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Old Feb 2, 2018 | 03:13 PM
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I found this today at my go-to junkyard. He wants 100 bucks for it. Zero rust but has a few cracks. Is it salvageable?
 
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Old Feb 2, 2018 | 04:16 PM
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I think I could weld up the cracks on that. Drill the end of the crack and stitch it together.
 
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X2. Then sand blast the thing and POR a couple coats on it and should last a loooog time.




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if you need one, that is a good deal. the cracks are easy to weld up.
 
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