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Offline Trentski

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Need welding advice!
« 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:



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
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Offline Agent Orange

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Re: Need welding advice!
« Reply #1 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.
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Re: Need welding advice!
« Reply #2 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
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Re: Need welding advice!
« Reply #3 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  "  ;D
« Last Edit: April 18, 2004, 04:28:21 AM by NY_SIDEKICKER »
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Re: Need welding advice!
« Reply #4 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.
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Re: Need welding advice!
« Reply #5 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)
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Re: Need welding advice!
« Reply #6 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)
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89 Sammi DD, custom bumpers, calmini S/R, 2" lift, 29" tires, CD, 3 tops, needs paint!
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Re: Need welding advice!
« Reply #7 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
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Re: Need welding advice!
« Reply #8 on: April 18, 2004, 08:34:56 AM »
Do you have the parts that he cut out???
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Re: Need welding advice!
« Reply #9 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...
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Re: Need welding advice!
« Reply #10 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
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