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Jeff Hail
post Feb 21 2015, 01:19 PM
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I usually don't buy tools or equipment from HF other than disposables (nitrile gloves etc).

A couple of weeks ago I stopped in for a tent sale and picked up a "Scratch and Dent" welder cart. For a whopping $39.99 I nabbed the double wall cart with drawers. Its actually built pretty solid. It was missing the cable management hooks on one side but other than that I still can't find the scratch or the dent.






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post Feb 21 2015, 01:21 PM
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A couple hours later and a little re-paint, clearcoat, a call to my Miller rep for some decals and now a decent matching cart.





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post Feb 21 2015, 01:30 PM
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It even matches the blue tarp that's covering your car. Do we get to see what's underneath soon? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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post Feb 21 2015, 01:42 PM
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It even matches the blue tarp that's covering your car. Do we get to see what's underneath soon? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)


I really don't use it as a tarp. I use it as a tent when I media blast small areas. Keeps the little meteors from getting all over the place. Everything falls to the floor. Sweep, sift and reload.
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post Feb 21 2015, 08:42 PM
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nice score on the cart jeff. i ended up building my own.

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post Feb 21 2015, 09:54 PM
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Way cool. I was going to build one or buy a used pit cart but space is the final frontier.
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post Feb 22 2015, 12:42 AM
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post Feb 23 2015, 08:17 PM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrlvqib94xQ

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post Feb 24 2015, 08:41 AM
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Jeff, what color and who's product did you use for the green on your struts. Mine is original, faded and looks like crap.

And nice redo on the Harbor Freight Cabinet. If I payed $40 for the cart I would buy it also. Their tool chest seem to be the one thing they tend to over build. I have seen tons of people use their cabinets for the bases of benches, etc..
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post Feb 24 2015, 07:53 PM
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[quote name='914forme' date='Feb 24 2015, 06:41 AM' post='2150933']
Jeff, what color and who's product did you use for the green on your struts. Mine is original, faded and looks like crap.

PPG 46180


You can buy rattle cans of Farm and Implement Green that are pretty close.
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post Feb 25 2015, 07:56 AM
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[quote name='Jeff Hail' date='Feb 24 2015, 08:53 PM' post='2151177']
[quote name='914forme' date='Feb 24 2015, 06:41 AM' post='2150933']
Jeff, what color and who's product did you use for the green on your struts. Mine is original, faded and looks like crap.

PPG 46180


You can buy rattle cans of Farm and Implement Green that are pretty close.
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Ha, I should have know, JD Green.

I shop that isle all the time, Signal Orange happens to be very close to Minneapolis-Moline Gold.

Thanks for the tip.
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post Dec 22 2015, 10:41 PM
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I did not realize how long its been since my last post. See what happens when you get to 50? Time flys when you're having fun.



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post Dec 22 2015, 11:21 PM
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Couple weeks?
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QUOTE(Jeff Hail @ Dec 22 2015, 08:41 PM) *

I did not realize how long its been since my last post. See what happens when you get to 50? Time flys when you're having fun.


Jeff,
Long time no talk. I'mhappy to see your enjoying life vs primary focusing on your 914.
All the best.
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QUOTE(Jeff Hail @ Nov 3 2007, 07:06 PM) *

Mocked up the inner and outer firewalls to see how everything fits. No welds just loose.



Any words of wisdom when it comes to installing the complete lower engine side firewall still having both heater tubes in place. Seems like the standard practice is cutting it in half. But I was hoping there is a more sanitary approach. The tubes really hinder your ability to get it into place.

My first thought is to make some cuts in the flange so I have the ability to bend the field portion. ????
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post Jun 18 2016, 11:42 AM
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It takes some jockeying to get it in with the air tubes not helping. I've had mine in and out for fitting of other pieces. Oddly it sometimes doesn't want to go in after it went in before.

To make matters even more jungle jimish the clutch and throttle conduits installed fight me all the way. I welded my PMS mount to the bulkhead out of the car which makes it impossible to bow the panel for insertion.


So you ask is there a way? For me the inner reinforcement goes last. Its pre fitted. I usually start the lower firewall in a semi tipped horizontal position (like a drawer and then bring it down like a garage door). You can tweek the sides where it meets the longs by bending the ears a bit vertically just inboard of the air tube exits. Then I insert the inner reinforcement which is a pain to get it under the tunnel lips.
Push everything forward.

I would pre fit everything a few times, trace any marks where you want to pre punch any holes for the welds, grind any weld landing zones clean at mating points. Self tapping screws secure the fit up.

There will be blood!
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post Jan 16 2017, 08:35 PM
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Hi Jeff. In post #191 (linked below) you show your repair to the outer right wheelhouse. Newbie question: In places you have clecos on the original wheelhouse. So, did you leave little tabs on the repair piece and flange them so they'd tuck under the original wheelhouse, then drill the 1/8" hole through both for the cleco?

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?s=&...t&p=1001455
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Hi Jeff. In post #191 (linked below) you show your repair to the outer right wheelhouse. Newbie question: In places you have clecos on the original wheelhouse. So, did you leave little tabs on the repair piece and flange them so they'd tuck under the original wheelhouse, then drill the 1/8" hole through both for the cleco?

http://www.914world.com/bbs2/index.php?s=&...t&p=1001455


The repair panel was left a little large since I don't care to butt weld aprons or wheel houses. Pretty thin metal in those areas around the height of the battery tray so a little extra as a backer serves well to burn into. I used a small bead on on both sides instead of one fat hot bead since its visible from both sides.. The tail end of the repair panel was a butt weld to the wheelhouse. Both the panel removed and the repair panel have two larges hole in them for alignment of the outer console. The repair panel didn't overlay the old panel perfectly so the clecos were used to position it until I was satisfied where its permanent home would be versus having to use self tapping screws in, out, in out, in out. Just saved time in the fit up.
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That's very helpful, thanks Jeff.
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