Evo 6 Seam Welding

[Claudius]

After disassembling, you need to brush and burn the black stuff away. This will enable the welding spots to hold onto the metal and saves a little weight, too :)

[Claudius]

a close up for all you pervs ;)

[Claudius]

another one :)

[Claudius]

:)

[Claudius]

brush

[Claudius]

BRUSH! :D

[Claudius]

brush brush brush! :lol:

[moses]

bros thats alot of striping :D shocker lol but nice :)

[Claudius]

brush some more :)

[Claudius]

Now let's weld it :)

[Claudius]

:)

[Claudius]

That's Jacques. All he does is seam weld cars for competition :)

[Claudius]

increasing top mount strength :)

[Claudius]

:cool:

[Rosco]

So how much weight has all this just added? :D

[evo400]

not the way i would do it . seam welding like this can cause heat fractures . when the welding is done it work hardens the steel either side of the weld making it weaker . the best way to do it is with a pro spot/ seam welder . this way excess heat is kept down and also you can quench the weld too . also adds no weight . this process of seam welding the car will give a more ridgid body shell than say just a bolt in rollcage . welded rollcages are the way to go for track /sprint use . also you must make sure you link to front and rear strut tops . good luck claud
nice to see you having the car sorted the right way to start with .

[Claudius]

Originally posted by evo400
not the way i would do it . seam welding like this can cause heat fractures . when the welding is done it work hardens the steel either side of the weld making it weaker . the best way to do it is with a pro spot/ seam welder .

Thanks for commenting on the welding. I didnt understand all of what you said. How should they have welded it if not this way? :confused:

Originally posted by evo400
welded rollcages are the way to go for track /sprint use .

I have a welded roll cage, but the car is for road use :D

Originally posted by evo400
also you must make sure you link to front and rear strut tops .

That's done :) In a rather nice way :) I tried to upload the pictures, but the flood control kept me from doing it :( Let me try again (see other thread).

Originally posted by evo400
nice to see you having the car sorted the right way to start with .

;)

[evo400]

start as you mean to go on . looking good so far .;)

[Carlos]

Claude, did u post the pictures of the roll cage link to the front and rear strut tops ?

Carlos H.

[Claudius]

No, couldnt find any. Had problems with the camera to PC link software. Just reinstalled windows :eek:
Let me try again :)

[chrisj1260]

god i would love that job ...........

[moses]

here is the cage

[evo400]

nice cage moses

[moses]

sorry dave will email him later and ask him to find it himself :D