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Old 2nd July 2011, 08:56 AM
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It's not good practise to fill big gaps with weld on a tubular frame, cut another piece of tube the right size and weld that it in. You will feel better for it in the end
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Old 2nd July 2011, 09:15 AM
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It's not good practise to fill big gaps with weld on a tubular frame, cut another piece of tube the right size and weld that it in. You will feel better for it in the end
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It'll only annoy you in the future...
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Old 2nd July 2011, 12:41 PM
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Don't worry, they'll be more than enough bodges on the car to annoy me!
At least that one will be covered by the seats so I won't see it
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Old 3rd July 2011, 11:24 AM
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25 into 19 does not go .If height is not a big problem use 3mm x 25 or 50 flat strip to mount the seats across the floor from chassis rail to tranny tunnel,you can always bend both ends up and over to suit,prettier and stronger.
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Old 3rd July 2011, 02:30 PM
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25 into 19 does not go .If height is not a big problem use 3mm x 25 or 50 flat strip to mount the seats across the floor from chassis rail to tranny tunnel,you can always bend both ends up and over to suit,prettier and stronger.
My original plan was to use 3mm x 50mm strip, and I had some cut to length ready to go in.
However when my seat runners arrived they dissagreed with the idea. The adjusters on them would have got in the way of the floor.
I had a load of spare 25x25 so thought I may as well use it.
Thing is they're in there now and I'm too lazy to grind them out and too cheap to buy some 19x19 instead
Just need to decide how to tackle the gap.
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