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Subject:Re: If you're bored.... Vanagon Engine Conversion Progress (welding pics)
From:neil N
Date:Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:30:36 -0700

No disrespect intended --- :^)

Getting proper penetration seems to be the biggest factor in welding.
That I can see anyways.

That and test fitting a piece before making final welds.....

(yes that was me who made part of my driver side support for the
passenger side w/o test fitting it!)

D-oh!

Neil.

On Wed, Mar 19, 2008 at 8:25 AM, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> wrote:
>
>  On Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:10:53 -0700, "neil N" <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> said:
>
>  > Ah yes. The shifter!
>
>  I only ground that weld because it was preventing the spring from
>  compressing and blocking the proper placement of the retaining collar.
>  I didn't realize that the weld was all on the surface and evidently had
>  not penetrated at all.
>
>  Allan
>  --
>  1991 Vanagon GL
>

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