MObarracuda said

I completed the work to the k memeber. I have posted the pictures below and more in the next post. I Seam Welded all-the-way-around on the 50 year oil soaked car part. It has it challenges. There was a lot of contaminates in the seams. I used a propane torch to heat the edges to burn out the oil. I was conservative and only heated the edge and skipped around the paremeter avoid warpage. This helped some but. It 100%. Your welds will look nasty so I ground them out 2-3 times to get a clean weld.

I then moved to adding plates to the lower control arm and steering box mount.

Templates cut
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Cut parts
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Tacked in place...I stuffed a cotton rag in the tube to keep weld berries out.
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Do not use sheet metal any thicker than .120 or the lower control arm will be too short. Grind everting flush so the washer and bolt for the LCA has a good seat.
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The other side
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Surface ground flush
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