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Originally Posted by saxen
Weld one in- if you want to sell the car cut/grind it out and it's like it never happened- no holes to fill either
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Already welding on car, gotta paint over grind marks, seems to me that bolt in would be less of an impact... drill and weld up holes grind down weld is still going to be less impact...
Quick story... Bruce Meyer (west coast collector) buys a speedster rumored to have been owned by Steve McQueen for big bucks at the time - no real proof it was Steve's old car. Car was pretty beat receives a major reconditioning where needed (not a full resto). Steve and Bruce are at the same event, Bruce is showcasing the car, Steve says, no way is that my car, I had a cage welded and a patch panel due to an off track excursion, he pulls back the floor mat to check, plates from cage still there, patch panel welds still visible...
Not saying you're Steve, but what do you think happened to the value of that car... Now it was confirmed 1st hand...
If you are that concerned about value, and drilling hole or welding plates, why are you putting it on track? Although at some point these cars will reach a value (this number is probably cheaper than you think) that no matter how thrashed they get they'll be worth putting back together about $50K and a donor 911 tub is about what it would cost a skilled rebuilder.