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boostedcleveland

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What do most do around. Build the body to bolt on weld all to chassis.. I'm building a 31 Nash. With tube chassis. I am going to drag this car some and thought about welding it all on.I have the body built with alot of support in it and built to bolt on. I was thinking once I paint frame and bot body back on, I could then go back and weld it on also for extra support. What y'all think
 
Old Iron said:
I don't like the bodies welded on as they will have a tendency to crack the welds.
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If it's welded in more points than just at the mounts, that should spread out the the stress points and reduce the chances of any cracking, I would think....
Basically it becomes a unibody car, combining the strengths (or weaknesses ?) of both the body and frame.
 
Its not a big deal. I have it made with six mounting tabs on each side of the frame. But I'm putting a full roll cage in it so I figured since the body can not be taken off weld it in too. All the strength I can get. Motor is putting out about 800 HP.
 

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