Ghias had leaded seams into the '70s!

Karl Wolz

----- Original Message -----
From: Pollard, Matthew <Matthew.Pollard@OREADCA.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 2:45 PM
Subject: Re: Weld 'em, was: Body Seam Rust (long)

> back in the day, i know of folks that used to lead the seams so they would
> look smooth!  (OK, so i am young- my dad told me of this from back in the
> 40/50/60's)
> -Matthew
> 84 weekender
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Bulley [SMTP:gmbulley@BULLEY-HEWLETT.COM]
> > Sent: Tuesday, June 15, 1999 12:57 PM
> > To:   vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject:      Weld 'em, was: Body Seam Rust (long)
> >
> > As far as welding up the seams, I plan on doing it to our 1982
> > We'llfollowya,  if it ever gets rust on it.
> >
> > Eric may have a point about body flex via the seams, but I don't think
you
> > will get "all kinds of cracks in the body". In pursuit of
body-stiffening,
> > welding the seams is a pretty common practice on Porsche 911 and 914's
> > that
> > folks autocross. No harm done.
> >
> > Mig, Tig, Arc, Spot, zap.
> >
> > G. Matthew Bulley
> > Bulley-Hewlett & Associates
> > www.bulley-hewlett.com
> > Cary, NC USA
> > 888.468.4880 tollfree
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:   Gary Shea [SMTP:shea@GTSDESIGN.COM]
> > Sent:   Tuesday, June 15, 1999 1:58 PM
> > To:     vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> > Subject:        Re: Body Seam Rust (long)
> >
> > You remember when Bob Hoover was on the type2 list?  He apparently
> > thought that mig welding the seams was the way to go, and had done
> > it on at least one van.  I don't remember any more details than that.
> > His claim was that flex was not an issue, that the seams were there
> > because the car companies were too cheap to do the welding themselves.
> >
> >         Gary
> >
> > On Tue, 15 Jun 1999, EMZ wrote:
> > >     Your going to mig weld the seam? I think this is a bad Idea.
> > > This I am sure, is where the vehicle flex. Wellding them close
> > > will cause all kinds of cracks in the body. BTW, sandlasting
> > > is the best way to remove rust.
> > >
> > >             Eric                   86-VW4x4
> > >             vw4x4@fyi.net          72-240z
> > >             Pittsburgh, PA USA     1936-Chrysler
>