Actually I was trying it to one hole and when I started to do it, the acetylene ran out so it did not even cut into it. Plus I talked to a shop this morning and they said that even if you did cut it it would have only impacted the metal within a 1/16 of what you hit and I know that I will remove more than that for the u bolts. When I have money I hope to replace the front end completely with a mustang ii setup, but for now it is to get it on the road to tool around.
As far as the 1 ton weight goes I will never carry anything in this again anyway. I am not worried about it, more just a once a month driver than a daily driver.
