 Welded fender seams, Have you done it, has it worked? |
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| Dr Evil |
 Jun 27 2005, 10:47 PM
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There has been talk about the possible ills of welding up the seams that are between the fender and the part infront of the windshield. There has been cracking due to stress for some. I am interested in hearing about failures, AND successes. What do you think made yours work/fail?
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| xsboost90 |
Jun 28 2005, 05:44 AM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,393 Joined: 2-August 04 From: cincinnati Member No.: 2,432 |
i cut the tops of my fenders out due to rust, and welded a plate in the fender and seam welded it to the cowl. So far it is fine except in the corners where i used alittle body filler to shape the corner slightly and it has a small crack in each corner. I drive hard and have 205's. Had i used maybe lead or welded the corners up alittle more and grinded the shape in w/ less filler, it would prob be fine. The ones i hear of cracking used alot of bondo or brazed it.
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Dr Evil Welded fender seams Jun 27 2005, 10:47 PM
scruz914 I recall that Joe (914RS) did it several months ag... Jun 27 2005, 11:13 PM Mueller i think the success is going to be totally dependa... Jun 28 2005, 12:25 AM SirAndy <... Jun 28 2005, 12:35 AM Andyrew Well..... I dont think mine cracked yet... Im not ... Jun 28 2005, 12:42 AM MattR Ive heard if you lead it, it works, BUT I wouldnt ... Jun 28 2005, 01:02 AM Dr Evil <... Jun 28 2005, 01:52 AM jgiroux67 Crap, I elimintated that seem with out ever knowin... Jun 28 2005, 02:07 AM 72914S A good friend of mine did mine about six years ago... Jun 28 2005, 05:32 AM Brett W I did that to a car I did a while back. I didn... Jun 28 2005, 05:40 AM iamchappy My car had it done by the po, was a track car stif... Jun 28 2005, 05:50 AM xsboost90 they say if you triangulate the cowl so it doesnt ... Jun 28 2005, 05:54 AM Dr Evil |
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