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bigron1988
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right before i put my cage in i didnt drill all the holes out now i have 4 left that i cant get a drill into , before anyone says remove the cage , it will not come out , so any ideas how i can drill them out , went to a tool shop and had a look at a side drill but with the drill bit in it it would of been to long, the hole needs to be 10mm wide,

so suggestions please





[Edited on 08-11-2011 by bigron1988]
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cant you strip some parts of the cage down and move it over a inch or 2?
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Underneath?
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Or grind the plate off, prep it and re-weld.

That might be easier than finding the hole from the other side.
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quote:
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Underneath?


would be difficult to match up with the holes above .
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that is a proper nightmare like got me stumped
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could u not get a really long drill bit and go straight through the middle of that bracket that holes the door bar on ???
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You'll have a weld mark under the floor where that plate has gone on, just take your measurements from that.

Doesn't matter if the lower hole is a tiny bit out. In fact you could go a big larger on that so you've play in the final fit.
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7th Nov 11 at 19:40   View Garage View User's Profile U2U Member Reply With Quote

In fact, might be worth revisiting the plate anyway because the front hole doesn't look completely cosy.
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need bigger bolts in there anyway , bigger the better if not just weld the fucker in like mine lol excuse the wiring in process of cutting some out



[Edited on 07-11-2011 by geordie_corsa]
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Yeah or just weld around the blue foot
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cut the foot off and weld it in.. be better stability wouldn't it?
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Like Ian said from underneath.
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One of angled chucks that goes into a drill. drill a small pilot hole from the top, then drill the 10mm hole from the bottom
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quote:
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You'll have a weld mark under the floor where that plate has gone on, just take your measurements from that.

Doesn't matter if the lower hole is a tiny bit out. In fact you could go a big larger on that so you've play in the final fit.


this sounds like a winner to me , can even put a nice gromit underneith and will look all nice then, the front bolt was just to hold the cage in there until i got the bigger bolts

thanks cs
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small drill bit at an angle then once youve got the hole rat tail file it?

underneath was a good one

weld it wins for me though

[Edited on 07-11-2011 by Jed D]
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get a right angle drill with a small drill bit, once you have drilled the two holes then go threw with the 10mm from the underneath
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Great minds think alike Robo
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I'd have said an angle drill with a centre drill in it.
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is there no way of marking centre of hole, then get ratchet strap around both supports and tighten till just enough toget the drill along side of cage. then release strap and match up holes..?
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ended up going with geordie_corsas sugestion

take a couple of long drill bits





job done

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quote:
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I'd have said an angle drill with a centre drill in it.


What do you mean by a centre drill out of curiosity?
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quote:
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quote:
Originally posted by Gary
I'd have said an angle drill with a centre drill in it.


What do you mean by a centre drill out of curiosity?


Think he means a drill bit specifically for making a centre point / pilot hole? Used them on lathes before
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Is right mate, that's come out very nicely.

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