OFFICIAL GRASSHOPPER "RUSTORATION" THREAD, lots-o-rust |
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OFFICIAL GRASSHOPPER "RUSTORATION" THREAD, lots-o-rust |
grasshopper |
Oct 12 2005, 05:13 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 2,613 Joined: 10-December 04 From: Valdosta, GA Member No.: 3,258 Region Association: None |
ok, heres my new project. this is going to go pretty slow, until i can get some decent time to get work done... (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/huh.gif) I hate school. ordered metal, and am waiting for it to arrive. I'm glad i didn't pay alot for this car, cause i found 100 percent more rust than I expected. things that looked solid, fell apart. lots of fabrication work. But i'm not afraid to fabricate stuff. I gotten pretty good. here are some pics that are more recent. Hope you enjoy this thread!!!!!!! (IMG:http://www.914world.com/bbs2/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif) drivers side after digging
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michael_oberg |
Jan 25 2006, 11:34 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 9 Joined: 7-May 05 From: Boulder, CO Member No.: 4,039 Region Association: Intermountain Region |
A hopefully not too offtopic post about welding:
From the pictures of your welds it looks like you are either not using MIG to shield, or are not using enough voltage (ie not enough current). If you already have a shielding gas, you might try increasing the voltage a bit (and/or slowing down the wirespeed). Ive got a Lincoln 120V 3200HD welder (like the 135 but without continuous voltage controls), and I find that if I keep the wire speed between 2 and 4 (out of 10) and just vary the voltage (and amount of gas, if necessary) I get the best results. Ive been welding a lot of 16 and 18 guage steel (currently building my own bead blast cabinet) and have had a lot of success on the B voltage setting with a wire speed of about 2.5. Preventing burn through seems to be a lot more technique, but you need to make sure you've got enough currrent to create a smooth, low bead without buildup around the weld. Ive only been welding since the beginning of last summer, so if anyone with more experience feels like correcting me please do so! BTW, your restoration looks great, grasshopper. I can't wait until I can finally buy the 914 ive been lusting after all these years. |
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