Pinch weld question?

Originally posted by 2bad4ya



i can't see if he has pinch or not but it can/is possible to do this with pinchand this is a good looking mazda



damn that sucks.

I'm not going to be removing all of my pinch, just roughly 3/4 of it. So, if I cut it until there is about 3/8" of the pinch weld left will it hold together alright?

i folded mine over on my truck then set the cab down on the rockers.

To fold it over was a BITCH...your not gonna do it with a soft mallet. I actually had to heat mine up with the torch to get it to fold over easily.

Well Tim, now I'm thinking I just want to cut a portion of it off. I'm going to be dropping my motor down, and then doing a 1 3/4" BD. The rockers are 2 1/8" off the ground. So I was wondering if the upper 3/8" would hold the rockers together if I cut the rest off.

^^^THAT MINI BIKE IS SIK..^^^BEAT AROUND THE BUSH LIKE YER SCARED TO EAT THE PUSS. NO REALLY THOUGH MAN, WHY NOT PUT IT DOWN FURTHER LAY IT ALL THE WAY OUT? IF THERE IS SUCH A THING

I want to keep a stock hood. I'm dropping the motor down 3/8" so the pan will be damn cloose to the ground, and I will have to grind the bottom of my exhaust flange off on my new nickel plated header. I don't want to cut the hood, and after a lot of measuring, a 1 3/4" BD is the biggest I can go, and I want as much headroom as possible. I'm 6'4" and this truck is smaller than the average Toyota. Plus, I'll be skinning the hood for the 18s, and extra 3/8" would put them out of the hood. And the hood lines are really what sold me on this body style truck. So, thats my reasoning for "Being a pussy."

Seth, dont listen to that FOOL. Its not his truck!

if you cut into or past the spot welds it WILL seperate. I would just fold it over, because if you plan on dragging AT ALL you just gonna have to weld it up anyways.

I dropped my motor 3/4 of an inch and my pan sat 1/4 inch from the ground so i sectioned my pan and now it sits about 1/2-5/8 off the ground.

Lol, alright, I'll just make a few relief cuts and fold it right there.

I'm slowly finding out that my truck isn't like most other Toyotas. Theres not as much room. I have to move my brake booster over 3" and up 2" to clear my 18s.. And, I already sectioned my pan an inch, and it's about 5/8" off the ground. So, I'm doing all of the measuring possible to find out exactly how much I have to cut here and there. Hell, I'm still now even sure what I'm going to do about my front arms and getting a bag in there. Lol...

Thanks for the advice though Tim! Sorry to get off subject.

i just cut mine off, and cut 2" of the rocker off while i was at it like fuck it

I went ahead and cut the pinch completely off then welded it together. Turned out nice. As you can see in the pic below I should cut it off behind the rear wheels because its buried in the concrete....