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<blockquote data-quote="PSG-1" data-source="post: 392914" data-attributes="member: 6937"><p>I missed the part where he said he wasn't going to use the UHMW anymore. In that case, disregard what I said about making up the threaded inserts. (But for those who might want to install UHMW, that's the method I think would work best)</p><p></p><p>If you just want to fill in the holes, best fix would be removing the floor and foam, then weld the holes from the outside and grind flush with a flap wheel. To prevent excessive enlargement of the hole while welding, and to give yourself some filler, use a length of aluminum round stock small enough to fit in the hole, and burn to that. It will act as a heat sink and a plug. Trying to wire weld an open hole in thin gage aluminum is a PITA. Much less 100 of them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PSG-1, post: 392914, member: 6937"] I missed the part where he said he wasn't going to use the UHMW anymore. In that case, disregard what I said about making up the threaded inserts. (But for those who might want to install UHMW, that's the method I think would work best) If you just want to fill in the holes, best fix would be removing the floor and foam, then weld the holes from the outside and grind flush with a flap wheel. To prevent excessive enlargement of the hole while welding, and to give yourself some filler, use a length of aluminum round stock small enough to fit in the hole, and burn to that. It will act as a heat sink and a plug. Trying to wire weld an open hole in thin gage aluminum is a PITA. Much less 100 of them. [/QUOTE]
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