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Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 3:17 pm
by NeonOn19s
looking good man.

Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 5:15 pm
by LaidNeon
save yourself the headache & weld those panels in. thats what i did on my neon. i know a good welder can be expensive, but flux core welders arent worth a damn. i promise you will be better off if you just weld those suckers in

Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 5:18 pm
by TheRandom1
Hmmmm. May want to listen to him, he's done a thing or two with metal work before...

Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 6:49 pm
by Mr Josh Zombie
I agree with Dan and Sean.

Do it right the first time, or you're going to be kicking yourself in the ass later.

Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 6:54 pm
by TheRandom1
Well... you'll be in line to kick yourself while the rest of us are kicking you, at least.

Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 1:00 pm
by 1972demon
LaidNeon wrote:save yourself the headache & weld those panels in. thats what i did on my neon. i know a good welder can be expensive, but flux core welders arent worth a damn. i promise you will be better off if you just weld those suckers in
yeah im going to go with the welding, i dont feel like dropping out the motor mid-seasons and fixing the firewall, and this work why get lazy now, im just worried about metal warpping, should i hammer and dolly as im welding it. the welder im using isn't really cheap its a lincoln migpak 140, the reason im not using a "real" welder, is do to only 110 at the girlfriends, it is a ture mig , i just didn't have any gas for it so i was using flux core, could i get away with using flux core on this stuff dan or do i need to go buy a bottle of gas. im using .030 wire would it be better to drop to a small wire? any pointer you can offer helps.

Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 1:02 pm
by TheRandom1
Oh sure, listen to Dan but not me...

Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 1:12 pm
by Mr Josh Zombie
:rofl:

Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 1:13 pm
by 1972demon
oh sorry i forgot you josh, thanks for the heads up

Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 1:14 pm
by Mr Josh Zombie
That right there is fantastically fantastic.

Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 1:48 pm
by TheRandom1
Yup, I'll be showing penis in this thread soon.

Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 2:22 pm
by 1972demon
this page could us some pictures

Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 3:52 pm
by NeonOn19s
:rofl:

This is getting good...

Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 3:56 pm
by 1972demon
i dont know nate a man telling us, that hes going to produce pictures of his penis isn't good in my books

Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 3:56 pm
by TheRandom1
8====D

Enjoy, Ben.

Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 3:58 pm
by 1972demon
awh man , now that picture will be in my mind all night well im masturbating the cows udders

Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 4:00 pm
by TheRandom1
And since I know you're wondering... YES, that picture is life size.

Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 4:02 pm
by 1972demon
ouch im on my blackberry, thats like 1.4 cm, oh wait 3/5 of a inch

Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 4:03 pm
by TheRandom1
OK, so maybe it's a bit generous...

Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 4:05 pm
by 1972demon
well enough of all this cock-talk, im going to mcD's then work, might work on the car when i get home.

Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 11:27 pm
by thttxboy
Ok I just read thru your thread and I love ur car great work. But I have a question... I also will be shaving my engine bay but, I am new to this . What kind of welding is necessary for this? I am a big noob to welding, I obviously wont be doing the welding myself, but I know there's different types of welders so what do I ask for?? I want to start this project next week but all my questions are holding me up lol

Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 2:06 am
by LaidNeon
when welding in those filler plates. tach it in every inch or so. once you make one pass, let it cool down. then weld another round. Patience is key with this. after every couple rounds, grind the welds smooth. Pay attention to how hot the metal is & as long as you do that, you wont warp the metal. PATIENCE is key, trust me

Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 5:55 am
by 1972demon
would cooling the welds with a wet rag , be a good or bad idea?

Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 12:51 pm
by LaidNeon
that would still warp it. i usually put a fan next to the panel i am working on to help cool it.

Posted: Sun Apr 04, 2010 1:02 pm
by 1972demon
Alright I'm going to give it my best tomorrow, if worse comes to worse, I guess I'm getting out the shrinking hammer and dollies.

Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 4:10 pm
by 1972demon
this better sean, thanks for the heads up guys this is turning out pretty good so far, its hard to wait between cool down , likely i have some motor parts that need painting.

Image

Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 4:12 pm
by TheRandom1
Much better! You could work on multiple holes at once if you are worried about not letting it cool enough.

Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 4:12 pm
by NeonOn19s
ohhh purrty..


looking good.

Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 4:17 pm
by 1972demon
TheRandom1 wrote:Much better! You could work on multiple holes at once if you are worried about not letting it cool enough.


I'll mention it too her , but last time i got shot down. :lol:

yeah im going back forth between to of them and then i will start on the other two[/b]

Posted: Mon Apr 05, 2010 4:18 pm
by TheRandom1
Wow, such a gentleman. Most guys just shove their hand up a cows ass without asking!