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From: dorpaul@negia.net
....I am not a great welder, so today when I was at Lowes (Home Depot)
I
looked at their Structural Adhesives. I am wondering that since rails,
crossmembers, outriggers and sills are 'under' my floorpan, I am
wondering if
my POWDERCOATED FLOORPANS AND SILLS, could be attached in certain
places, with
these adhesives?
This might mean fewer places were I would need to grind (or sandblast)
the
powdercoating. Of course, any area requiring integrity would be mig
welded.
==AM==
I am so NOT a structural engineer (nor any other kind of engineer),
hence my possibly naive question here. "Pound for pound" (or whatever
SAT-style analogy you care to use here), are these adhesives as strong
as an equivalent spot weld or plug weld or other kind of weld? Or
(maybe the same question, but asked differently), is there any
difference in design of two pieces to be joined via a structural
adhesive rather than by conventional "mechanical" (weld) joining?
I realize that Standard-Triumph and Mulliners, etc., probably did not
have such structural adhesives when that car was first designed,
engineered and tooled.
Also, can one really get an appropriate automotive structural adhesive
at Lowes or Home Depot?
I'm really NOT trying to be flippant here; I really AM curious about
this as I've heard much talk about structural adhesives in automotive
applications of late, and I really wonder if they are applicable to
body designs dating back 20-50 years.
Thanks in advance to anyone with authoritative information!
--Andy Mace
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Triumph Herald engine with wings.
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