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Has anyone ever tried *removing* the Brad Meyeur longitudinal kit? Did it work without creating even more problems?
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Zoisite ![]() ![]() ![]() Group: Benefactors Posts: 1,349 Joined: 25-March 03 From: New Albany, IN Member No.: 475 ![]() ![]() |
When you weld the kit in, enlarge the holes to 1/2 or 5/8. It makes for a longer stronger weld instead of a dot. Actually, there is a correct size for the hole. My earlier kits were on the small side of this. I went to several shows and different people to research the right size of hole. Too large a hole creates a heat affected zone that can cause stress cracking of the underlaying material. The holes in the current version 5 of my kit were made larger as per the shops and builders I talked with. A 1/2" hole is OK but it does mean that you are putting more heat into the long and have to take more time to weld it as you have to move the heat around, and sometime let things cool, to avoid warping the long. Mark |
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When you weld the kit in, enlarge the holes to 1/2 or 5/8. It makes for a longer stronger weld instead of a dot. Actually, there is a correct size for the hole. My earlier kits were on the small side of this. I went to several shows and different people to research the right size of hole. Too large a hole creates a heat affected zone that can cause stress cracking of the underlaying material. The holes in the current version 5 of my kit were made larger as per the shops and builders I talked with. A 1/2" hole is OK but it does mean that you are putting more heat into the long and have to take more time to weld it as you have to move the heat around, and sometime let things cool, to avoid warping the long. Mark I have a dvd done by a long time auto body guy and he suggests that you keep a compressed air blower handy and after welding 1/2 inch or so to then cool it off with the compressed air. You can keep it cooler and don't have to wait so long between welds. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) |
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