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crack at firewall

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crack at firewall

Post by rabs »

hey guys,
my patrol has cracked at the firewall where the right hand inner fender thingo meets the firewall.. its broken the spot welds and moved forward a couple a mm, ive heard this happens on patrols. do people usually just weld them back up or what? the body mounts like fine cheers
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Re: crack at firewall

Post by bogged »

check around the engine bay, there will be more, as ya say, far from uncommon.
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Post by PGS 4WD »

Repair the welds and fit a diagonal brace as was added to the GU. I also weld in a piece of 25mm box along the top of the inner gaurd, the outer gaurd will refit as normal.

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Post by rabs »

PGS 4WD wrote:Repair the welds and fit a diagonal brace as was added to the GU. I also weld in a piece of 25mm box along the top of the inner gaurd, the outer gaurd will refit as normal.

Cheers

Joel
thanks man.. wheres the diagonal brace run? dont think ive ever noticed one.
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Post by chunderlicious »

from about 1/3 the way down the firewall to about 1/3 the way along the inner guard.
turbos are nice but i'd rather be blown
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