Who does stitch welding?

[phantom]

Well I came to the point of my car rebuild were its time to get the car stitch welded. Where in the Tampa Area can I get this done?

[mranlet]

Depending on what areas you want welded and how prepped the car is, XAT may do it. Call and ask Bill or Casey (813-875-7223)

Other than that, perhaps Bodley Performance. They've built several cages for locals.

[satanshatch]

Taylor (Durdan) can do it for you, Sean at CFP is a great welder.. I recommed the either of them.

[ImportLuv]

CFP is who i recommend too.
Isnt sean stitch welding on his corolla wagon?

[Russo86]

yea taylor durden does great work, his car is stitch welded pretty damn good, but then again sean can weld something serious!

[phantom]

What areas can be stitch welded? As the prep-work goes, I have the car completely stripped(fenders, hood, lights), engine bay has been pressure washed and cleaned, all the the sound deaden is gone.

[ImportLuv]

You should physically see someone who does it.
Some seams are hard to explain by words.

[tak]

You should really do some more investigating...stich welding has its pro's and con's. Know what you are getting yourself into.

[phantom]

Well i know an important positiive is stiffer chassis and in a track car thats what im looking for, What are the negetive(s)???

[ImportLuv]

....Weight.

Stitch welding can put on approximately 50 pounds. The weight comes from welding fillers.
Also, inorder to weld the seams together, the factory primer and epoxy will be disturbed. So very good protective coating is needed to keep the welding from rusting.

[tak]

It will also kill any shock absorbing properties your chassis may have. You hit a wall, and you are going to take the shock, not your car.

[Funk]

the doctor. har har har

[mranlet]

It will also kill any shock absorbing properties your chassis may have. You hit a wall, and you are going to take the shock, not your car.
In other words, you eliminate crumple zones.

Reduction in flex increases handling, but it also increases wear on components.

[SpottedMango]

We at Driven Concepts do stitch welding. Attached are some pictures of our work. As people have mentioned, it's not an easy job, there's a lot involved, the actual welding isn't hard, but paint removal etc, are what takes an extended amount of time. This would be a great project to take on when and if the motor's out. While the motor's out, you can get the welding completed and also paint the engine bay at the same time.

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[SpottedMango]

Point well made, I actually never looked at it in that perspective, it's so very true.

In other words, you eliminate crumple zones.

Reduction in flex increases handling, but it also increases wear on components.

[Corner Worker]

very interesting points of pros and cons.....I still feel the best course of action to stiffen any chassis is a good 10-12 point cage. Attaching the body to the cage is several spots will also help a bunch. Stitch welding is EXTREMELY labor intensive, and doenst add that much strength to the car overall. I know someone that can intstall a awesome cage for about the same time and money it would be to stitch weld your car.