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Old 03-11-2016, 08:56 PM
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Originally Posted by arcijack View Post
IN ALL HONESTY, IT WAS NOT A VERY BAD JOB, THE ONLY PROBLEM WE NOTICED, ABOUT 1/2 " OF THE CUT WAS LAP WELDED INSTEAD OF BUTT WELDED AT THE INNER ROCKERS BUT WE ARE GOING TO REPLACE INNER ROCKERS AND OUTER ANYWAY,

A lap joint is preferable to a butt weld, it is near impossible to get a butt weld gap consistent all the way around a joint. And, most of a car has lap joints / spot welds when new.
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