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| | | | Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 136 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 136 | Hello everyone -
I bought a tailgate cover from Mar-K for my 55 2nd series. It looks like it is going to fit well and it will look really nice with the roll pan.
The directions say I should weld it along the top edge where it joins the original tailgate. My question is… Do I need to weld along the entire seam or can I weld most of it and then let the body filler, fill in the spaces between the welds?
Thanks for any advice.
Ross
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 1,703 | as long as the welds are not to far appart I think youll be OK, the tailgate gets lottsa vibration an rattlin that is where concerns in cracks of the Bondo after time would be my concern. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 136 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 136 | Thanks for the feedback. I was kinda thinking the same thing. I am getting better at welding the sheetmetal, but the longer the weld, the more chances of burning through.
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