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Originally Posted by junker68
Thanks for everyone's opinion/comments.
Another question, the core support - cross brace, is it welded in or bolted?
It kind of looks like it's bolted in. Does anyone know for sure?
Thanks again.
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I had almost the same damage to my SDL about a year ago, and know exactly what you will be going through. The entire core support is spot welded. Replacing it usually requires cutting further back into the donor car, and drilling out the spot welds to remove the unwanted parts. The damaged car needs the spot welds drilled, and the bent part removed. You will probably need to remove both fenders to gain access to the spot welds on the ends (under the fender flanges) of the core support. If you are lucky you won't need the services of a frame rack to pull any sheet metal into place. The new part can be "button" welded at each factory spot weld with just a flux core welder. Be sure to grind off all the paint on both pieces where the welds are, before welding.