Quote Originally Posted by ranj View Post
the reason they are welded where they are, i'm willing to bet, is for that balance between manufacturing costs as well as strength.

i don't see why what he has done is so bad.
Have you ever seen any crash test videos or done any research on how vehicles are designed? They dont just make them whatever way they want and throw some welds out there where they think they might need to go. Cars have strong points and weak points in order to properly absorb an impact in a way that will keep the passenger as safe as possible. If any company cut corners when building a car they would never make it to the streets.

He has created a weak point in the cars structure where there was not one before. If this thing were to get into an accident it would more than likely break in half.