Can you wait a while Michael, until CFB Bowmanville is operating ??? :-)
Dave
Michael Hatton wrote:
> How about this.....
> If I rivet the footwells in and then braze the overlaps for a more
> permanent seal. I am only replacing the bottom half of the toe boards and the side
> kick panels. Most of these are substantially OK, so I can get a good
> overlap. Welding quote was CA$ 675! The few times I have got stuff welded
> they have done an atrocious stuff, and the people I can trust are way too
> busy.
>
> Michael Hatton
>
> On Sun, 10 Jun 2001, Peter Ogilvie wrote:
>
> > Haven't any first hand experience but a number of people have riveted in the
> > replacement footwells. Use some kind of permanent marine sealant where the
> > parts overlap, drill and pop. Riveting will be nearly as strong as welding.
> > If you don't know how to weld and don't have the equipment, you won't have
> > to develop a talent you may not have an aptititude for or spend the money on
> > a welder. You could hire the welding but believe welders charge by the inch
> > and footwells have a lot of inches to weld. So, unless you weld yourself or
> > have a friend who works for beer, riveting has its strong points.
> >
> > Aloha
> > Peter O.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: "Alan Richer/CAM/Lotus" <Alan_Richer@Lotus.com>
> > > Anyone have any tips on brazing in replacement footwells, I am
> > >hoping to start on this next week, so that I can continue with the
> > >frameover.
> > >Yup - brazing is right out on structural steel (which anything attached to
> > >the bulkhead is) Find a weldor and save yourself a lot of grief.
> > >
> > >Brazes, because they are not metal fusion, will crack and fail. Not a good
> > >idea....also against the law in inspection depending on the state.
> > >
> > >I've seen brazed repairs after a while - one 88 I bought had brazed-on
> > >outriggers - which had cracked along 3 sides and were peeling off the frame
> > >underneath. The brazing had failed...not the metal substrate. That frame
> > >got scrapped in a big hurry....
> > >
> > >If you do all the prep and fitting getting the stuff welded should be cheap
> > >enough...
> > > ajr
> >
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