need your thoughts fairly quick

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So pulled the intercooler today expecting the famous split on the driverside bottom corner. well as my luck would have it, its split. Just not on the outside. its split under the brace that runs the length of the intercooler (see pic below).

Question is, anyone think it would do any harm to cut the brace a couple inches back, pull out the end thats in the tank and weld it up? maybe do the same on the other side as prevenitive maintence (its not leaking yet though)? a weld on the side of the tank is leaking too but thats an easy fix. yes i shouldnt be cheap and jsut buy a new one buuuuuuuut if that were the case i wouldnt be asking you guys your thoughts :D. i wanna get this to my buddy tomorrow after work to weld it up and get the truck running tomorrow so that means i need to get this thing ready tonight.

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Chevy1925

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its cut lol. she was split all the way across. get her welded up tomorrow and see how long it last till the next weak link shows its head
 
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TeaBagger2006 said:
Pm coco puff so he could chime in and tell you what your next step should be...
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U so funie gay boy,
i got nothin, but my old lbz intercooler you can have for shipping costs if you want it(james) get it outa my garage, i just cant throw it away.
 
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Akdiesel said:
Sell me the truck :D:thumb::rofl::hug:
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32k and its yours :D

Righteyeblind said:
That's where mine was too. Top and bottom. We just. Cut the brace and fins off that one row and welded it. Holds 65psi now.
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Awesome. the top aint leakin......yet lol

whitetrash21 said:
Only cuz they whip your slow ass, broke ass, leaky ass lbz all day long.


Cut and weld it James ... can't hurt to try.
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he would get butt hurt over my tow tune whoopin him. poor poor joe lol. yeah i got her in the back of the sami with the end cut and ready for welding
 
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Well spent two hours on it. We were just about done filling the hole when the torch hit a peice a dirt, popped, and a peice of hot aluminum hit a core and burnt a hole in it. Boy is welding one of those up a royal bitch. I left my block off parts at the house so were couldnt pressure test it so we crossed our fingers it was plugged.

Got it home, hooked it up and nope. Three holes we missed. So i grabbed some jb weld and plugged them for now till i can buy a new cooler. Also found the upper brace was leaking on the same side tank. Not as bad as the lower but starting so i cut it out and jb welded that too. See how long this lasts lol
 
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