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69 longhorn · 02-08-2010, 02:32 AM

Also, the tubes are steel, & the center is cast...that takes a nickle rod to weld, & by all rights should be pre-heated before welding , so the weld doesnt crack when it cools.

02-08-2010, 02:32 AM	#29
69 longhorn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: rock island,il,usa Posts: 5,382	Re: Broke the rearend. Also, the tubes are steel, & the center is cast...that takes a nickle rod to weld, & by all rights should be pre-heated before welding , so the weld doesnt crack when it cools. __________________ http://community.webshots.com/user/hotrodhorn