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What kind of weld should be used for this fix.
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First, i'd take the strut assembly out.. then, I'd take at least 3/16" steel plating cut in applicable squares and weld it top and bottom.. and then grind as necessary and reinstall.
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would this be a fire or electrical weld? i was told that the fire is not strong but the electric will burnout the spot. So which should i use JAMAICA TO THE WORLD
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Question: When you say fire, are you meaning arc or oxy/acet?
Does electrical mean mig ie wire weld?ENFORCER - Midwest Festiva Inc., Iowa
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Assuming you mean MIG or TIG by electrical welding - if you find an experienced welder they could weld up the cracks and grind the weld back down smooth and it would probably stop it from getting worse.
The metal there is not so thin that I'd worry too much about blowing it out while welding unless the person trying to do it is completely inexperienced. Definitely pull the struts out before you weld it though.Comment
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find a welder to just use a mig on it. It won't blow through.Ian Carr
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Thanks for your help so far, but mig weld was what I called electrical, and fire is the gas type. The welder is insisting that the gas weld is better because the mig will burn through ,but I beg to differ, I think the mig is stronger and I would like to use stiffer springs, so I don't want to revisit that spot again.
By the way any ideas as to why the mount burst in the first place because that was the way I got it from my father. JAMAICA TO THE WORLD
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either way, if the welder is good, either type will (should) outlast the car.Trees aren't kind to me...
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It's like you where there, if you want to kill a car give it to my father he perfect that art.Originally posted by GenevaDirt View Post
It's good to know that it will outlast the car because I'm planning to really corner it especially arround those country roads in Jamaica, they have a lot of corners. JAMAICA TO THE WORLD
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Ive been to Jamaica, the roads are CRAZY
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Shouldn't you drill a hole at the end of the crack to keep it from traveling later?Comment
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If he can't mig it without burning thru, he dosent know how to weld.Originally posted by alpaccino View Post89SX funtop! Fully loaded!
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