Installing Core Support

[BenBrausen]

I got a new core support for my SHO but the junk yard just chopped it right out 1/2 way up the fender. The core support itself is tack welded in a bunch of places all over the place. How do I go about breaking these welds and installing this new core support? Thanks alot for any help you can give me.

 

[JaySHOguy]

BenBrausen:
I got a new core support for my SHO but the junk yard just chopped it right out 1/2 way up the fender. The core support itself is tack welded in a bunch of places all over the place. How do I go about breaking these welds and installing this new core support? Thanks alot for any help you can give me.

Your best bet would be to have it changed at a body shop. They need to drill out the spot welds,clean up the area,clamp the new support in,and weld it back together.Also,it has to be completely lined up where it is supposed to be,or your front end pieces will not fit correctly.
This is what is going on with my project car...

 

[SHOMA]

How much did you pay for the core support? I bought a new one for my 95, for 89 bucks..... ITs easier than doing the junkyard gig,a nd then cutting/pasting it on.... Either way, you should have a bodyshop do it, its a lot easier, dont forget a 1/4" could make a huge difference in the fender lines, or marker light lines... GOOD LUCK!
Kevin

 

[BenBrausen]

And kinda guess what it should cost to have a core support I have (and radiator, both from a junk yard) put it?? I do have the special drill bit to take out the tack welds... I still hate that deer shoot

 

[SHOMA]

haha yeah I hear ya... Well I dont know how much it would cost to have those put in, how much did you buy the core support/radiator for? Deer suck, try hitting a racoon! I didnt bend or break anything, just the finish of my bumper cover, and some nerves!