Alphabettispaghetti
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Good to see progress Jason. How have you welded the rails to the floor? It looks like a few MIG welds and also spot welds but it doesn't look strong at the back.
When I did mine I seam welded with gas lying upside down under the floor
Hi Rob
They're spot welded at nearlytwice as many points as standard down the whole length. What you can see are some tiny tacks just to help with positioning, A jig was made to push the floor and rails together using the drain holes in the floor. They're much stronger than when it was new.
when you say 'look strong' I guess you mean the 1.5 mm gap at the very end of the formed part at the back on one side? If so thats because the profile on the floor there isn't quite the same as the floor channel where it'd normally sit, also the formed parts are spot welded at two points in the middle of the channel and right at the end of the rail on the lips.
I did think about seam welding them but I didn't want to spoil the clean look from underneath. They're welded in about twice as many spots and made from a thicker gauge steel so i'm not worried about lack of strength.
If you can't see the welds Rob then that mean's its been done properly as you can't see them when new
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