stick welding auto body?

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i have a simple question..........is it unheard of to weld replacement panel's on some 47 year old car?   i have been fooling around with this on an old "buzz box"  =220/ cemtron 225 amp a.c. arc welder= 6011, 6013,7014 rods, making a million tack welds. i jsut cant aford  a mig welder right. any one have a sugestion? is stick welding a big no no?
Reply:http://www.weldingweb.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=12200Anything worth doing is worth doing RIGHT
Reply:im just wondering if it is possible do a good job with stick, or maybe brazing?i wish i had a mig
Reply:Brazing is how it ws done way back when...Old cars are loaded with brass......zap!I am not completely insane..Some parts are missing Professional Driver on a closed course....Do not attempt.Just because I'm a  dumbass don't mean that you can be too.So DON'T try any of this **** l do at home.
Reply:i might try that!,  im sorta scared that the heet will worp the panels, but i seem to have much more control with the torch than messing around with my old welder.  i have noticed every one says stuff like "acids" will ruin the paint job in the end. what if you weld from the back side only?, just short of burning threw? i have been able to this.Last edited by 60 studebaker hawk; 07-01-2007 at 03:37 PM.
Reply:Well some of the old studebakers were built like tanks. Enough metal in one front quarter panel to roll out an entire geo metro body skin. Your machine is going to be one determining factor. The bottom end might be thirty amps, the bottom end might be forty amps. Not that some welding guru can't pull off miracles but if your machine was designed to operate at a low of 40 amps, stick or mig, you're going to be working in way less than ideal parameters. The biggest determining factor is you. If, even after pratice, you can't acheive a quality weld or a weld that satisfies you with what you've got then what anyones else says is irrelevant. Move on to another method. In a nutshell, the small migs excell in the body panel arena, that's probably what you should go with. Save up pennies and work towards a used reconditioned model. Make that a goal along with the the restoral project. Good luck.
Reply:Read the first post on the link below. I have done some stick welding and O/A welding on some old cars. The metal in thicker and easyer to weld then newer cars but it is still hard tp pull off. Most cars of that age were spot welded then lead was used as a filler. If repairs were make after is was most likely O/A. You will get wrapage with either process but the metal can be beet back in shape if done correctly. It will be a hard learning experience.  http://www.weldingweb.com/vbb/showthread.php?t=12200&page=4Hope this helps and their is some good info in the link olddad posted above.Miller DVI2Lincoln Precision Tig 225Thermodynamics Cutmaster 38Everything else needed.
Reply:well it seems i need to talk the wife into letting me buy a mig welder..............wish me luck
Reply:good luck lol63' Lincoln SA200 2008 miller trailblazer 302fibre-metal pipelinermiller camo BWEand all the guns and ammo a growin boy needs
Reply:Originally Posted by 60 studebaker hawkwell it seems i need to talk the wife into letting me buy a mig welder..............wish me luck