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Welding to the chassis???
« on: August 20, 2008, 14:42:02 »
Hello all,

Quick question I'm about to sort the bumper mounts after my 2" body lift.

First time I have welded to a Shogun..... I know to disconnect the battery but is there anything else, ecu .....???

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Re: Welding to the chassis???
« Reply #1 on: August 22, 2008, 23:45:41 »
Remove as much as you can, battery, alternator and any ECUs you can reach.
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Re: Welding to the chassis???
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2008, 10:56:01 »
Any ideas what will happen to the car alarm?
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Re: Welding to the chassis???
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2009, 00:19:19 »
Hi take the negative lead off or if you do a lot of welding get a battey safe like this i use one all the time
http://www.drapertools.com/b2c/b2citmdsp.pgm?pp_skmno=39107
 


 






 
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Re: Welding to the chassis???
« Reply #4 on: March 07, 2009, 12:58:36 »
I just disconnect the battery(good time for a boost charge) and keep the earth lead from the welder as close to the welding area as possible, i've never had any problems with ecu's or the like.
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