Date:         Wed, 16 Jun 1999 07:15:33 -0400
Reply-To:     EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         EMZ <vw4x4@FYI.NET>
Subject:      Re: Weld 'em, was: Body Seam Rust (long)
Comments: To: Bulley <gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <01BEB754.B1117600@ip102.triangle-park3.nc.pub-ip.psi.net>
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On Tue, 15 Jun 1999, Bulley wrote:

> As far as welding up the seams, I plan on doing it to our 1982
> We'llfollowya,  if it ever gets rust on it.
>
> Eric may have a point about body flex via the seams, but I don't think you
> will get "all kinds of cracks in the body". In pursuit of body-stiffening,
> welding the seams is a pretty common practice on Porsche 911 and 914's that
> folks autocross. No harm done.

     Very true, for most off road use. The last thing they want is the
body to moveof flex. As the matter of fact, with most off road vehicles,
the first thing racers do is stiffed the body. But this is not any
form of off road.

>
> G. Matthew Bulley
> Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
> www.bulley-hewlett.com
> Cary, NC USA
> 888.468.4880 tollfree
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From:   Gary Shea [SMTP:shea@GTSDESIGN.COM]
> Sent:   Tuesday, June 15, 1999 1:58 PM
> To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject:        Re: Body Seam Rust (long)
>
> You remember when Bob Hoover was on the type2 list?  He apparently
> thought that mig welding the seams was the way to go, and had done
> it on at least one van.  I don't remember any more details than that.
> His claim was that flex was not an issue, that the seams were there
> because the car companies were too cheap to do the welding themselves.
>
>         Gary
>
> On Tue, 15 Jun 1999, EMZ wrote:
> >     Your going to mig weld the seam? I think this is a bad Idea.
> > This I am sure, is where the vehicle flex. Wellding them close
> > will cause all kinds of cracks in the body. BTW, sandlasting
> > is the best way to remove rust.
> >
> >             Eric                   86-VW4x4
> >             vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
> >             Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler
>