, that'd be my choice. Bob! __________________ "Being old, isn't half as much fun, as getting there"! Ole Robert I!

5/15/12, 5:51 PM	#1 Best way to cut through a sprint car chassis?
Joe@ScaleSprints Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 411	Looking to move forward on my Sprint Car simulator. I need to cut out some of the chassis and need to know whats the best what to cut it? Cutoff wheel, torch? plasma cutter? Please help. Thanks