Originally Posted by
cudak888
First, auto body shops deal in sheet metal, not vehicles where the structural steel is also the cosmetic part. I bet they'd try to pull that out with a stud welder, which will likely create a hot/weak spot on the frame when they tack weld the stud on.
Is this really a known issue? Also- my understanding is that the top tube is not heavily stressed, unlike say the headtube, the shifter mount locations, the ST/BB junction, etc, which are known high stress spots for steel frames.