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| Gudhjem |
 Jul 17 2010, 05:39 PM
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Member  Group: Members Posts: 133 Joined: 29-March 07 From: Castro Valley, CA Member No.: 7,629 Region Association: Northern California  |
Below are a couple pics of the spider cracks I just discovered in my driver's side long. I gather the strategy is to drill at the ends of the cracks and then weld the new hole and the rest of the crack. But mine seems to be worse than the ones I've seen posted here.
Think mine is fixable? Should I weld on a small plate over the fix to add some rigidity? Wasn't planning on a reinfocing kit, since this car is 99% for street, but maybe that's a sesible move anyway? Attached image(s)  
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| scotty b |
Jul 17 2010, 05:57 PM
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rust free you say ? Group: Members Posts: 16,375 Joined: 7-January 05 From: richmond, Va. Member No.: 3,419 Region Association: None |
Drilling cracks is only usefull if you do NOT weld the crack back up. The holes simply redistributes the cracks stress to the hole, thus preventing the crack from spreading.You need to
a: cut the section out and replace it or b: clean what you have and weld the cracks back together. I personally would opt for a: that way you can see insdie and make certain there is ont another issue that needs to be addressed |
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Gudhjem Please take a look at my long crack Jul 17 2010, 05:39 PM
Ericv1 Once you open that up, the damage will be a lot de... Jul 17 2010, 06:07 PM Andyrew If it were me, I would weld the crack and get a re... Jul 17 2010, 06:38 PM ejm I've welded a few of them. It's a stress c... Jul 17 2010, 07:14 PM McMark Almost every car I see has some amount of cracking... Jul 17 2010, 07:22 PM KELTY360 I'm just really glad it wasn't Z who wrote... Jul 17 2010, 07:26 PM charliew I agree that the long is narrower there and it mak... Jul 18 2010, 01:17 PM corsepervita For the record, I hope your wife knows you are ask... Jul 18 2010, 02:26 PM Gudhjem Thanks for the replies. I'll weld it up.
Do ... Jul 19 2010, 10:33 AM sean_v8_914 nah, wont burn. common repair. not a big deal Jul 19 2010, 11:37 AM
McMark :agree: Jul 19 2010, 12:06 PM |
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