Aha... Let's write in 'Dokanese' (you read it here first, methinks) so others may more easily understand. By "tool panel" do you mean the 'lower cargo door" (aka the treasure chest door)?

BenT S. Pine

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On Jul 16, 2011, at 10:39 AM, ed donnen <spliced.surprise@gmail.com> wrote:

> OH yeah, the nut plates are cradled in the body arch opening for the tool panel door hinge.  If you get really uncomfortable and bend in backwards into the tool panel opening far enough, being careful to run your spine along the lower door lock thingy (technical term) you can see them, or at least the rust that was them.
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> On Sat, Jul 16, 2011 at 1:25 PM, BenT Syncro <syncro@gmail.com> wrote:
> Where, pray tell, are these magical floating plates?
> 
> 
> BenT
> 
> sent from my floating plates
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> On Jul 16, 2011, at 9:07 AM, ed donnen <spliced.surprise@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
> 
> > SO here I am, working on the tool panel door frame when a nut plate fallls
> > out due to rust.  "Oh Poo," I say
> > (I actually said Poo).  Then I think about all the clever ways I can
> > weld/epoxy it back in place.  But now, as
> > I look further into the matter, the nut plate itself does not appear to be
> > locked into one place.  Could it be these are "floating" nut plates within a
> > spot welded frame to the frame member?  I would rather not cut a big piece
> > out and fabricate a replacement part out and then try to allign the nut
> > plates into position with the tool panel door.
> > My thought is to scrape rust as best I can, convert remaining rust back to
> > metal, then do something to let the nut plates remain in place but "float."
> > Does this sound reasonable?  Any thoughts on containing the nut plates when
> > the original "Frame" is gone?
> > ed- from my electronic ball and chain (I have a stand alone server.) [that's
> > for you BenT]
>