Does this mean we're caravaning to Fall Foliage? (Don't break anything else...) Bill Robertson #5939 >--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxx> wrote: > Ok. Many of you wanted to know how the front-end welding is going, so > here's the update: > > The car will be done when I get out of work. Total cost: $550.00. > (including towing). I'll be able to drive it home. > > For Bill R: Yes, he used some tube steel in the reconstruction. Hope > you're happy. ;-) > > Even though I forgot to tell him that the steering rack was sliding > around, he figured that out for himself and realized something was > missing so he secured it by welding a tab to hold it in place. He put > a few pieces of box steel from a car frame across the "Y". He says > this will shore up the control arm mounts. > > He said as he worked on it more and more, he became more confident > that the repair would be a good one. He says he's in "overkill" mode > now, just making sure that it's strong. He said it'll hold without a > doubt, it just won't look factory, but it will be a lot neater than > he thought it would. > > I told him I didn't give a d*$^ if it looked factory or not because > it's under the car. So....if non-factory work makes you queasy, just > don't look at it. > > Sigh...even us closet/wannabe historians gotta bend sometimes. > > > Rich & > #5335 Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=256694.4002236.5216697.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=170512 6215:HM/A=1784493/R=0/id=noscript/SIG=11q7p9e7k/*http://webevents.yahoo.co m/universal/intolerablecruelty/> <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=256694.4002236.5216697.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1784493/rand=628814108> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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