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Old 27-03-2005, 08:55 PM
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beware,if you have a bodykit on your car,dont try to weld the wheel arches lol,did mine and had a fire between the panels i had to drill a hole in the rear wing to pour some water through to put it out.not too much damage,but still delayed me getting it finished
Old 27-03-2005, 09:08 PM
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Old 27-03-2005, 09:40 PM
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Yea welding can be a baitch sometimes, common thing to catch fire is the insulation between panels done that b4
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Good thinking that could have been really nasty
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tears, 20k of car burning away
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Ouch! how much damage did to cause in the end?




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