1980 pics / bubba welds/oil temp problem
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Originally Posted by 1980 blue L48
here are some Pics Finally. 5 weeks old to me. The closer I look the car over, The more I see Bubba did some work on her TOO !!!!
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From: dawg county utah
Who ever did that weld should be very ashamed and if traced from an accident to be that fualty nasty lookin booger,the farm welder probably would be sitting in front of a judge.Also a good idea not to weld up a trailer hitch for a buddy, unless your qualified that is.I look at welds like this everyday,look's like snot but the guy get's killer time doing them though.
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Racer
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From: west central INDIANA
I bought the car from a guy from works, Dad, he had owned it since 97, Its Totally my fault for not taking it to a shop, and looking it over GOOD before I bought it. He told me the frame was cracked, so I just looked from under the drivers side door, and I seen the weld, and crack, but I did not see that the whole bottom section of frame, had been torched out, and chicken **** welded back in. It looks like they simply broke a stud, but did not see the hole in the side of the frame, made just for R&R of those 4 stud tabs??? The Frame is Very rust free though, the radiator support looks like it came from another car! Its amazing that the core support is that bad?
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