I'll gorilla glue it on for you for 20 bucks.

What he said.

I guess you only brush your four front teeth since noone ever sees the rest..

There is a difference between a job done, and a job done right.

To cover up the welds would be the bare minimum in my opinion.

I usually go a little bit further and paint the area of the floor that is above the connector and about 1' away from the connector itself.

why not just spend a little more , and buy a decent welder .. just an opinion . i would much rather buy the tools and do it myself , you get more personal gratification out of being able to do it myself. and if you need to weld other stuff down the road you can handle it yourself ..

I agree but some people don't have
A. room or
B. a place to do it at hence me in an apartment doing all my work at a buddies place.

Someone more experinced can chime in, but:

Depending on the thickness of the connector you will only get full penetration with a 220v 30A welder. The 115V little guys you see at home depot will have a tough time with thick stuff.

Not really... I have this.. Click here ... and it works great up to about .1875" with .025 wire and with the C25 mix for the gas. After that, you'll have to use atleast .035 wire and go a bit slower up to .250". If you are constantally welding .250" I'd step up to a 220v model. For most of what us hobbist do, that link above will be more than you'll ever need.

Most companies use .1875's thick plates anyways to weld to. Which isn't no big deal to weld to at all.

****.. I'm used to talking thousandths at work.. .1875 = 3/16" .250 = 1/4"

sigh...

you got a good point there :-P

still, it almost always comes down to cost vs. benefit -- do I spend the extra $90 for something that will look good in the short term... or do I see myself selling the car 3 yrs. down the road, then that $90 feels much better in my pocket.

It is easier to sell a car that doesn't have a rotted out undercarriage.

well yea, I'm anal about stuff like that on my car, that's why when I get the SFC's welded the whole floor pan is getting repainted :lol: but I know what you're saying; make sure everything looks good and will last.