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baja5 Samba Member
Joined: February 28, 2004 Posts: 4326 Location: Ramona,Ca.
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Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2004 11:19 am Post subject: rear horn splitting. |
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Last weekend at the Barstow poker run I found this jump and got a little carried away. Ok, alot carried away. I hit this jump numerous times with no problems other than i found out i need stiffer springs in the rear. Yesterday while cleaning the mud off the car i noticed that the rear horn on the pass side is starting to split. Now the car does have a support rod welded to the horn that comes down from the cage in the rear but the weld is pulling on the horn. So my question is do you think i should weld the horn back together and repair it or would it be better to cut both horns off and fabricate a new mount system all together?Thanks! |
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mötörhead Samba Member
Joined: September 29, 2004 Posts: 13 Location: State of Jefferson
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Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2004 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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I've heard about that problem before in the book BB&B. Do you have any pics for us to laugh at? j/k. But pics would be nice to see how far it is split. If it's just a little then clamping the horns to relocate them to their correct location and welding them back together should do the trick. Use a mig welder. I tried it with a dc arc and little 6013 rod and they're a little hot but can be done. _________________ Tear it up, tear it down
"Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy" Ben Franklin |
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westy Samba Member
Joined: June 16, 2004 Posts: 154 Location: isle of misfit bus owners
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Posted: Sun Nov 07, 2004 10:00 pm Post subject: |
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cut it and fab a new one.
good time at the poker run.
Raised some good ching for a great cause.
Lots of puddles to jump, too.
BTW...Desert dog, you still owe me the story
about your roof _________________ ...everyone has something to teach you.
Support our troops. Not all injuries are visible ones. |
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