Rusty bucket into Solo toy, Some highlights of my budget autocross build from rust to rocket |
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Rusty bucket into Solo toy, Some highlights of my budget autocross build from rust to rocket |
Han Solo |
Sep 30 2013, 10:40 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 288 Joined: 30-September 13 From: Middle Tennessee Member No.: 16,456 Region Association: South East States |
New to this forum but I've been around 944s, 924Ss, Boxster and Cayman forums for years.
This one is going to take some time. Purchased for $900, non-running but otherwise complete '73 914 2.0. Certainly just beyond a viable restoration car but probably okay for what I plan to do with it. Here's some highlights of the tear down... On the trailer going to the house. Attached thumbnail(s) |
Han Solo |
Feb 28 2014, 09:22 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 288 Joined: 30-September 13 From: Middle Tennessee Member No.: 16,456 Region Association: South East States |
Not trying to be a hard ass, but your welding is pretty bad. You've had enough practice to make me feel you have a a basic problem. Reversed polarity may be it. Constructive criticism always appreciated JP. I agree that my welding is pretty crappy and should be getting better. My excuses are... A. The $99 flux core welder doesn't have a polarity switch (that I'm aware of). B. The sheet metal I'm welding is thin. Add with surface corrosion in some spots it's as thin as paper. If that's an area that I consider cosmetic and I'm burning through a lot, I'll try to bridge and fill with weld. Otherwise I'd have to add anther patch. If it's more structural, then yes, add another patch or make a larger patch. Either way, it's not pretty. C. I really don't have anyone looking over my shoulder instructing me to the finer art of welding. I've read quite a bit but I don't think that's a substitute for hands on experience with a master welder slapping the student around. Thanks for the tip on the small gauge wire. I'm using .030 which may be the smallest usable for this welder. I'll see if that's an option. Again, this is a budget build for autocross so the test runs will tell how badly I've botched this project. If the whole chassis falls apart, I'll find a good, rust free roller and move all the goodies over to it. Or sell everything and go back to the modern cars. It's not like we don't have more Porsches around here (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) |
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