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| thomasotten |
 Nov 22 2003, 10:55 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 1,574 Joined: 16-November 03 From: San Antonio, Texas Member No.: 1,349  |
What began as a suspension console replacement has no moved on to other areas. This was a small quarter sized hole, till I cleaned it up...
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| DNHunt |
Nov 23 2003, 10:13 AM
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914 Wizard? No way. I got too much to learn. Group: Members Posts: 4,099 Joined: 21-April 03 From: Gig Harbor, WA Member No.: 598 |
A lot of mine is butt welded. My biggest problem was trying nor to burn through. I did have to reweld some (well to be honest, quite a bit) because when ground down the welds I found gaps I had to close.
I found the smallest spot weld I could count on was 1/4. Tim is right about tightly fitting the pieces together. Clamps are great if you can use them but I found that I had to use pieces of wood wedged in to hold the pieces together. 2X4's running across the engine bay don't leave much room. I coughed up the money for an electronically darkening shield (like Tim descibed I think). Best money I've spent to date. It hard to pony up more money especially for something that does go on the car but it really helps if you can see. Dave |
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thomasotten Right Rear Wheelhouse repair Nov 22 2003, 10:55 PM
thomasotten Removed the outer layer with my dremel. Rusted un... Nov 22 2003, 11:00 PM thomasotten Somehow I will get this piece in there...somehow..... Nov 22 2003, 11:05 PM Brad Roberts We are behind you all the way Thomas. Keep you hea... Nov 23 2003, 05:21 AM DNHunt Thomas
I feel for you. Watching those holes appe... Nov 23 2003, 07:20 AM thomasotten Thanks guys, for the moral support. This stuff ca... Nov 23 2003, 09:09 AM TimT Thom, I feel your pain. Im just finishing up a maj... Nov 23 2003, 09:25 AM thomasotten Thanks Tim, for the spotweld tips.
Dave: did y... Nov 23 2003, 10:32 AM DNHunt Same as Tim. Start in the middle and work the pudd... Nov 23 2003, 10:43 AM thomasotten The following two photos show the first piece of n... Nov 27 2003, 03:34 PM thomasotten My welds look like crap, but they are strong (I ho... Nov 27 2003, 03:45 PM Rleog You guys have no idea how valuable this info is to... Nov 27 2003, 08:18 PM
thomasotten AutoAtlanta has a good section showing photos of a... Nov 27 2003, 08:38 PM |
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