Rear seam welded

[puss puss]

Gonna rip the rear seats + carpet out soon am i right in thinking some of you seam weld the rear as well?


Show me your pictures so i can get an idea

thanks in advance :thumb:

[pikey1986]

just weld in a strut brace, check the articles section for a 'how to'

[mowgli]

puss puss, a seam welded shell only really works properly with a full cage.. as it is all about shell stiffness. if you have done the front, then logic says to keep going thru to the rear or you will have a shell that is stiff at one end & bendy at the other, which means that something has got to give eventually.

in my humble opinion, a rear brace is as much use as a cadbury's fireguard, unless it is also fitted as part of a full cage setup with coilovers.. other will disagree, but all rear damper forces are vertical so tying the two damper tops together is a waste of metal

[Ernie]

well put Mowgli
Just a few of mine i sold last month.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/JDL%20Project/jdlnova095.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/JDL%20Project/jdlnova088.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/JDL%20Project/jdlnova085.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v617/chunny01/JDL%20Project/jdlnova008.jpg
May help a bit mate.

[BRoadGhost]

Just stich weld the whole car

[George g]

Ernie,
What's with the flat floorpan in the boot? Does that actually give you any advantage? (sorry to hijack the thread a little)

[mowgli]

Ernie,
What's with the flat floorpan in the boot? Does that actually give you any advantage? (sorry to hijack the thread a little)
http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm71/richardmee/17052009045.jpg

[Iain]

This is what I did with mine:

http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2/151.JPG

http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2/152.JPG

http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2/125.JPG

http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2/132.JPG

And you can see where I did along the floor and underneath:

http://iainel.co.uk/images/forums/NovaWIP2/141.JPG

[Mike]

See link my signature.

[George g]

http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm71/richardmee/17052009045.jpg
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That makes more sence!

[andy_017]

My mk1 is the same as Iainel's at the rear turrets, I only stitched it here and didnt carry on doing all the floor though, i did the rear turrets because i'm going to be running rear coilovers where the spring is integral to the shock so no need for a spring on the beam! Thus moer pressure going through the rear turret area!

[puss puss]

thanks guys all the replys really helped me out

Hopefully gonna start on stripping the rear 2morrow or the day after and start seam welding the rear up a bit, Metal shop is shut for a week or 2 so dunno if ill be able to get any sheet metal for the rest of the car for a little while lol o well...

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