Dumb guy with no money bought wrecked car for wife :-)
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In my experience repairing cars both unibody and full frame. Measure twice, cut once, on unibody drill out the pinch welds, and use as much of the part as possible.
Remember the factory robot welders are programmed for a pinch weld exactly in the same spot Day in and day out. Pull as much straight as you can .
If the bent is enough to peel the paint off , you’re in for a fight to straighten that out, and when you do it’ll be weaker, so cut and replace
Remember the factory robot welders are programmed for a pinch weld exactly in the same spot Day in and day out. Pull as much straight as you can .
If the bent is enough to peel the paint off , you’re in for a fight to straighten that out, and when you do it’ll be weaker, so cut and replace
#22
In my experience repairing cars both unibody and full frame. Measure twice, cut once, on unibody drill out the pinch welds, and use as much of the part as possible.
Remember the factory robot welders are programmed for a pinch weld exactly in the same spot Day in and day out. Pull as much straight as you can .
If the bent is enough to peel the paint off , you’re in for a fight to straighten that out, and when you do it’ll be weaker, so cut and replace
Remember the factory robot welders are programmed for a pinch weld exactly in the same spot Day in and day out. Pull as much straight as you can .
If the bent is enough to peel the paint off , you’re in for a fight to straighten that out, and when you do it’ll be weaker, so cut and replace
After finding the part and getting a better look at it, we're beginning a search for a local shop to weld it into place for us. I can weld...but do I trust myself to line it up well enough to pass muster? No. I do not. Unless this becomes cost-prohibitive...in which case I'll be taking Oldblue's advice and just go it v_e_r_y slowly and measure twice. Well, more than twice, but you get what I'm saying.
I've got a sawzall (battery powered reciprocating saw) and some decent pry bars and chisels/hammers. You reckon that'll get the parts removed in such a way as to maintain most of their structural integrity...and hopefully leave the remains usable for the next folks who need em?
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