i'm in the process of securing my trunk pan in place with sheetmetal screws for welding. in the back corner i can't get the drill in due to low clearance. does anyone live in the new orleans area and has a close quarters drill i could borrow? is there another option to get the metal flush for welding?

i'll try to post pic.

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Homedepot or Lowes will carry an angle adaptor for a drill. It costs around $20. The drawback of it is it only will use quarter inch bit tips. You can use a self drilling hex head in it with the right size driver. I don't use mine very much but it comes in handy at times.

Harbor frieght & Tool is always a good bet

Eastwood had some 90* drill or if your using an electirc drill... some air drills are a bit smaller and may work

A porta power with light pressure might work, or a bottle jack.

Rob

Maybe a carbide burr on a die grinder, and if you go a little oversize, put a bolt and nut in it.

You could slice a little out with a dremel wheel, just enough to break through, then drive an awl through it. The little slice will be easy to weld up.

Rob

how bout from the bottom up instead of the inside to out?

thanks for the suggestions. I didn't know about an angle adapter, I'll try to find one. I looked at harbor freight and they were out of stock. (would have been $34). I looked from under but the right spot would have been hard to hit. also i think there was something in the way, shock mount or something. I'll let ya'll know how it turns out.

I have a Makita right angle drill from home depot for jobs like this.
I don't see a makita there now, but they do have a similar ryobi for $65
http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/productImage/f7e1e28c-daba-4bbd-b3d2-1ecdf26a3b72_300.jpg

how bout from the bottom up instead of the inside to out?

That's the way I did it.

I got an air drill from HF. it's small enough to fit in the area i was having trouble. the close 1/4s drill would have been better but this worked ok. I'll link some pics later. Thanks for the suggestions