I have been advised that the job should be done with the chassis "under load." I assume that this means that the weight of the engine should be applied during the welding. I have also been advised that normal arc welding is not sufficient for this application. The reason being that it would heat the sheet metal surrounding the welds. Consequently the metal surrounding the welds would be weakened negating the rigidity gained through the welding. What type of welding is advised for this? TIG? MIG?
I have also thought about alternative methods of re-enforcing the engine compartment such as using rivits when it is possible and using carbon fiber or fiberglass directly on top of the sheet metal. I dont know if the epoxy would hold sufficiently to the sheet metal though.
What about welding in tubes to strengthen the area. I guess it would be hard to find space for that
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What, if any, of these ideas seem to be good ideas?
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