Recommended cutting tools for V8 holes, What to use? Prepping JLO 4 surgery! Options

[nine14cats]

Going into JLO tomorrow morning....cutting radiator inlets and outlets.

What tools to use?

I have:

1. A nice roller bearing jigsaw

2. An air powered cutoff wheel

3. An air powered hand jigsaw

I plan on using drill bits for making the radius cuts, then using one of the above for the straight cuts.

What type of straight edge have people used? Or is it just "free-hand" (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/laugh.gif)

Bill P. (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/smash.gif)

[John2kx]

Bill,

I used a air powered jig saw for all of my cuts after getting a starter hole going with a drill bit. The radius can be made with the jib saw, ie you don't need a drill bit in every corner.

Use some pin stripping tape or similar to mark your opening and just follow the line. Clean it up with a drum sander and you'll be quite impressed with the results.

To get your fender openings to match, use the cut out material from the first side as a pattern for the other side. These are the most visable openings and you'll want these done right.

John