OT Bright flashes of welding coming from Area51Werks today Options

[VaccaRabite]

http://www.muggyweld.com/castiron.html

I have heard good things about using these folk's rods for cast iron weld repair. never done it myself, so I can't say for sure. But from what I have been told, it eliminated the need to pre and post heating somehow.

Some of the guys on the military truck boards are a fan, and have used it on blocks and manifolds. Was going to try it, as I had a cracked manifold, but then decided to just swap engine instead.

Zach

[Porcharu]

I will be using this to repair the castings in my good old table saw castings that have developed cracks after 40 years of contractor use.
Cast iron welding rods

[charliew]

My 63 ohc 258 jeep six developed a exhaust manifold crack, thats when the 355 sbc went in it.

That low rpm 348 would really like a passenger car 4 or 5 spd. Even a saginaw 4 spd out of one of the small v8 camaros in that light car would work. If you could find one they can't be too expensive. I used one in my jeep truck behind a 355 sbc with the jeep transfer case adapted for a few years.

For me a 312 ford would be neat.

[rick 918-S]

Did some fabrication today. This is a part that is not available so I had to make one. You think our 914 rust...



Here's a tip for you all. I go to the local small town print shop and buy this card board. It's the backing for desk top calendars. It's the perfect pattern board and it's cheap.

[rick 918-S]

Part of this repair involves repairing a speaker hole someone hacked into the door post. It isn't bad enough that the car was rusted nearly half way up the sides this hole kills the strength of the post big time.

[rick 918-S]

Adding a factory hole from the pattern. Notice the hand hammered flange around the opening.

[rick 918-S]

Fitting the new panel. It lines up nice. Notice the square cut out on the post. I cleaned up the jagged edges but I still need to patch that. That is from a hole saw from the speaker hack job.



Here's how rusted this car was. This is the lower cowl panel.

[rick 918-S]

New lower cowl section.



Speaker hole mostly repaired.

[rick 918-S]

One more. Repair panel welded and ground.

[Sleepin]

You got skills Rick!

[rick 918-S]

I didn't know where to put this post. I guess it's kind of a welding post. Last year when I installed my axles I guess I broke a triple square off in one of the bolts. It was on the outboard side of course. I already had my engine out and couldn't find my big socket to remove the axle nut. I don't remember breaking it but there it was. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/dry.gif)
I could wiggle the little sucker but couldn't get it out. Tried a dental pick...nope. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) Tried a magnet..Nope. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif)
Ok, last ditch effort. I drug out the old buzz box, removed the flux off of the end of a welding rod to insure it would stick and not actually weld, turned the machine way down, took aim, and..... GOTCHA!

[McMark]

When are you moving out here? We need to combine forces! B)

[rick 918-S]

When are you moving out here? We need to combine forces! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sunglasses.gif)

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[rick 918-S]

Area51Werks took a field trip today. This is my brother inlaws 59 Square Bird. The car is from Montana. There is very little rust.
Now my Brother inlaw Dave and I had a basic clash of the titans brawl the first time we met. (34 yrs ago) Hey I was dating his little sister and he wasn't going to let anything bad happen to her. Besides we were : (IMG:style_emoticons/default/drunk.gif) The next day we became fast friends and have worked together in my bodyshop on and off for many years.

Dave is more than capable when it comes to doing this work but I just like to weld so he let me do the metal work today.

[rick 918-S]

There was dirt trapped between the panels.

[rick 918-S]

Couple more

[majkos]

Wow Rick!
You get all the fun!

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/idea.gif) I'm thinking of lowerin' Kar B Q

[rick 918-S]

I haven't bumped this for awhile. I been doing some stuff I thought I would post here. Maybe someone will get some inspiration for this. Maybe not.. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)

Tig welded this fender section.





This is my friend Pat's Mercedes. This is the final repair to the rear section of the car. The P.O. did a resto likely in the 80's. everything was brazed together and warped beyond repair. I ended up cutting off the brass and the warped sections of this filler panel and replacing it. All the factory seams on the car are butt welded and metal finished. That how my friend want it when he gets it back.

The first photo shows the extensive damage caused by the P.O. and his grinder. These marks were so deep and the panel was so warped I almost cut this back 8" and almost replace the whole section.




Here's after I fit, welded and finish trimmed the patch work.
Here's after I metal finished the warped and ground area.

[rick 918-S]

Then onto the Spot welding. I have a couple spot welders. This car needs to have the correct welding methods used. Inside the trunk at the base of the tail light panel there were a couple globby welds. I added them back in.






I finished spotting the tail light panel together.

[TravisNeff]

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