Originally Posted by FrankZ

Too bad ya dozed off, ya might have actually learned something.

Good luck with your heep.
Done with this child.

Originally Posted by FrankZ

STHU and put your e-***** away.

Hey Dud,
Are you really that pissed that I didn't put a drooling smilie in my reply or oh and ah about your rig? Not everyone that see's your heep has to be impressed by it. Sorry but a 2" budget boost isn't all that impressive. What does impress me is fact that you did it yourself. Map props for that.

As far as the rear shock mounts are concerned...

I've been at this for a while and my advice still stands and here's a few reasons why.
1.) Besides the fact that a ugly weld is a weak weld...and those are ugly....you also joined a rather thick piece to a very thin piece, and from the looks of things you failed to get adequate fusion on either piece.
2.) What did you use to prep the surface, spit? Good lord! The metal used in the production of the XJ s loaded with zinc, and that's hard enought weld properly as it is. Without a damn near spotless weld area to begin with, your welds are are going to be contaminated and porus. The backside of the weld area should have been prepped just as much as the primary weld are.

So although I do infact like the look and appreciate the effort, please don't try to convince me that the welds are good.

Originally Posted by FrankZ

We're cool.
Hope no one got hurt.