paxil4x4

There is a huge difference between welding and fire. Welding the heat is affecting the part directly, a fire well a lot of the heat is rising. Last time I looked the nature of fire is to burn up and not down

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SoCalWheeler71

I had a BMX frame (a Standard STA for those that know BMX; thin wall 4130 chromoly- very heat sensitive) that was in the back seat of my buddies VW bug when it burned to the ground. I went with him to the tow yard to see what was left; lo and behold it was still sitting there on what was left of the backseat springs, all the paint was burned off. The bug looked much worse than that truck, the magnesium block went up and melted the whole back end of the car. I had the frame sandblasted and powdercoated, then sold it to friend who rode it for years afterwards. No cracks, not a single problem.

Heat travels up and the axle was under the truck, I really doubt there's anything wrong with it other than the soft parts needing replacement. What warps housings when being welded is the uneven, intense heat. I would run it.

edit- I just looked at the pics again- the tires are still there! And they look like they're still holding air. I don't think it got that hot.

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thook

I understand how welding works. I watch it being done all the time. I also understand how hot something must be to change it's structure. That fire was not hot enough or intense enough. Probably why gasoline isn't used to weld.

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notanymore

what is he wanting for it? if you can get it for cheap id take it for the axel then sell the rest for parts and scrap metal. And i dont think there are enough combustables to sustain a fire hot enough, long enough to warp the axels

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toy89yota

i told him id give him $100 for the whole thing and just cut the front axle off and take the rest to the scrap yard

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