67ctbug
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Location: CT
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 Posted: Sun Jan 28, 2018 10:15 am Post subject: Re: 73 Standard - rust - can it be patched? |
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Maybe, but you have to remove the doors... that's a pain. I would weld in braces, I did it and they worked great only problem was the welds broke, but that was my fault.... I used flux core and didn't have the heat up enough for the wire speed. It's way more affordable too... The bugstuff things are $100, but 6 feet of 1/8x1x1 steel angle is only $10. Buy 2 of those and you're set.
http://www.speedymetals.com/pc-3930-8210-1-x-1-x-18-angle-a-36-1020-hot-rolled-steel.aspx
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