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[wjburken]

Welcome to the forum from Iowa.

 

[GlennSullivan]

Not a bad looking repair. Didn't even need to finish with the grinder to make it look good!

Grinding the welds makes them weaker so no grinding. I removed the old bracket, cleaned and prepped the area, but welding was done by a guy who builds race car chassis. When complete, I coated all the welded / bare areas with Eastwood chassis black rubberized encapsulator.

 

[GlennSullivan]

Post some pics of your truck!
And welcome from NY!

Here is the only recent pic I have, will take some soon!

 

[89Suburban]

Here is the only recent pic I have, will take some soon!

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Damn that's a sweet shop. Is that yours? Can I be your freind?

 

[OR VietVet]

Damn that's a sweet shop. Is that yours? Can I be your freind?

I was thinking the same thing. I did run a shop at one time that was that clean and roomy. I hated leaving that job but money talks.

 

[GlennSullivan]

Damn that's a sweet shop. Is that yours? Can I be your friend?

Yeah its ours. We are into cars and between 1998 and 2014 raced (and broke) quite a bit. I still do all of the maintenance on our vehicles, but leave the heavy lifting to others.

I'm currently looking to have the rear differential in the Tahoe rebuilt. The guy that did all our rear end work through the years, passed away, so I'm looking for someone local that really knows his stuff.

 

[iamdub]

That is EXACTLY what happens, it is a U shaped stamping, forming a pocket with a single drain hole.
Liquid CC and salt graules get in there and just rot the metal out. Fairly heavy metal too, 10ga or 3/16” - the power of corrosion coupled with a bad design.

Well, mine has extra holes in it now.

 

[Hoesgottaeat2]

...Grinding the welds makes them weaker so no grinding...

I was merely poking at you about it was all. In good fun. When I saw your pic I was thinking of this my dad sent me breaking my chops one time. Hence I said what I said.

 

[iamdub]

Grinding the welds makes them weaker so no grinding. I removed the old bracket, cleaned and prepped the area, but welding was done by a guy who builds race car chassis. When complete, I coated all the welded / bare areas with Eastwood chassis black rubberized encapsulator.

Grinder and paint make me the welder I ain't.

 

[GlennSullivan]

I was merely poking at you about it was all. In good fun. When I saw your pic I was thinking of this my dad sent me breaking my chops one time. Hence I said what I said.

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No worries, its all good.