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Timmyp34
Post #351

QUOTE (W1NT3R @ Apr 26 2011, 07:08 PM) *
No Tailshaft?

on jack stands, Should check out my cracks in the chassis on SD!(tech fourms)

W1NT3R
Post #352

QUOTE (Timmyp34 @ Apr 26 2011, 07:09 PM) *
on jack stands, Should check out my cracks in the chassis on SD!(tech fourms)


Yeah i saw that thread, they're not too bad! Mine has a couple also, seen waaaay worse! tongue.gif

Timmyp34
Post #353

QUOTE (W1NT3R @ Apr 26 2011, 07:17 PM) *
Yeah i saw that thread, they're not too bad! Mine has a couple also, seen waaaay worse! tongue.gif

oh really? did you weld them up? lol. i think i am just getting soft!
W1NT3R
Post #354

QUOTE (Timmyp34 @ Apr 26 2011, 07:21 PM) *
oh really? did you weld them up? lol. i think i am just getting soft!


Nah, they're just chilling. I wont do anything til they get bigger! tongue.gif

Timmyp34
Post #355

QUOTE (W1NT3R @ Apr 26 2011, 07:24 PM) *
Nah, they're just chilling. I wont do anything til they get bigger! tongue.gif

lol by that time i should have a better welder do weld that shit up for you!

W1NT3R
Post #356

Shall keep in mind! biggrin.gif

089JAY
Post #357

QUOTE (Timmyp34 @ Apr 26 2011, 07:30 PM) *
lol by that time i should have a better welder do weld that shit up for you!


Why would you need a better weld to weld cracks in a chassis? They should be welded up ground flat then have a plate over them with only the top and bottom welded

Timmyp34
Post #358

QUOTE (089JAY @ Apr 26 2011, 07:33 PM) *
Why would you need a better weld to weld cracks in a chassis? They should be welded up ground flat then have a plate over them with only the top and bottom welded

I have a miller stick/tig on single phase, I could weld it with it. but this is more of an excause to get a mig and get flux core so i dont have to rent gas or anything and more suited for cars/panel work imo. i dont want to weld too many plates on(none would be better) since i dont want it picked up on rwc's etc

Zed7fiddy
Post #359

Replaced the headlight globe on the bike today after it busted the other night mid way home! was a looooong way home following that little white line!

and 40 bucks a pop fucking stoked i dont have to replace 2!

rolla boi
Post #360

Repaired the rust in the mx83 and gave her a much needed service

089JAY
Post #361

QUOTE (Timmyp34 @ Apr 26 2011, 07:41 PM) *
I have a miller stick/tig on single phase, I could weld it with it. but this is more of an excause to get a mig and get flux core so i dont have to rent gas or anything and more suited for cars/panel work imo. i dont want to weld too many plates on(none would be better) since i dont want it picked up on rwc's etc


Ahhh Okay, more than likely the same as the one I have @ work. You should be able to TIG thin shit without warping it or burning holes. I just welded the Monaro Scoop onto the VL's bonnet by stitching about 1/2 an inch, leaving 2 inches until it was one nice bead right the way around without any warping.

Personally I'd rather use a TIG on thin shit over a Mig, but thats just me.

Timmyp34
Post #362

QUOTE (089JAY @ Apr 26 2011, 09:02 PM) *
Ahhh Okay, more than likely the same as the one I have @ work. You should be able to TIG thin shit without warping it or burning holes. I just welded the Monaro Scoop onto the VL's bonnet by stitching about 1/2 an inch, leaving 2 inches until it was one nice bead right the way around without any warping.

Personally I'd rather use a TIG on thin shit over a Mig, but thats just me.

Yeah i could do it, but i would rather get a smallish mig so i can weld shit faster easyer i wana make some decent selfs for my shed to!

I am only an apprentice so i havnt had a whole lot to do with tic.
if i need a tig in the future i can steal one from work tongue.gif
Who do you work for?

Geoff
Post #363

Just some pics of the stuff ive done in the last few days. The hectic ghetto exhaust i made up:







Theres some method to my madness, so dont call me chaserface just yet. This is just a hack ute (that i incidentally love and will never get rid of) that cost a carton of piss and gets used primarily on stations to chase and yard wild bulls through the scrub, so it is inevitable that it sustains a fair bit of damage. This is the 3rd exhaust - the first one got ripped off in the scrub and was replaced with a complete OEM spec exhaust from an identical ute thats rusting away on the flats. That also got ripped off. Now, im a pretty hack job on the ARC welder so whatever. There wer a lot of hole left by tek screws that needed to be filled (hey, its what you do to get you home). The only other mounting to the vehicle behind the welded on y pipe is the wire tie, which is going to be left like that - it lets it have a bit of "give" to deflect the ripping effect of getting snagged on underlying brush. Thats also why its so short. I pinched the muffler off of an old navara and the front part of my masterpiece from anothfer old toyota. Jjst welded the 2 different flanges together and welded that to the headers. LIKE A BOSS.

