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> OT Bright flashes of welding coming from Area51Werks today
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post Jun 5 2010, 11:20 PM
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Spy shots from inside Area51Werks. Lots of cutting, hammering, fabrication and welding were rumored to have taken place today.

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post Jun 5 2010, 11:21 PM
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post Jun 6 2010, 01:26 AM
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post Jun 6 2010, 02:16 AM
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post Jun 6 2010, 06:26 AM
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Rick

I need to drive up and see you shop sometime

you do nice work

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post Jun 6 2010, 07:59 AM
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I need to drive up and see you shop sometime

you do nice work

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Come on up! But I warn you, I may put you to work. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/whip[1].gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smash.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif)

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post Jun 6 2010, 08:43 AM
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post Jun 6 2010, 09:42 AM
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post Jun 6 2010, 10:52 AM
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Looks familiar (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif)


Scotty, we live in a parallel universe (IMG:style_emoticons/default/assimilate.gif) I just wish sometimes it was my full time gig again. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)

Beats the hell out of spending your sunday afternoon balancing a payment spread sheet and looking through a $ 100,000.00 worth of invoices from a contractor. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
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post Jun 6 2010, 10:59 AM
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But I really want to see this one.


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post Jun 6 2010, 11:06 AM
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I did that 230 a few years ago and it was frightening. Another one of the " cover up " scenarios. The guy bought the car in 73 IIRC and never new it had been bondoed over underneath. He literally turned white when he came by and realized what his wife had been driving in for 25+ years. Rust hjoles big enough I could put my hand inside, that had been taped, wiped and undercoated (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
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post Jul 29 2010, 09:50 PM
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More welding photos from last weekend



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post Jul 29 2010, 09:52 PM
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post Jul 29 2010, 10:05 PM
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So I have this 29 Ford Rat Rod body in my storage garage. It was a coupe but the roof went missing many years ago. My oldest son Aric took an interest in it so I started scrounging for parts. I came across a 348 engine a friend had rebuilt but never used. He told me I could have it if I can an picked it up. Well it was laying out back of his garage wrapped in plastic. It's almost junk. I pulled it apart and the internals are ok. the heads will need to completely gone through.

Then I discovered this... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/WTF.gif)

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post Jul 29 2010, 10:11 PM
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So Aric and I tag teamed it. I pulled out the buzz box and some nickel welding rod. Aric heated the block with the rose bud torch head and kept it hot while I arc welded the crack. We had the head bolted on tight and worked the crack slow. After welding you will have some pin holes. The sand cast block has lots of impurity's. I took the cutting head, (couldn't find my #2 tip) and melted the nickel rod around the pin holes and peened them closed.

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post Jul 29 2010, 10:14 PM
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And here it is. We filled the block with coal slag to help the block cool slow and covered it with blankets.

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BTW: This is a common problem on these early blocks. The water jacket at the top of the block is very thin. Many of these blocks get tossed but with a little patience they can be welded.
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post Jul 30 2010, 12:42 AM
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Wow, that seems really old school! And very cool!
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post Jul 30 2010, 08:17 AM
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Good luck with that truck engine. Tons of torque but it doesn't like high rev's. IIRC the first yr 348 (1958) was the fast one and did not have the water jackets that yours has. Didn't that engine have a peaked surface where the heads mate. I can't remember. We used to drop those in 55-56 chevys. Had to cut out some firewall, reverse the rear motor mounts and fab some L brackets for the front mounts. You took me back a few years with those pic's, Rick. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drunk.gif)
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post Jul 30 2010, 09:17 AM
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Well, We had a small set back. I ran low on Acetylene about 2/3 of the way through the welding so we cut the heat off kind of early. I thought I was ok but as with any cast iron you never really know until you check on things the next day. So, off to the welding supply store and back at the welding. More later.


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post Jul 30 2010, 09:22 AM
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Good luck with that truck engine. Tons of torque but it doesn't like high rev's. IIRC the first yr 348 (1958) was the fast one and did not have the water jackets that yours has. Didn't that engine have a peaked surface where the heads mate. I can't remember. We used to drop those in 55-56 chevys. Had to cut out some firewall, reverse the rear motor mounts and fab some L brackets for the front mounts. You took me back a few years with those pic's, Rick. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drunk.gif)


This is all for the look. We just want it to drive. Old school build, 3X2 carbs, truck 4 sp and maybe a 6 or 8 lug rear axle. Were thinking 7 or 8" dirt track slash cut tread tires on the rear. Steel wheels.
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