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Originally Posted by sc_rufctr View Post
Apparently they're all like that. These are referred to as the correct welds by the restorers.

Does anybody know how these were welded?

Is it "stick" welding or something else?
I think it may have been Oxy-Acetylene on the Aluminum frames but I think they started using Tungsten-Inert Gas Electrical Arc Welding on the Magnesium frames.

Looks did not matter, only strength.
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