The tray on this ute appears to have been made by a previous owner and quite poorly at that. The length of C Channel that mounts the numberplate, reverse lights and trailer light plug was used as an integral mount at the far rear, and subsequently failed because it just wasnt up to the job:



This is the rearmost point that the tray mounts to the vehicle, one on each side. The picture was taken jacked up a bit. When it failed, the tray collapsed down and when that big shift of weight occured while belting through rough, thick bush at 40kmh, the rest of the welds and studs also failed because of the pull on them combined with the bone jarring ride:





Bouncing around like we were, the bloody thing was about to fall off! Just 2 of the 8 mounts were still intact and they were only bolted not welded, and the bolts were quite loose as well. With no tools we were forced to turn home to repair this sucker:



Nope, not like a boss at all but like an apprentices first day. I hate busted arse old arc welders, im a namcy boy that cant weld unless its with a MIG. (Ed: theres been some more harsh driving and theyve all held up fine, so fingers crossed)

I also cleaned all of the shit out the back of the tray, was like the fucking hundred acre wood back there. Better now



Also, i got the passenger door to open, by bashing it hard with my shoulder like someone in an american movie trying to break down a door:



In conclusion, its entirely plausible that i write too much about menial tazks on shitbox cars. I :wub: my ute!

Nothingman
Post #364

Fixed drivers side electric window.

GTRwilson
Post #365

Washed it earlier in the week. Tried to scrub out all the dry rubber in the guards. Only got half the shit off, and now theres bits stuck to the driveway. sad.gif

getting bored of the power, time to start saving for FI i think...

S2krazie
Post #366

QUOTE (GTRwilson @ Apr 27 2011, 08:50 AM) *
getting bored of the power, time to start saving for FI i think...



HAHAHAHA, I remember making that same comment.

089JAY
Post #367

QUOTE (Timmyp34 @ Apr 26 2011, 09:13 PM) *
Yeah i could do it, but i would rather get a smallish mig so i can weld shit faster easyer i wana make some decent selfs for my shed to!

I am only an apprentice so i havnt had a whole lot to do with tic.
if i need a tig in the future i can steal one from work tongue.gif
Who do you work for?


I build Trailers. Anything from a 6x4 to a Gooseneck/Fifth Wheel Horse Float to a Semi Trailer

S2krazie
Post #368

Built a ramp out of gravel rash & drove it under the house.
B Unit
Post #369

^^^Haha poor daily now out in the rain.

S2krazie
Post #370

QUOTE (B Unit @ Apr 27 2011, 03:24 PM) *
^^^Haha poor daily now out in the rain.


Fucked if I care laugh.gif
The S2K has been out in the elements for over 2-3 months now since I took the carport down around December time.
I want to buy more gravel rash though, fill in the centre bit and extend the ramp out even further.

S4rdonic
Post #371

Whats your ride height for the S2000?

OT: drove it, thought about fixing the interior, still cbf to do it.

E30_luv
Post #372

Sanded the boot lid back again because the paint job ended up fucked. Ready to go and get sprayed again on Friday

S2krazie
Post #373

QUOTE (S4rdonic @ Apr 27 2011, 05:41 PM) *
Whats your ride height for the S2000?

OT: drove it, thought about fixing the interior, still cbf to do it.


Illegal. laugh.gif
I actually raised it about 1/2 an inch a few weeks ago for dyno tuning convenience factor.

wbtonner
Post #374

Picked it up from the dealership and drove it home for the first time. On my way home booked it in at tint-a-car for 18% on the rear window and side quarters and the new 'Octane' darkest legal for the sides. Should look good black on black smile.gif

andrew12a
Post #375

new front strut inserts in the 31 followed by 3 hours of skids. the rx7 thinks im cheating on it.

Protius
Post #376

Finish putting the front end together after having sprayed replacement panels last weekend.

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clutch-monkey
Post #377

sprayed!! at last tongue.gif you will have to update your sig biggrin.gif

Protius
Post #378

QUOTE (clutch-monkey @ Apr 30 2011, 05:29 PM) *
sprayed!! at last tongue.gif you will have to update your sig biggrin.gif

Haha, yeah I will. Couple little things to do tomorrow and a wash as well.

Rileys
Post #379

QUOTE (Protius @ Apr 30 2011, 05:19 PM) *
Finish putting the front end together after having sprayed replacement panels last weekend.

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looks sweet dude

VenomRC
Post #380

Gave the rear end a bit of a cut and polish

Sharpy
Post #381

Wow, what a day.

Up at 5am and drove to Brisbane to get a Tune.

16 Psi got me 320.6hp and a dead flat AFR readout of 12 (LOOK AT THAT BOOST HOLD WOO! lol)

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20 Psi (still falling off after 6500rpm) got me 350.0hp. again, AFR's 12 flat (this is a P.B. for me)


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Then I went out to the CHR drag day and got a 12.80 at 116mph, this time and the mph are again both P.B.'s and I know theres more in the old girl. (will post time slip tomorrow)


I'm so tired now though!

GTRwilson
Post #382

QUOTE (Sharpy @ Apr 30 2011, 09:58 PM) *
Wow, what a day.


Good effort on the power and 1/4 time. Whats the old girl weigh?

Sharpy
Post #383

QUOTE (GTRwilson @ Apr 30 2011, 10:01 PM) *
Good effort on the power and 1/4 time. Whats the old girl weigh?



Thanks dude. TBH I'm not 100% sure. Its been fully stripped from behind the back seats -> back, all plastics, carpets, sound deadening etc (which tbh I regret - wtb comfort) and a roll cage put in.

so maybe 1100ish give or take?

was just running street tyres tonight, at 20psi. 235.45.17 khumo ku31's.

GTRwilson
Post #384

with that power:weight ratio and trap speed, you could be doing low 12's on some mickey thompson ET Streets or similar id guess?... dunno.gif

Sharpy
Post #385

Yeah I think you'd be right. One day.

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