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I Started my first business in a 53 willys pick up truck in 1985. I used the truck for a month until I could find something more practical. A customer came in wanting some repairs to the frame and swap the front end from a '67 cheby c10. I took the job. Cut the entire front end and the rear diff out. My son scrapped the rest of the truck.I used mostly a porta band to trim the frame pieces to get them to match. The cheby channel was almost an inch taller.Its been a fun project. I used 1/4" plate for most of it and some 1/8. The customer wanted independent front suspension and 2 wheel drive. The whole thing...Rear frame ...Left sideFront splice outside Jeep is on the rightFront splice inside...Whaddya think?Real world weldin. When I grow up I want to be a tig weldor.
Reply:1/4X 2 goes to the front splice.The customer let me tig the motor mounts in.All other welds were pulsed spray with .030 wire between 200 and 300 ipm. 92/8 gas.Last edited by David R; 09-04-2009 at 08:42 PM.Real world weldin. When I grow up I want to be a tig weldor.
Reply:Motor mounts... Bolts can be screwed in with my fingers.Tig was done with Arcmaster 185 usually on full tilt. 3/32 filler 3/32 tungsten, water cooled torch. All pieces welded both sides in position. I had to use the shortest cap on the torch to do the inside and overhead.David "Chillys"Real world weldin. When I grow up I want to be a tig weldor.
Reply:Please keep the pictures coming. I love to watch these projects unfold.
Reply:Thats great work!! I like them welds. Are you useing Mig or Stick on this project? Just wondering.
Reply:Looks Great! Excellent Work! Box It!
Reply:Nice work David R. Interesting build order. I'm waiting for the steering column to wander towards the new steering gear location. Is that on you too?David R, I hope this marriage ceremony isn't past the part about: "Speak now, or forever hold thy peace." Although you built some sturdy mount towers, the engine mounts your customer supplied are the worst rip-away design ever built. Remember the huge motor mount recall, and the anchor cable retrofit? Seems like it was claimed that the trouble was recognized in ‘64, and a .50 (cent) each mount solution was proposed, but the bean counters blew off the problem. Seems like the final fix, in the form of a recall, cost 30 million. And that's back when a dollar was still worth fifty cents. OUCH! No sense repeating history on that one!I think the truck mounts were originally engineered as cushions, for applications where the clutch housing would hold the torque through a separate set of its own mounts. As popular as the trucks are now, maybe there are some improved-design aftermarket mounts available? If the truck won't have bell housing mounts, I think I'd give the customer an option of a rework now; possibly with a change to the ‘71-up (or was it '73? Anyway, you know the mount, sandwiched in steel.) design mounts, or maybe a change to some improved design aftermarket mounts.Good LuckLast edited by denrep; 10-02-2009 at 11:44 PM.
Reply:I'm surprised this post came back up again. I thought it died due to respect, embarrasment, or fear(mod fear).I had hoped the welds were made by your son, as a training thing.Pic 4, Post 1..... the joint was missed for about 1/3 of the run. The fillet/lap doesn't cover both pieces of steel. This was at the bottom of the splice.Pic 1, Post 3...... another bad fillet/. It doesn't fill the gap. Second piece of plate up from the bottom.I'm not saying I could do better, but I would probably redo the welds in question. I do redo some of my welds, and I feel better about them when I'm done."Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/
Reply:Other issues, but those of y'al that know, will probably find them."Any day above ground is a good day"http://www.farmersamm.com/ |
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