I bought a 04 cavy from a guy on here for really cheap. When I got it home and looked it over more in depth I noticed something bizarre. He cut out the spare tire well. Now I'm wondering if thats going to make my body twist and what I need to do to make it sturdier. When he cut it out he riveted sheet metal in the place of the spare tire well. So I plan on welding a better piece of metal there. So when I do would it be a good idea to weld in bars that go across the trunk underneath or will it be fine. And do you guys have any bracing ideas ? Thanks for any help.
It should be ok....if your really worried you could go to the wrecker and get a spare well and weld it in....
i think just welding in a piece of sheet metal will be fine. theres not alot of body back there under too much stress to make it twist i would imagine.
sheet metal should do, but i guess if you already have the welder out, might as well throw a couple steel braces from underneat. couldnt hurt
what about rear (and front) strut tower braces? in addition.
^^ya, not a bad idea at all
hmmm... well that was retarded. i can't imagine it being THAT much lighter...
I would hope it wasnt done for weight savings. i definately dont see that dropping more than say removing the padding from the stock carpet
Joey Baggs (Eazy716) wrote:I would hope it wasnt done for weight savings. i definately dont see that dropping more than say removing the padding from the stock carpet
I'm betting he was planning to do the IRS swap.
Desert Tuners
“When you come across a big kettle of crazy, it’s best not to stir it.”
is that somethng that needs to be done to accomplish it?
no you just need to push in the well a little depending on how you install it.
probably jys wanted it gone.
thanks for all the input guys
