what tool creates this weld? or a way to duplicate it.
 

To media blast and coat the entire passenger manifold on my 87 I had to remove this original shield. I already looked and looked around the us for the correct oem replacements and have them on hand.

problem is the shield is in two pieces and factory welded at those little tabs on each side both sides have that dark little weld mark anyone know of what places have that piece of machinery to weld the new ones back like that?

If not what I could do is drill through one of the two pieces on the tabs and tig weld it that way but I would like to have it back like the originals were in the pics.

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Re: what tool creates this weld? or a way to duplicate it.
 

That's done by a spot welder.
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would this do the trick!?

Re: what tool creates this weld? or a way to duplicate it.
 

Yes,itwill.

Re: what tool creates this weld? or a way to duplicate it.
 

If I am not mistaken that is a small cold headed rivet.

(Like a nail, with a round head).

K

Re: what tool creates this weld? or a way to duplicate it.
 

I've seen spot welds and those little rivets sometimes together with the rivet holding It to the manifold the spot welded at the edges
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