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rwd4evr · #**124** 06-05-2017, 09:26 PM

The welds don't look very good in the pics but its a lap joint so its kinda convex already. With the space constraints being under the car right up against the floor the torch angle is pretty much whatever is possible in the area. I ground through in a couple places to be sure i had good penetration before i smoothed it out and painted it. I used a silicon spray can nozzle and tube in the paint can to spray the primer rust reformer in between the layers of the repair. it looks like mercedes didn't at all and most of the rot seemed to start at spot welds. Hopefully it got everywhere in there. It was dripping out the bottom seam so i think it did. Man, I'd have a lot in this car if i was paying for metal work! So many layers of crap in this area to peel back to fix. I forgot to get a pic of it all peeled back though. If you look closely next to the hole the subframe bolts through there is a small patch that covers a hole that would be under the rear seat bottom. Any hole in the floor become places for smoke, or worse fire to come rolling in if you throw a rod or something spectacular and fire ball under the car at high speed. I believe for lemons tech all the rubber drain plugs in the floor need to be metal or welded up. Still have the outer rocker and quarter to do. Yay. I am learning what to do and what not to though. I can put the rear axle back under it finally now and that's progress enough for this week.