sheepers buys a 4wd Datsun.

[RXFORD]

2 hours ago, Bearded Baldy said:

Amateur, if it is long enough to tuck into your collar, you tuck it in!

When i rocked a goatee i had a very very close call with my lathe one night. Started tucking my earmuff band under my chin after that.

Good tip.

Maybe I should start wearing pants around the shop. Wouldn't be fun getting my pubes ripped out by my spinny tools.

[oldrx7]

Is the 2nd datsun a GTR one also?

[sheepers]

Yea, 

truth be told its not actually mine.

But the engine and gearbox that are currently in it do belong to me.
 

[sheepers]

@xsspeed wrote in the wrong thread because hes a noob and cant read the rules,

"did you use the same brand sealer or a different one?"

 

 

i didn't use the same brand of bullshit doesn't work sealer, that would be asking for trouble.

i used another one that i don't know the name of but it was made in Greece.

[xsspeed]

Sorry I thought it was in other projects

[sheepers]

the fuck you did

[shrike]

11 minutes ago, sheepers said:

the fuck you did

Need to add the links to your sig :p

[nzstato]

noice, I was thinking about a new gun.  What settings did you land on to dial it in?  

[VitesseEFI]

On 24/04/2025 at 09:09, sheepers said:

 

@xsspeed wrote in the wrong thread because hes a noob and cant read the rules,

 

On 24/04/2025 at 09:15, xsspeed said:

Sorry I thought it was in other projects

Weird rules….. I mean, I get why it’s the rules and keeps the thread “pure”, but it’s weird’ cause it’s only on OS and only in one area….. and I’ve not got deletion rights so I can’t fix it when I forget/get carried away and screw up…. Grizzle over. 
 

I’ve always liked these 4WD Datsuns (even settle for some of the 2WD ones). ‘Cause they look nice and make great noises…..

Tend to be ridiculous money and/or fall-apart rust here.

[HumberSS]

Think I recall someone posting about this in the paint thread,but you are having good success with epoxy inside panels /seams instead of copper weld through? And just exposing the steel at the plug weld? 

[sheepers]

yea that's pretty much it.

the epoxy burns back a small amount but so do the copper primers.

tbh it was a pain in the arse doing this with the TIG but the MIG doesn't seem to give a fuck and just blazes through any paint that you haven't removed. 

i will, in my experimenting with MIG welding, try the weld thru primers again but the epoxy is a far superior paint and sticks like shit to a blanket. i wouldn't recommend huffing the fumes it gives off but you do you. 

 

[GARDRB]

15 hours ago, sheepers said:

Something that I did learn really quickly is that hot bits of metal rain down on you constantly and you get burnt to shit if your just wearing a t shirt

 

 

Welcome to the world of the rest of us poors/plebs who don't have access to a tig. I'm sure you'll enjoy your hot metal glue gun

[HumberSS]

Nice. Yeah mig is great for burning through rust and old paint remnants without too much fuss. Good to know re epoxy. 

[Tiger Tamer]

I have found with mig welding you need to up your wire speed quite a bit when overhead welding. If you have it at 8.5 and getting a shower of molten metal then go to 9.5-10. You always seem to get some but it should help. Never used a tig myself.

[sheepers]

Wire speed??

 

 

Fuck mate I'm still struggling to turn the thing on.

[westy]

Wait till you get a nice big blob down the tongue of your boot. 

[Dudley]

Wait till you get a blob down ya ear

hole 

[rusty360]

Man you did well to tig weld everything. It would have certainly looked the part though!

[VitesseEFI]

12 hours ago, westy said:

Wait till you get a nice big blob down the tongue of your boot

Dance man dance 😀 (know that dance!)

12 hours ago, Dudley said:

Wait till you get a blob down ya earhole

Especially when lying prone under the car and reflexes cause you beat your head on the ground and car floor alternately.  Most upsetting.  Then years later you get a savage bollocking from the ENT consultant when you explain the true origins of the small (4mm) “ball bearing” he’s just found in your earwax…..😬

Fun times!

[Dudley]

On 14/05/2025 at 22:05, HumberSS said:

Think I recall someone posting about this in the paint thread,but you are having good success with epoxy inside panels /seams instead of copper weld through? And just exposing the steel at the plug weld? 

Copper weld thru primer isn’t a recommended repair method anymore,

the copper and steel mixing causes corrosion