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Welding in the door jam section with mixed results. Top and bottom of the weld is nice but the middle section sunk in about 2mm. I’m not sure what caused it, but it must be too much heat. My TIG torch was set at only 25 amps, but maybe I just went too slow.

I had hoped to avoid any filler, but I think I’ll just lead it in while I’m leading the rocker seam back up. Porsche used lead on many welds so it’s clearly tough to get the welded surface perfect.

For the fender I’m going to resort to tacking with the TIG until it’s all welded up. I know some recommended this method to reduce warping. It’s certainly possible to just weld the seam in one continuous go without warping but I’ll take the safer route.







Last edited by Coultl; 10-13-2024 at 07:38 PM..
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