[Healeys] 100-4 bonnet question

[fiat500f at aol.com]

Sorry, I wasn't clear.  There is a lot of brazing on this bonnet already, and,
yes, everywhere it could have been stressed is broken.  There are also screws
attaching the support framing ends that go to the sides of the bonnet, toward
the rear sides.  I'm guessing they were spot welded too.  Drag.

 - Paul B.


-----Original Message-----
From: Roland Wilhelmy <rwil at sbcglobal.net>
To: fiat500f <fiat500f at aol.com>
Sent: Sat, Jul 21, 2012 2:49 pm
Subject: Re: [Healeys] 100-4 bonnet question


Brazing of cracks isn't  usually very satisfactory.  Brazing of
patches that overlap so that there is a lot of surface for the braze
to spread into is fine.  The only problem is that brazing material
makes it very difficult to weld that area in the future.  In essence
you would be trying to weld a steel bronze alloy.  So, just know that
you are burning some bridges when you braze a piece.  Weld first, then
braze if you can.

-Roland

On Fri, 20 Jul 2012 17:22:29 -0400 (EDT), you wrote:

::So, no brazing of pieces together then?