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06-03-2022, 11:12 PM

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Re: What did you do with your truck today, Part 3

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Originally Posted by mick53

I started TIGing up the holes in the 2nd donor frame rail.

Mick: I admire your tenacity, but I just fluxcore welded holes shut
I used a 6 inch piece of ¾ copper pipe, hammered flat, for a backer and just welded the holes closed
Cutting a bigger hole, to tig weld in a plug, seems like a waste of time
After grinding, neither hole will show

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