[DeTomaso] What good is a cracked upright?

[Jack Dunn]

When we had a racing outfit in Florida up until a few years ago, we took our difficult/critical welding jobs to a professional NASA (the rocket agency) welder in Cocoa Beach. Obviously well qualified, he could weld anything beautifully (magnesium, titanium, etc.).
If it were mine, I'd take that cracked Pantera cast iron upright to our guy and have him weld up the crack, perhaps with extra metal support welded on. And I'd keep the repaired upright as a "racing spare", i.e., to be used in an emergency if another upright breaks or fails.
Jack
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   When we had a racing outfit in Florida up until a few years ago, we
   took our difficult/critical welding jobs to a professional NASA (the
   rocket agency) welder in Cocoa Beach. Obviously well qualified, he
   could weld anything beautifully (magnesium, titanium, etc.).
   If it were mine, I'd take that cracked Pantera cast iron upright to our
   guy and have him weld up the crack, perhaps with extra metal support
   welded on. And I'd keep the repaired upright as a "racing spare", i.e.,
   to be used in an emergency if another upright breaks or fails.
   Jack