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Originally Posted by 993inNC
There's a recent post on 914world about seam welding. I don't recall what thread it was in, but it was frowned upon, something about how it transfers load to other parts of the chassis prematurely. As well crash characteristics get violent when the body is so rigid it can't crumple.
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That sounds like an "exspurt's" Internet opinion with the usual amount of supporting physics or empirical data.
That said, it's a PITA to do the welding (BTDT). If you're building a race or high performance car, it's well worth doing...IMO.