[DeTomaso] Rear A-Arm connection brackets

[hemipanter at hemipanter.se]

Depending on how the steel bracing is applied it is sometimes better not
to weld a plate all the way around.
Goran

> You are right, Mike, this is a very early model pushbutton, and we can see
> three generations of welding, gusseting, etc.
> The first two look like factory welds, including some mig welding. Most of
> these welds were poorly done, with allot of contamination, volcanoes, etc.
> The third generation was done by the company that put The Beast on a
> rotisserie, during my initial re-building in 2000. They added some very
> strong steel plating but only welded about 20% of the seam area.
> Now we grinding off much of the original welding and running welds along
> the entire length of the critical seams, and most of the seam area on the
> rest.
> The cracks we found were located on the rear upper control arm bracket,
> facing towards the rear. Looks like first generation welds.
> If I was more tech savvy I could post photos and links, but I'm still not
> there.
> We are going to finish this area with yellow paint, so it will be easier
> to inspect for cracks.
> If I don't get photos up I'll be happy to pull the wheels and show you at
> Fernley.
>
> Dan
> Dan Courtney
> La Jolla, CA
> (858) 551-5455
>   ----- Original Message -----
>   From: MikeLDrew at aol.com
>   To: dfcex at pacbell.net ; detomaso at realbig.com
>   Sent: Saturday, February 13, 2010 10:24 AM
>   Subject: Re: [DeTomaso] Rear A-Arm connection brackets
>
>
>   Dan wrote:
>
>
>     > The Beast has been getting it's rear suspension-frame connections
> cleaned
>     > up & welds checked for cracks, and we found one on each side.
>
>
>   >>>It's worth mentioning that you car is a pushbutton, which came from
> the factory with a rather weak chassis.  Ford recalled all the early
> cars to weld in gussets and braces all over the place (including
> yours, unless it was originally a Euro market car, which was allowed
> to fall apart!) to reinforce the suspension mounts etc.  The 1972 and
> later cars had a completely revised chassis which addressed the
> weakness issues.
>
>   Mike
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