[C2] Bubba was here
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Racer
Joined: Mar 2019
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From: Auburn Wa
So it is likely recracking then, and I wouldn't use that part ... I'd also check to make sure the the trailing arm side of this flanges mating surface is flat, as it could be the part is cracking from being drawn down on a bent surface ... Something caused the part to fail in the first place, and now it looks like it's doing the same to the weld ... If not corrected, you may have the same failure again with another part ...
John A, 67L88Vette
John A, 67L88Vette
Le Mans Master
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From: Puget Sound
To the O.P., throw that flange in the trash, new ones are less than $50.
Last edited by 1snake; Dec 10, 2019 at 11:15 AM.
Melting Slicks
Joined: Jul 2004
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From: Scottsdale AZ
Not really Bubba, IMO. More of a workman-like repair done when the car was only a decade old or so. I agree that it should be good to go for the next 40 years. The only crime committed here is ugliness.....he didn't grind the weld down so it looked better. Looks to be plenty strong, and if the last 40 years are any evidence, it is.
Racer
Joined: Nov 2003
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From: Central KY
[QUOTE=Jackfit;1600625810]We had to get to work the next day or the next hour and these cars always broke...50 years ago...bad gas, plugged filters, stuck in gear, water pumps leaking , u joints going...but we still had to get to work...they were our daily drivers....and we were not great mechanics back then as we are now...
Jack
Bubba might have had a HOT date!
Jack
Bubba might have had a HOT date!
