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Title: Need welding advice!
Post by: Trentski on April 16, 2004, 11:38:16 PM

Need help to replace some missing sheet metal in the bed of my project sammy - the former owner was cutting her up to install a fuel cell and hydraulics:

(http:// http://images.cardomain.com/member_images/5/web/581000-581999/581344_4_full.jpg)

Question - do I need an arc welder or a mig/tig. I know nothing about welding but have a friend who can and I need to know what type of welder to rent for the day I invite him over for beer, BBQ, and welding...

It's only the sheet metal that's cut and a few brackets (gas tank) nothing over 1/8"...

Thanks Guys..

Trento

Title: Re: Need welding advice!
Post by: Agent Orange on April 17, 2004, 01:21:57 AM

your going to want to use a mig welder for this type of work. use .023 70s-6 hard wire with a 75% argon 25% co2 blend. an arc welder would be too harsh for sheet metal, you'd end up burning holes.

Title: Re: Need welding advice!
Post by: Mike71 on April 17, 2004, 01:52:35 AM

hydraulics  ;D u get ell loco low rider there dude u need to slam that turd and paint a  mural on the hood  :P

Title: Re: Need welding advice!
Post by: NY_SIDEKICKER on April 17, 2004, 06:23:38 AM

...QUOTE.....hydraulics   u get ell loco low rider there dude u need to slam that turd and paint a  mural on the hood..............   "Need help to replace some missing sheet metal in the bed of my project sammy -  the former owner was cutting her up to install a fuel cell and hydraulics  Ã‚ "  ;D

Title: Re: Need welding advice!
Post by: 87BlackSami on April 17, 2004, 10:46:34 AM

A hole like that I'd use a mig welder. :o  The Lincoln welder at Home Depot is a great deal for the doit yourselfer. You can buy that and weld anything you want on that Zuk. You'll have to get the argonC02 mix gas cylinder at a local welding supply shop though.

Title: Re: Need welding advice!
Post by: Trentski on April 17, 2004, 10:59:25 PM

Thanks guys, I can rent a Mig welder for 40 bucks for the day from the local rental place.  I'll post the 'after' pics once the smoke clears.

-Trentski   8)

Title: Re: Need welding advice!
Post by: Trentski on April 17, 2004, 11:02:21 PM

Hey NY - that's a kickin kick. I think the dud(e) who had mine prior was going the other direction - thinking bling bling low riding pimpmobile..  he had started to chromify everything in sight and had chrome bumpers and nerfs he wanted to sell me when I picked it up.

-TR 8)

Title: Re: Need welding advice!
Post by: NY_SIDEKICKER on April 18, 2004, 04:26:37 AM

THANKS.......YEA I LIKE WILDS TAKE ON CHROME, IN HIS SIG. SLOT  ;D  CHROME IS JUST WORK THAT NEED NOT BE DONE. I HAVE NEVER LIKED CHROME, TOO MUCH WORK TO KEEP LOOKING GOOD  ;D

Title: Re: Need welding advice!
Post by: mrfuelish on April 18, 2004, 08:34:56 AM

Do you have the parts that he cut out???

Title: Re: Need welding advice!
Post by: explosivo on April 18, 2004, 12:17:13 PM

Hrm... that reminds me that I still need to find a friend with a MIG welder so that I can replace a bunch of rusted out holes in the Tracker...

Title: Re: Need welding advice!
Post by: Cowtracker on April 18, 2004, 12:52:39 PM

of course a mig welder would be best, but an econemy way of fixing the sheetmetal holes:

If you can get your replacment parts to fit well overlaping you couls use a pop rivets and undercoating or roofing tar to seal it up from the elements. um er Mud  ;D