tortron Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Looks like you are going to have a few weekends with a welder and a grinder Looks like someone cut out some rust and didnt bother to weld the new patch in. I would go ahead and strip the whole sill back and cut out anything thats rusted, damaged, or not original and replace it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 @Jusepy82, i didnt see an earlier disco thread 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusepy82 Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Looks bloody dodgy to me haha , its got a lot of bog in it. Built up with the bog so its level with theme sill panel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusepy82 Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 1 minute ago, tortron said: @Jusepy82, i didnt see an earlier disco thread That's alright I'm trying to figure out how to link this one to my project thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tortron Posted March 4, 2018 Author Share Posted March 4, 2018 A shame it wasn't period correct newspaper and chicken wire covered in bog eh 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusepy82 Posted March 4, 2018 Share Posted March 4, 2018 Yeah that wouldn't of surprised me. Ohwell looks like I'm in for for fun , I'm going to get my pannel beater mate to come have a look this week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusepy82 Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Ok so today I started looking at the gearbox. Took the lid off her an.and tipped upside down to drain the old oil out. I have been doing a whole lot of googling and can't come up with a answer .. Is there such thing as a 1300 box and a 1600 box and how do I tell the difference. Or is there only different gear ratios in boxes and that's how to determine which gearbox to bolt up behind a 1600. The numbers I get off the box I've got is 70AG-7006DB R34 I hope you get what I mean lol thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusepy82 Posted July 7, 2018 Share Posted July 7, 2018 Hey folks me again , pulling off the right from wing panel . how does it come away from the front bumper panel. I've drilled out all the spot welds and peeled it.away from the door frame. Thanks . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusepy82 Posted November 4, 2022 Share Posted November 4, 2022 Getting back into her yay !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Adoom Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Clamp/press a block of copper hard against the back of the join when you are butt welding, especially with the large gaps you have there. The copper absorbs the heat and makes it much harder to blow holes. The weld doesn't stick to the copper. Also real good for welding up small holes. I use a bit of flattened 15mm copper pipe. I think you might also be able to use aluminium, but I have never tried. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusepy82 Posted November 5, 2022 Share Posted November 5, 2022 Thanks adoom, I'm fairly new to welding in pannels. I'm wondering what to do now , cut out the pannel and start again or try and fill the holes I've blown below the patch I'll post photos this afternoon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bathcollector Posted November 6, 2022 Share Posted November 6, 2022 Yep, cut it out and do another patch. I use a chunk of 10 mm alloy behind the join, works well. And just keep the magnet on to tack it each side then take it off, magnetic pull can do funny things with the weld puddle. Skip around the patch with good tacks and let it cool well before zapping it again. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudley Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 The main thing you need to do is take your time and get it so the patch is a perfect fit with no gap. With a good fitting patch and your welder setup right you don’t really need any backing plates. also using sheet metal that is the same thickness as the metal your welding too helps 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jusepy82 Posted November 8, 2022 Share Posted November 8, 2022 For some reason I thought that there had to be a little gap so the weld penetrated through and if it expanded with the heat it wouldnt warp the pannel. Lesson learned... thanks lads ! I'm yet to tackle it again , this weekend looks promising though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dudley Posted November 9, 2022 Share Posted November 9, 2022 It’s panel steel you should always get 100% penetration 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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