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*lakeroadster* · 10-23-2010, 04:34 PM

I agree with stich626, but you saw it and we really can't see the welds that well in the photos. One thing to think about is the first thing they teach ya when taking the test to be an AWS Certified Welding Inspector is "you can't bust ugly".

Wire wheel the crud off and then check it out closer. Then take a grinding wheel and grind the welds a bit. If you don't see any slag entrapment in the weld filler metal, and there isn't excessive cold lapping or undercut then it isn't as bad ass it first appears.

Maybe post up some additional photos at that point?

10-23-2010, 04:34 PM	#16
lakeroadster Account Suspended Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: High Plains of Colorado Posts: 2,485	Re: what kind of crap rearend work is this? I agree with stich626, but you saw it and we really can't see the welds that well in the photos. One thing to think about is the first thing they teach ya when taking the test to be an AWS Certified Welding Inspector is "you can't bust ugly". Wire wheel the crud off and then check it out closer. Then take a grinding wheel and grind the welds a bit. If you don't see any slag entrapment in the weld filler metal, and there isn't excessive cold lapping or undercut then it isn't as bad ass it first appears. Maybe post up some additional photos at that point? Last edited by lakeroadster; 10-23-2010 at 04:37 PM.