Plasma FTW

I got a full day out there in today.  I sort of needed it as this subframe business was getting nowhere with 1-2 hours per day.

I layed out the Focus subframe and the Mustang subframe and drew a line for what needed to come off initially so that I could get everything together and start laying things out.  I started into it with a cutting disc.  I was put off by the weird angles and cuts that would have to meet up, and by the mess I was about to make.

I dragged the subframe next door and asked my neighbor if I could use his plasma cutter.  Holy smoke I couldn't believe how much easier that was.  What would have taken me an hour and a half was done in literally 5 minutes.  I am really rethinking about getting one of these now.  I still have all the chassis work to do on the back end of the car, and Eastwood is having a sale on theirs right now.  Only downside is that with a cutting disc you have time to contemplate on something dumb you are about to do.  With the plasma it is already done.

Plan for the second half of the day in red.  Green is the subframe position from hard points on the car.

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