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| McMark |
 Apr 7 2010, 09:43 AM
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914 Freak!  Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None  |
Have a small plasma cutter. I don't like the warped metal, or dealing with the dribbles on the edge. I've gotten really handy with a cutoff wheel in the last 10 years. It's my #1 most used tool (okay, aside from the 13mm wrench).
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| mepstein |
Apr 7 2010, 10:01 AM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,532 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region 
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One day you might need an MRI and regret not wearing saftey glasses (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
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| McMark |
Apr 7 2010, 10:02 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
QUOTE(McMark @ Apr 6 2010, 09:39 PM)  Hey! You were supposed to take a picture after I put on the glasses and gloves... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/mad.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/cool.gif) |
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| balljoint |
Apr 10 2010, 05:51 AM
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914 Wizard Group: Members Posts: 10,000 Joined: 6-April 04 Member No.: 1,897 Region Association: None |
Following with great interest. Excellent work and very entertaining. Thank you. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
Not sure if anyone has offered yet, but do you need a set of these? Attached thumbnail(s) 
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| SirAndy |
Apr 10 2010, 09:02 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,829 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
Another great day in Limo Land ™ (IMG:style_emoticons/default/piratenanner.gif)
We got the drivers side frame work finished. Yeah! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) Here's a before shot of the glory hole:  View towards the rear:  View towards the front:  And straight up:  |
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| SirAndy |
Apr 10 2010, 09:07 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,829 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
We cut a groove along the bottom of the long and added vertical reinforcement plates that were welded to the angle iron on top and butt-welded to the bottom.
We added 5 plates over a total length of about 16 inches. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sawzall-smiley.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif) McMark welding upside-down:  One plate in:  All 5 in:  |
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| SirAndy |
Apr 10 2010, 09:08 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,829 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
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| SirAndy |
Apr 10 2010, 09:11 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,829 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
All cleaned up and in primer ...
   And closed up from the inside as well:  |
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| SirAndy |
Apr 10 2010, 09:12 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,829 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
Now it's time for some (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beer3.gif)
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) Andy |
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| jcambo7 |
Apr 10 2010, 09:14 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 1,670 Joined: 24-December 08 From: Graham, WA Member No.: 9,867 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
(IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) This is awesoe! I can't wait to see the project completed!
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| McMark |
Apr 10 2010, 09:17 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
I'll be glad to be done with the frame/structure work. We should have all that buttoned up next weekend. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/boldblue.gif)
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| Andyrew |
Apr 10 2010, 10:34 PM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,376 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California
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Mmmm goober welds.
Gotta crank up the heat when welding 1/8" steel! (doesnt help that your welding upside down...) Awesome progress, Thats the hard and critical part right there... Good final result! |
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| McMark |
Apr 10 2010, 10:49 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
Turned up all the way and there was no room for the 'torch'. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif)
We'll be working next Sat if you wanna show me how it's done. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) |
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| SirAndy |
Apr 10 2010, 11:00 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,829 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(McMark @ Apr 10 2010, 09:49 PM) Turned up all the way and there was no room for the 'torch'. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) The only way to get good welds in there would have been by cutting more of the long out to get better access. There was barely enough room for the torch and no way to get a good angle. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) Andy |
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| Andyrew |
Apr 11 2010, 02:28 AM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,376 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California
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QUOTE(McMark @ Apr 10 2010, 09:49 PM) Turned up all the way and there was no room for the 'torch'. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) We'll be working next Sat if you wanna show me how it's done. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) What welder? What wire? Try turning down your wire speed? I weld the thick 1/8" stuff all the time w/ my Lincoln 135 on .030 wire. D setting ~ 3.5 wire speed. However I know a lot of the body shops use .023 wire as its better on 18 and 20 guage. But then again, I know how hard it is to weld in a tight space upside down... Literally impossibly.. Put the stick up there, hold the trigger, and hope for the best.. |
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| TJB/914 |
Apr 11 2010, 08:05 AM
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Mid-Engn. Group: Members Posts: 4,359 Joined: 24-February 03 From: Plymouth & Petoskey, MI Member No.: 346 Region Association: Upper MidWest
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QUOTE(SirAndy @ Apr 10 2010, 07:08 PM) SirAndy & McMark, Great project & workmanship. This project is a classic. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smilie_pokal.gif) BTW: McMark needs a haircut!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/popcorn[1].gif) Dam, my age is showing with that statement. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) Tom |
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| McMark |
Apr 11 2010, 11:25 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
QUOTE Put the stick up there, hold the trigger, and hope for the best.. Now you're gettin' it. I coulda put a nice clean bead on it if it were laying in front of me. No problem. Upside down welding through a 8" hole, nope. Besides, the car was already stable, this extra metal is just peace-of-mind metal. |
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| Randal |
Apr 11 2010, 02:08 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,446 Joined: 29-May 03 From: Los Altos, CA Member No.: 750 |
QUOTE(Andyrew @ Apr 11 2010, 01:28 AM) QUOTE(McMark @ Apr 10 2010, 09:49 PM) Turned up all the way and there was no room for the 'torch'. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/rolleyes.gif) We'll be working next Sat if you wanna show me how it's done. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif) What welder? What wire? Try turning down your wire speed? I weld the thick 1/8" stuff all the time w/ my Lincoln 135 on .030 wire. D setting ~ 3.5 wire speed. However I know a lot of the body shops use .023 wire as its better on 18 and 20 guage. But then again, I know how hard it is to weld in a tight space upside down... Literally impossibly.. Put the stick up there, hold the trigger, and hope for the best.. Sometimes you just need a limo rotisserie. |
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| Krieger |
Apr 11 2010, 03:16 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,755 Joined: 24-May 04 From: Santa Rosa CA Member No.: 2,104 Region Association: None
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How about cutting a few holes on the side of the longs and welding from there?
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| SirAndy |
Apr 11 2010, 03:32 PM
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Resident German Group: Admin Posts: 41,829 Joined: 21-January 03 From: Oakland, Kalifornia Member No.: 179 Region Association: Northern California |
QUOTE(Krieger914 @ Apr 11 2010, 02:16 PM) How about cutting a few holes on the side of the longs and welding from there? The welds are solid. No need to make them look pretty ... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/shades.gif) Andy |
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