Okay, here is where I had made my first mile stone! Hey, baby steps, I'm learning as I go along. It only took me 2-3 days to drill out the spot welds in the seat platforms and another day to realize I needed a compressor and air hammer to split it. I tried a spot weld drill bit and hated it! It was dull on pass one and I had to use a lot of pressure to get a hole (that went back in the tool box FAST). Out came a good drill bit selection, starting out somewhat small (1/8) and building to a bit that took out most of the spot weld (3/8)-usually with two to there bits.

I DO NOT recommend an "oil less" compressor as they are LOUD and only a few bucks cheaper than something nicer. Don't be lured by the "free" accessory kit, they don't cost that much. Buy the nicest one you can reasonably afford and have a home for, you will love this when it actually shuts off now and then and doesn't smell like a bug zapper on a summer night.

I love my air chisel, I think it was about $12 bucks. I have worn out a few bits but a little oil here and there and the chisel is my friend. A air cut off saw is nice (unless you get an oil less compressor). It uses a bit more air than the chisel but can get in tight places and make small work or it. I used the cut off saw to score the floor pan and TB cuts and used the air chisel and a splitting bit to make the cut. Very clean (once I figured out it was possible). I probably took out more floor than I needed to replace on the driver side. I took a bit less out of the passenger side. The less you remove, the stronger the floor is in theory (unless it is rusty).

I used (read: Abused) an electric drill for the spot weld drilling I've done so far, don't skimp here. I also got a Dewalt 4 1/2" grinder to make short work of the metal finishing/prepping. Try to find the thick grinding discs or you will be changing them every 20 minutes of good use.

After getting the Seat platforms out, it took about an hour to remove the floor pans with the air chisel and later the cut off tool/air chisel method. I used a large ball pien hammer to coax some of the rusty stuff to separate from the inner rockers.

I made cuts every foot or so in the inner rocker panels and pried them open/out with the air chisel. Take care not to bend up the outer rocker panel and the other stuff you are going to need to weld to later. It is a bear to straighten what you shouldn't have bent in the first place. Also, take care not to drill your spot weld holes too large as you will need to fill these later.