Heh. Yah. I thought of loading up some flux core wire in my MIG and
patching it myself. It it thin though......

Meds? Me? :^)

Neil.

On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 8:39 PM, Jim Cochran <mxsailor@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hmm I think that I would haul this thing to a welder and have him spot
> weld some beef onto that part, take your meds and go.
> Sure not going to ruin the looks of that arm...
>
> Jim C
>
> On Sep 4, 2008, at 8:20 PM, Aristotle Sagan wrote:
>
>> Personally, I think you're nuts for missing this event. Those spots
>> have been there for years, you just never noticed them.
>>
>> Drive reasonably, go camping, enjoy yourself.
>>
>> Life is too short.
>>
>> tim in sanjose
>>
>> On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 7:59 PM, neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all.
>>>
>>> *sigh*
>>>
>>> Ready to go to Catherine Creek for Wet Westies Reunion:
>>>
>>> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ReadyToGO.jpg/ReadyToGO-
>>> full;init:.jpg
>>>
>>> But the issue in the pic below was on my mind. Pulled over just
>>> before
>>> the border to check it:
>>>
>>>
>>> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/TrailingArmHole1.jpg/TrailingArmHole1-full;init:.jpg
>>>
>>> While checking, I poked below. It now has little brothers:
>>>
>>>
>>> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/TrailingArmHoles.jpg/TrailingArmHoles-full;init:.jpg
>>>
>>> I did a LOT of work getting Jaco ready to travel, but couldn't see
>>> driving it 2000 miles + this way. I know. It might have held, but it
>>> was accelerating in it's growth.
>>>
>>> Jake D had kindly warned me about the rust, which I dutifully kept an
>>> eye on, but as I say, the hole opened up quickly over the last little
>>> while. That's the part that scared me offa driving it very far/too
>>> long.
>>>
>>> F***.
>>>
>>> Yah I'm whining but it just seems like a never ending "battle". It's
>>> like I can't keep up. I know the job of R&R'ing the arms is not easy.
>>> I swear. What's next? I feel like giving up. Anyhow....
>>>
>>> So here's the thing:
>>>
>>> Check out your rear trailing arms.
>>>
>>> I AIN'T no expert and DON'T know how long a trailing arm in this
>>> condition would be ok. But, I couldn't help but see in my minds eye,
>>> all that weight and torque opening that hole up progressively faster
>>> til it failed.
>>>
>>> Not trying to scare anyone, but I can't imagine what it would be like
>>> having that thing fail at the forward mount <shudder>.
>>>
>>> End complaining. Kirk out.
>>>
>>>
>>> Neil.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Neil Nicholson '81 JettaWesty "Jaco
>>>
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>>> http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
>>> http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Where ever you are, there you be. Unless you're driving my van, in
>> which case, you ain't got there yet.
>

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