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

[rocco16v at netzero.net (L F)]

weld in the same gage as the stock material.  
Go thicker and you'll have rapid cracking at the welds.

Larry
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Mark 
  To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org 
  Sent: Thursday, August 14, 2003 2:19 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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