Are we talking about neons?metal_gear_jon wrote:Aparently robots are not good anymore since alot of new cars are being panel bonded, with only a few spot welds in between. You cannot weld on this thinner HSLA steel like you can on the old crap. All you do end up doing is burning through, warping it, or not penetrating enough.2drSRT4 wrote:You have to have a good welder...
Plus it's cheaper and produces a stronger product than spot welds alone. The sheet metal will tear around the glue before it will give.
V 8 neon.........
idk anymore to be honest lol. and i think i have decided that i want to do an srt-4 swap over the v8
97 dodge neon sedan 2.0 sohc
http://forum.1gn.org/viewtopic.php?t=7952&start=0
96 dodge neon sedan 2.4 swap
http://forum.1gn.org/viewtopic.php?t=8602
http://forum.1gn.org/viewtopic.php?t=7952&start=0
96 dodge neon sedan 2.4 swap
http://forum.1gn.org/viewtopic.php?t=8602
Yes, neon metal is like 18 G ( thats thin shit)2drSRT4 wrote:Are we talking about neons?metal_gear_jon wrote:Aparently robots are not good anymore since alot of new cars are being panel bonded, with only a few spot welds in between. You cannot weld on this thinner HSLA steel like you can on the old crap. All you do end up doing is burning through, warping it, or not penetrating enough.2drSRT4 wrote:You have to have a good welder...
Plus it's cheaper and produces a stronger product than spot welds alone. The sheet metal will tear around the glue before it will give.
-Neon #3 1999 Dodge Neon R/T, Flame Red, DOHC MTX, Goodies, "Christine X2"
-Neon #6 95 NYG sport coupe SOHC MTX, 1 0f only 527
jamieely wrote: There are 2 kinds of people here, those with coupes, and then the other guys. If srt4s were coupes I would have one.
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Thought it was unicorns.......2drSRT4 wrote:Are we talking about neons?metal_gear_jon wrote:Aparently robots are not good anymore since alot of new cars are being panel bonded, with only a few spot welds in between. You cannot weld on this thinner HSLA steel like you can on the old crap. All you do end up doing is burning through, warping it, or not penetrating enough.2drSRT4 wrote:You have to have a good welder...
Plus it's cheaper and produces a stronger product than spot welds alone. The sheet metal will tear around the glue before it will give.
But we sure as hell are not talking about anything near a engine swap with two pages dedicated to body work!!
Thanks for clearing that up. 18 ga is definitely thin, didn't know the neon used 18 ga for the body panels though =/ makes me sad now. Ah well, it's super light! =)metal_gear_jon wrote:Thought it was unicorns.......2drSRT4 wrote:Are we talking about neons?metal_gear_jon wrote:Aparently robots are not good anymore since alot of new cars are being panel bonded, with only a few spot welds in between. You cannot weld on this thinner HSLA steel like you can on the old crap. All you do end up doing is burning through, warping it, or not penetrating enough.2drSRT4 wrote:You have to have a good welder...
Plus it's cheaper and produces a stronger product than spot welds alone. The sheet metal will tear around the glue before it will give.
But we sure as hell are not talking about anything near a engine swap with two pages dedicated to body work!!