c20kenny
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where do i stitch weld the front end to strengthen the chassis up as to prepare to take a let. iv stole some pictures from shaunmods progress tread as his engine bay is very clean a hope he doesn't mind. if any one could possibly mark out were it would be. thanks
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ed
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You go along the seams where the panels are spot welded. Grind it back to bare metal along the seams, them weld a 25mm long fillet, leave a 25mm gap and then weld another 25mm fillet. Don't allow the metal to get too hot while doing it, you might want to take a break every 3 to 4 welds and work your way from the outside of the car to the inside symetrically.
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c20kenny
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thanks for that when its getting prepared for the transplant al do it like that. dose that stop it flexing out of shape or something
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ed
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Not really sure what it does. People in the internet get excited about it so it must be good...
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Mike
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Mate of mine had a LET that hadn't been strengthened and after a while the welds on the crossmember let go 
Just strengthens it up because they obviously weren't built to take the power of a LET
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c20kenny
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what other parts would need to be strengthened as its runnin phase 2 chips and a cossie front mount and a hybrid turbo so its about 300 bhp just don't fancy having the thing fall to bits on me
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Mike
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I think it was just a few bits on and around the cross member that my mate got done but I may be wrong
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c20kenny
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the place where you would put the plates for the cross member strengthening
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