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Forming the new strip



The new piece was made on the shrinker / stretcher to bend a 90 degree piece around to match the wheel tub shape.





The new strip was resistance spot-welded to the original welding flange on the new DSE deep tub, and then welded to the original outer tub with a series of tack welds all the way around.








Here, you can also see the finished narrowed frame rail.



After grinding, the seam is invisible, but the original wheel tub seam is present.





The trunk floor was recessed to accommodate the wider tub.