I did the same thing. This is the only way I could do the spot welding
with my MIG welder. In fact, it may be too strong. The next person who
has to replace the floor pans, will probably be cursing me....
Gbouff@aol.com wrote:
>
> I have finally finished most of the summer "honey do" projects. Now I can get
> back into my TR3 project. The next phase is replacing the floors.
> I am planning on cutting out the old floors while leaving a lip to position
> and weld the new floor. As far as welding, I saw another TR3 on which the
> owner drilled 3/8" holes every 1.5" on the floor flange and welded the hole
> edges to the body, much like spot welding. It was done very neatly and
> appeared to be quite strong. Has anyone ever done this, or is this overkill?
> Any opinions or advice on the above is greatly appreciated. Also please
> advise me of any pitfalls to avoid during this process.
>
> Thanks in advance,
> Gary Bouffard
> TS 58399
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George Richardson
'57 TR3, TS15559L - painting and reassembling....
http://www.merlingroupinc.com/tr3.htm
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