passenger side from underneath

Just a few starter slots cut with a sizz-wheel and the rest is done with a Milwaukee Super Sawsall. One long blade (for the frame rail arch) and one small blade for everything else.
Nice and slow, take your time and it cuts like butter with some shiny silvery snowflakes that burn!
This is my first time attempting the "ELUSIVE" Mini Tub Mod
I think removing it may be the easy part.

I will post the areas that I cut first with the Sizz-wheel just for the books.

**Make sure you are wearing Eye Protection at all times**

A trip to the ER doesn't get the project done quicker. Besides, if you cant open your Eyes, how can you see your wonderful work? Duh!

I made sharp punch dimples at the corners for reference and some along strategic points to help guide me while cutting. To get started, I just cut enough with the sizz-wheel to fit the Sawsall blade through. The forward section required three starter cuts/slots.
The lower vertical line cut starts up from the bottom pinch weld area, no need for a starter cut. I kept the Seat Back Lower Tab in the stock area with that staggered cut rather than having to weld a new tab on.

The rearward section required four starter cuts/slots. The far right one (kinda hard to see) is for the edge of the frame rail arch. Again, the vertical cut (not marked with and arrow) that splits the center of the tub starts from the bottom pinch weld area up.

Hey better late than never,right?


http://www.bigblockdart.com/techpages/wells.shtml

I have a Bucket full of UNDERCOATING! Miserable job chipping it off. Major PITA! You cant see the metal under 1/4" of rock hard undercoating chip chip chip, tap tap tap, scrape scrape scrape till your arms fall off, Oh and don't forget that every ten taps you miss the chisel and strike your VERY sore knuckle.
So how does it go "chip chip chip, tap tap tap, scrape scrape scrape thud #*&$#$!!!chip chip chip, tap tap tap, scrape scrape scrape thud #*&$#$!!! Rinse and Repeat

Drivers side out!

I guess I'de rather suffer through scraping the undercoat than seeing allot of rust or even worst the dreaded cancer/rot!
The frame rail wasn't so bad, it's pretty flat and you don't have to scrape over your head like in the upper part of the wheel well.

More pictures

All this was done for what? Clearance!

Measured at about the center of the wheel opening.

and the back

Passengers side almost exactly the same!

I couldn't wait to try my little "Fatty Fat Fats"

I know I know, its not that big but it still looks Bad Azz!

check out this view.

The diameter looks perfect but I don't expect to have it that low in the rear. Great for measurements.
Here's more.

inside. remember, this is taken with the tire buried in the well.

the front. I am planning on moving the Rear Axle back approximately 38mm.

Before someone has to ask. They are 275-60-15 on ten inch torque thrust wheels.

and now they seem they will actually fit


Ricky did you get an approximate backspace to figure your rear axle width?