Hi John, You seem to have answered your own question! grin

What you say is correct,just be careful not to drill right through! eek

This certainly seem to be the safest way to do it,I used the same process to remove my angle strips with good results.

I ran over the area with 80grit sandpaper to highlight the spot welds. I assume you'll be painting anyway.

Good luck

Jock thumbs_up

1950 Chevy Advance Design 3100 in Scotland
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I've definately got this truck thing in my blood ... my DNA sequence has torque settings
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