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> OT Bright flashes of welding coming from Area51Werks today
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post Apr 27 2013, 11:58 PM
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I purchased a set of manifolds for an ITB project. One of the ears was broken off. I spent a few minutes and made a repair. Fun with tig welding.


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post Apr 28 2013, 05:09 AM
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post May 1 2013, 08:42 PM
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Crazy mad man skillz. I need to convince you to work on my 914. Its value would go up just by the masters touch.
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post Jul 15 2013, 09:26 PM
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This Mercedes is even challenging my skill set. The factory used to sell the front shroud as a complete unit. It is not available that way anymore so I need to assemble all the pieces and metal finish all the seams before sliding the shroud over the inner structure.



Now in case you don't know the lids and doors are aluminum. The sheet metal is assembled, then the doors and lids are filed to fit the openings. The gaps are perfect and set to 5mm from what I'm told.

So as I assemble the car I have to fit sheet metal parts that is normally welded "close" and fit by hand to the doors and lids that are filed to fit the sheet metal. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/screwy.gif) Not easy.

Here's the shroud As I build it. I hope it fits.... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/unsure.gif)

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Here's the first metal finished seam from the cowl to the fender.



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post Jul 17 2013, 09:43 PM
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Part of the process when metal finishing is to Anneal the area you want to work. Here is a photo of the process. First you blow acetylene soot on the area you want to anneal. Then using a torch you work the area burning off the soot. Just enough to dissolve the soot and not over heat the metal. You want to relax the molecules not distort the panel.



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Here is the second seam after metal finishing.


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post Jul 17 2013, 10:32 PM
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A couple more things you may find interesting. I used a copper strip as a back up. Notice I used my bead roller and rolled a bead groove down the middle. This allows the weld metal to protrude giving a good strong weld.

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This is the under side of the fender to cowl seam with the back up strip in place.

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post Jul 17 2013, 10:33 PM
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Here are the two parts cleco'd together. This gives a nice tight fit to tig weld.

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Here is the back side of the weld. Notice the pick marks on the back side from bumping the panels flush. The protruding weld and pick marks are exactly like the factory front end I took off this car.

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post Jul 18 2013, 07:51 AM
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post Jul 18 2013, 11:02 AM
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That is crazy mad skillz as usual Rick... I have got to learn me to tig weld (IMG:style_emoticons/default/aktion035.gif)
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post Aug 3 2013, 06:56 AM
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Spot welding and more spot welding. After several fittings I'm welding the front shroud to the inner panels on this 280 SL. Great hobby.

Drug out all the welders for this one.

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The cowl top panel has a flange that is hammered over like a door skin then spot welded.

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Then lots of spot welds all around the shroud. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif)

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post Aug 3 2013, 07:30 AM
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Oh my! You have out of this world skills! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/w00t.gif)
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post Aug 3 2013, 09:05 AM
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That looks awesome Rick!

OT, but how do you like that Eastwood TIG?
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post Aug 3 2013, 12:13 PM
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It looks like the copper strip is held on with clecos. Do you just weld the cleco holes to fill them when you're done? I should do more with my TIG but the MIG is just so EASY to use. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif)
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post Aug 3 2013, 12:24 PM
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QUOTE(jd74914 @ Aug 3 2013, 10:05 AM) *

That looks awesome Rick!

OT, but how do you like that Eastwood TIG?


That tig works awesome! Aluminum and steel. Best bang for the buck.
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post Aug 3 2013, 12:26 PM
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QUOTE(Elliot Cannon @ Aug 3 2013, 01:13 PM) *

It looks like the copper strip is held on with clecos. Do you just weld the cleco holes to fill them when you're done? I should do more with my TIG but the MIG is just so EASY to use. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/biggrin.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif)


Yep. Easy to tig the 1/8" holes when your done. I switch from my mig to tig depending on what I'm doing.
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post Aug 3 2013, 10:04 PM
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Dude,

Can you show the shield you are using with the speed blaster?

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post Aug 4 2013, 08:39 AM
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Dude,

Can you show the shield you are using with the speed blaster?

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Are you talking about a spot blaster (sand blaster)? I use gorilla duct tape and heavy plastic and tape off the area I want to spot blast. Then I either stick the nozzle through the plastic or insert the whole gun through. when your done there is less clean up. Not sure if this is what your asking.
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post Dec 13 2013, 11:40 PM
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I'm wrapping up the Mercedes shell. My friend wants me to transport it to Romulus Michigan to get it e-coated. http://www.redi-coat.com/photos.html

He asked me to build a trailer that mounts the car by the jack points and has a single torsion axle that can be removed. So I'm building the frame on top of my Celette. The pins that lock the trailer frame to the car slide out and are locked with a grade 8 bolt. I drug out the old buzz box today to burn in the first pass on this 1/4 wall 2"X3" tubing. Then I multi pass over with the wire feed. With the heat the arc welder develops I don't have to pre-heat the 1/4 wall before running the mig welder.

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post Dec 13 2013, 11:43 PM
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You must have smoked something when you were younger....

Wild stuff man....nice job
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post Dec 14 2013, 12:11 AM
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