2012年4月5日 · Butt weld is way better. Lap weld is way easier to fit and weld. Want the best of both worlds? Fit it up as a lap joint, use cleecos or rivets or screws. Get it as nice as you can , …

2010年5月26日 · I butt weld all patch panels unless they are made to be overlapped originally. Hard to tell from the pics as to whats damaged but Id suggest cutting in the panel behind the …

2020年1月20日 · Cut your patch to have about 1 inch over lap from the hole you are filling, then weld the bottom to the floor brace or tac weld the top of the lap. Next cut a slot with a cut off …

2008年11月15日 · Lap welding is best left to the production / bodyshop guys. The lap will always be a source of potential corrosion. If you'll be keeping your car for a very long time unlike most …

2020年1月20日 · A lap welded panel doubles the thickness at the join and is harder to remove distortion. When I was first certified for collision work I was instructed to make sleeves or lap …

2004年2月4日 · Also, the toe of the weld should normally be 1/16" below the edge of the base metal for lap joints. By CHGuilford Date 02-04-2004 21:28 Good answers, I just wanted to add: …

2013年6月7日 · Brent read through C-2.3.4 (particulary the paragraph that speaks about the 90° fillet weld). I think the code spells out lap joints in many places due to the fact that there are …

2014年10月24日 · Once you've checked off each one then build/weld/fab accordingly. I wouldn't even consider a lap weld on ANY 30s fender for a couple reasons. It has to be finished both …

2013年2月2日 · I have been doing autobody work for over thirty years. The first quarter panel I replaced on a car was a lap weld layed into a step made with a flange tool. I still have the car …

2011年4月13日 · a lap weld is a great place for rust to start, seam sealer can help,, but if not completely sealed the sealer holds the moisture in and actually makes it worse. No offense to …