Cheers Benn, finally getting used to welding rot boxes :P
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Cheers Benn, finally getting used to welding rot boxes :P
stitch welds look spot on pal, much better than some sh*t you see on here lol
how much gas was left? would rather give it to you than give it back to BOC lol
Last wheel now done :)
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Cheers mate. about 90bar so should last at least another day :) ThanksQuote:
Originally Posted by Lewis.
cool :) at the rate you work that's about 2 hours lol
Yeah I would have to agree with you there, Fun begins tomorrow.. as its Chassis leg weekend :) 2inch box ftw
win :)
what welder you using balley as im about to buy one and yours looks pretty good from what i see,i know ive asked before but ive forgot cheers
Clarke 175 turbo I think David :)
been looking at a sip 150 turbo what you reckon?
Well I called by today to see how you were doing, but apparantly you're off shagging again! lol It's not gonne be ready for PVS like that is it now? lol
I've got a SIP 135 turbo and it's a horrible welder. It's not smooth, the wire snares up at every opportunity, and will not produce a proper weld on anything other than brand new clean stock. Mine is banished to the back of the garage, never to be used again lolQuote:
Originally Posted by davidfox280585
will give that a miss,i have a old clarke 150 turbo and to be honest its seen its days and it wont hold a constant weld and forever losing its pattern settings so thought id try a sip but i may now get a new age clarkeQuote:
Originally Posted by Lewis.
I've got a 160TM and love it, anything 151+ Has their better wire feed on it iirc, that's used all the way up to their 4 figure industrial gear.
Well Yesterday I started with this...
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Notice the lack of floor and chassis leg....
So first of all I removed the rest of the leg.
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And the offending item, notice this part is completely rot free.
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Once all that was done I cleaned up the metal and clamped in the new leg I made last year.
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I then tacked it in.
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Made a cardboard template for the floor.
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Then used a piece of 2mm to patch it up, I did clean up the other side before welding it in btw, and I cleaned the top side when it was welding in.
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After a grind down and a wire wheel I gave it a quick coat of primer,...
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I welded the underside, then got bored and went 'shagging' as Lewis kindly put it!
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I would try a clarke one, very good value for money imoQuote:
Originally Posted by davidfox280585
floor looks good mate. yesterday was certainly the better day wasn't it? lol
Yes certainly was! thanks :)
Nice welding dude.
Cheers Benn :)
I dared to cut the sill off today... lmao rot box!!
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So i cut the top edge and down the sides to have a quick look.. OMG
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Then ripped that all off..
Yumm
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and the front
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First hole...
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Cut out
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and another hole cut out
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New piece
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Welded in, and then I ran out of gas :(
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So I spent ages sanding, grinding, wire wheeling the bay so I could zinc prime the seams :)
any way here is the results, just need sanding now ready for filler :)
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Fairly pleased with the results :)
Dan you will have virtually rebuilt this hole shell soon from new plating, an im sure in the process increased the weight of the car by 50kg! lol
But fair play to you for bothering mate!
Scott
If it weighs 100kg more its only like having another one of me in it so I don't mind, but I will add it weighed 1030kg before so I will weigh it after and we can see how much difference there is :)Quote:
Originally Posted by scott.parker
Thanks any way Scott, I must admit I am struggling at the minute! Its bloody mind numbing work.. but never mind, I can still see it being done for PVS12 (I hope lol)
Dan
oh god thats shocking! didn't think it wold be that bad inside lol getting there anyway, I can well see this as PVS tbh, once mines done I'll have some time to help out, and it'll give you some inspiration too lol
Jesus man, loads of suprises in this shell, top work as per though. Would of given up a long time ago if it was me lol
Cheers guys,
and Connor I am to far to give up now :)
So Today I fitted the N/S/R arch,
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Looks fairly good, so thats a start anyway :)
I cut the N/S/F chassis leg out, and the floor to match the other side... Flintstone car ftw...
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And I finished the end of the N/S sill. Plus my friend Dan came over and gave me a hand striping the engine, we got the inlet, pump, belts, pulleys and covers off. state housing and gear box off. So overall a fairly productive few hours :)
Note, you can see the end of the sill here to :)
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Removed the headlining from SenoV6's nova tonight, as he wants a mk1 one to replace it so this will replace my slashed headlining. Quick pic :)
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nice, how easy did it come out?
Not bad tbh. Easier than I thought!
Only difficult bit is the windscreen, I have a 100% record on cracking them, they're 20x more fragile than the rear quarters.
Yeah but we have all the glass out on both cars. So the hardest bit was removing the grab handles, used a small drill and and screw to pull the plugs out. Will turn the round and refit once done :)
I used a claw hammer to pull the handles off iirc lol This was after the shell had been up for sale for yonks and no one had bought it at giveaway prices so I went animalistic on it, sills were properly fcuked from jacking it up by the time it got pulled away lol
cool i've got no handles left from last time remember lol I'll get deano to remove my glass again, then just need to get sean to make me a new headlining :)
Well easy enough then :)
aye :)
Had another good day yesterday,
Started by finishing the inner sill. So I cut the rest of the old one out and was left with this!
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First plate.
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Welded.
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I then welded the seat belt nut in, bit of an over kill lol
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Once that was done I was ready to fit the outer sill, I offered her up and starting marking and cutting.
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Mostly welded, but then I got bored.
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Also put the door back on to see how it fits..
Not to bad tbh :)
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In between all of that I also painted all the inner sill with zinc primer, and I seem sealed the front end.. what a horrible job :(
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Any way that is now all done, just need some filler in the bay.
Lewis also swopped my his two 8 inch fans for my 12 inch, looks great.
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Dan
Dan what cooler is that mate?
Good skills..
Scott
Its just a universal jobby. Has 2 1/4 inch outlets and about 7 inchs tall.
Cheers Scott. Its getting there any way.
Dan