Passenger side before, that got a patch
3rck by smetters20, on Flickr
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07-15-2014
I got the spot weld cutter if you guys think this wont be safe just welding along the edge to edge like the youtube video I referenced in my other thread. I'll take the mount out and fix it like Ihurtz tower. But if I dont have to worry about this fix for a couple years and its safe then I'm alright with it. I'm also concerned if I do fix it like Ihurtz that I wont be able to get the mount back to its proper postion.
07-15-2014
If you remove the brace, the mount holes (and the spot weld holes) will guide you back to the exact position where it attaches to the tower top. Nothing says your patch has to be as big as ITHURTZ's. So no need to cut all the holes and everything away on yours. You could scribe or draw an outline, too. The point really is just that the overlapped replacement metal should go on from the bottom for best structural integrity. If the GM part for this is $80 thats what I would want, to save time / labor even if all I did was to cut a patch from it. As you see, it isn't easy to match that shape. Welding inside the right rear strut tower from the wheel side is safer in terms of distance from potential spark damage / hazard, than welding inside the trunk. So plan that way if possible.
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