welding in decklid vents

cnfabo Custom Title Time!

1,353 posts · joined Apr 2008 · 6 Sep 2013, 9:17 pm

#968978

Hi guys,I'm in the process of welding in vents from a later model onto my earlier deck lid but it seems the curve of the two are different..I can bend the vents only so much as they have the lips on the inside that make me bend them only so much..anyway around this..or should I grind them flat ??

Thanks

HappyDaze Superannuated

2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 · 6 Sep 2013, 9:28 pm

#968979

Lay the vents on a bag of sand, and gently tap into shape with a rubber hammer.

I'd rather wear a Beetle out by racing it than by polishing it!

cnfabo Custom Title Time!

1,353 posts · joined Apr 2008 · 6 Sep 2013, 9:47 pm

#968981

HappyDaze wrote:Lay the vents on a bag of sand, and gently tap into shape with a rubber hammer.

lol Greg...any other way...should I just grind the lips down and it will be more flexible then,it is only a race car so no one will be where the f@r+ are the vent lips gone😂

cnfabo Custom Title Time!

1,353 posts · joined Apr 2008 · 7 Sep 2013, 10:21 am

#969006

All good, I just gave them a love tap with the mallet on the deck lid it its pretty close