Got MAJOR stress....... cracks that is...

[jdbubb at ix.netcom.com (Dan Bubb)]

Your plan sounds good.
The overlapping piece doesn't need to be very thick. The orginal thickness
is probably under .040" (1mm), so something in that range.
Good luck.
Dan


----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark" <mardak@cogeco.ca>
To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 5:19 PM
Subject: Got MAJOR stress....... cracks that is...


> For the last week I noticed a slight "vague" feeling when I turned right.
> Today there was an obvious cluncking - I figured one of my front
suspension
> bolts was loose or something.  I was wrong...  There are HUGE rips in the
> driver side strut tower.  I mean HUGE!  The stut tower looks like it'll
rip
> from the car if I were to hit a bump...
>
> The previous owner had an off at highway speed and sideswiped the driver
> side, so I'm thinking that stress cracks developed then, and over the last
> few years have slowly ripped open...
>
> Anyone have any experience repairing (even temporarily) this problem?  I'm
> going to remove the fender today to get a better look at the damage.  My
> plan so far is to try to get the "rip" closed, weld it together at the
> crack, grind down to bare metal 2" on either side of the crack and weld in
> an overlapping piece of sheetmetal.  Sound like a good plan?  What gauge
> metal should I weld in?  This is my winter beater, so it doesn't have to
be
> pretty! :)
>
> Thanks!
>
> Mark
> 80 S - resto in progress
> 81 S - 2.0L ABA/JH/4K and a bigass rip in the strut tower...
>
>
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