Project "Payback"

[GregWeld]

Had a little ride along with Todd on the autocross......

[Stuart Adams]

OMG that is so funny. Greg you are hilarious.

[GHOSTDANCER]

[BBC69Camaro]

That was pretty funny

[coolwelder62]

Todd is better looking in this Video than past Video's. Greg,you need a hair cut.

[Alex396ss]

Alex

[uk68327]

great video, Greg, you remind me of Ryan Stiles

[Vegas69]

With anticipation of the event at California speedway next month, I started my pre race inspection and I'm doing a rear brake conversion. It didn't take me long to find a problem.

My frame is cracked on both sides.

I'm really not sure if it's from the SCCA event or the drag race last month. I'm leaning towards the drag racing but it broke at the triangulated mounts which makes me wonder.

My question to chassis and fabrication guys on the forum. Can I have it welded up(Reinforcing) and what type of welding? I still want to make the race in California next month. What would you do?

[coolwelder62]

I would clean the frame rail to bare metal passed the OEM Galz.coating.Use a small grinder and bevel the crack to the inside of the frame rail.I would use a tig welder to control the heat in the weld zone.Then metal finish the weld smooth.Trying not to remove any of the frame rail material.Fab a small diamond shaped gusset(3in.tall x4.5 long) for the outside of the frame.Then I fab surport gusset the shape of the frame from the lower bracket to upper on both sides of the the frame.This should spread out the load from the upper link's thur the side of the iner frame back to the shock cross tube.Todd good luck.If you were closer I could help you out. Scott M.

[GregWeld]

Clean it - grind it out a bit so it's clean - weld it up - then FISH PLATE it.... I'd tie into the crossmember - which is the origin of the crack. That crossmember was welded with too much heat and caused the metal to become brittle right next to the weld area. Poor welding - plain and simple.