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Old 06-01-2011, 07:36 PM   #287
Kim57
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Re: Ben Jammin's 1955 Chevy/GMC Project

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Originally Posted by watahyahknow View Post
if you get a chunk of copper you can hold that on the back of the gaps and fill it with weld you can break of the copper block after you closed the gap with weld , doesnt give too big boogerwelds on the back of it should give you a good enough result ..... only tagweld dont put too mush heat in there or the plate will pull and warp all over the place , no gaps is better offcourse
This works pretty slick. I made my own copper backer out of a 12" piece of 1" pipe that I flattened on one end.
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