Finally got some work done

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Finally got some work done
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mazdamandan
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shaved the antenna, somebody made a mess of that w a CB ariel.
shaved emblem holes, shaved cowl, and hand shaped some fender insde lips, I like the way they look after paint, it really cleans up the fender wells.
this is rough by the way, no fillers yet. I dont like fillers I will do as much metalwork as possible.
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scarecrow
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looking good man! keep us up dated.
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lukeinva
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Looks good! Keep it up!!!
crazymikey avatar
crazymikey
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Very nice!!


I want a mig welder for xmas,lol
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mazdamandan
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thanks guys, I don't wanna do any more with those pieces until I have them on the body to smooth in with everything else.

Hey Mikey, the Lincoln handy core 100 is 399 @ Crappy tire ( Canadian Tire ) It works well for sheetmetal, its only good for up to 1/8" steel, its flux core so theres a little more clean up ( slag and spattering ) than a gas mig set up. But its good for a beginner.

I need to buy a bigger welder for suspension work soon.
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mazdamandan
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Oh yeah, next up, gas tank door, new inner fenders, basically fix up the box.

I wanna make a rolling jig for the box to sit on while I work on it, and then I can start on the rear suspension setup too.
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scarecrow
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if your wondering what size welder and what ampage the welder needs to be here's a link for miller welders. i took 4 years of welding in high school, and the last two years of high school i would weld for 1/2 of my classes each day in welding class. miller welders were the shit back then and most fab shops use them today (that i noticed, if i'm wrong please correct me)



please realize this, as i did when working with rock crawlers, buy a quality welder the first time. there are welders out there that can do sheet metal and chassis work. if you have a quality welder there should be no reason why a solid weld should not hold unless the welder (himself) needs more practice.
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crazymikey
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yeah dan I've seen that welder,it's on sale here too. I figured it might be good enough for what I need,like welding patch pieces into my bed and wheel wells,and maybe welding in a roll pan. My step dad has an arc welder,but that'll melt through the Mazda's metal like a hot knife through butter.

For $300,can't really go wrong for that welder kit. I saw some other kits at crappy tire for like $500-700. It's not like I'm cutting up my truck or my frame or anything,it's basically just light bodywork.

We'll see what Santa brings me this year. I've been really good.
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mazdamandan
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yeah , scarecrow, miller is the shizzy.
I think that the millermatic 135 would suit me, no rewiring the garage, (115v) it works with aluminum, stainless, and up to 3/16" materials. I think I could do everything I need with that.
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$640 w/out trolley
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2fine89
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The Lincoln SP 135 is a very good 115 volt welder as well. I have had the SP 100 for over 10 years now - worked great.