What do you think happened here? Are these welds factory? Kind of dont think so. Should I be concerned?
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What do you think happened here? Are these welds factory? Kind of dont think so. Should I be concerned?
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Last edited by Sask84gt; 05-28-2019 at 09:11 PM.
Mustangs
84.5 Gt T-top
85 Gt
Kind of think so. Cleaned 33 years of greasy dirt off of the k-member in mine yesterday morning... same ugly welds. I suppose they're good enough, which is what corporate finance/accountants/bean-counters (those that replaced engineering to the "fast track" up the "ladder" within corporations 30-some years ago) would approve of, since the k-member hasn't fallen apart or something in all this time... Concern? I'm not concerned, it's still in one piece, holding the rest in position... painted it all with semi-gloss black... looks pretty good, lol!
Mike
1986 Mustang convertible ---> BUILD THREAD
Past Fox-chassis "four eyes":
1983 Mercury Cougar LS
1986 Ford Thunderbird ELAN
1980 Capri RS Turbo
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Ok, ya thats crazy how bad those welds look, especially the second pic. Splatter all over the place lol. Dont really care about how they look though just was more concerned with safety and whether previous owner welded up a crack. Thanks for putting my mind at ease Mike!
Mustangs
84.5 Gt T-top
85 Gt
Quality is job one!!!
Current keepers...
77 Cobra II
80 Bobcat Sport
82 GT-first new car is back home!
85 ASC Coupe
86 SVO
86 Escort GT
88 Ranger GT
I pulled my k member out because I needed to replace the oil pan gasket. While out, it got a cleaning and coat of paint. The driver side looked like it had been welded by a robot. The other side looked like it was welded by a beginner. I suppose they all start somewhere.
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As always, "It ain't what you don't know that gets you, it's what you think you know that just ain't so."
My 86GT is an early EFI car and its K-member is much the same. One side looks good, the other like crap. But its held up for all these years and 1/2 million miles so I don't worry about it.
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