rebuilding a 40 in a one car garage

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Back on the cruiser

Time to get back on the cruiser.
Been busy with a lot of things and decided to get rid of the energy consument stuff and get back to the thing that give me energy like working on the cruiser.
Starting a new job in January which is a lot more fun then my last one.

First a question, what bellhousing kit do I need to mate a 1UZ to a H55 where can I find it and for what money?
Not that I plan to put it in but there are a few 1UZ's up for grabs and it would be interesting to look into it.

Found a garage for rent and took it. This gives me some room to work in my own garage and store some stuff, like a 1UZ, while working on the body.

Looking for a new MIG welder, small and capabel to use with CuSi and synergic. Any idea's?

 

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Looking at EWM picomig 180 puls, ESAB Caddymig 200i, Kemppi minarcmig 200 evo or the Migatronic rallymig 161i. Anyone having experiance with either one of these?

 

[Weber Sarge]

No direct experience with either of those specifically , but most of the "good" inverter-based welders are made in Italy , even Miller here in the USA uses those as their base . Look closely at warranty and especially the duty cycles - the higher percentage at a given amperage of output is key . Welders that are only good at 20% duty @full output are weak and will easily heat up . I have a Miller tig welder that has it's own special fan system for cooling and it's ratings for duty cycle are quite high for the given output . Make sure also the one you pick is built for standard consumable parts such as liners/gun/cables . Stay away from any knockoffs being built in China , they fail quickly and parts are either expensive or non-existent .
Sarge

 

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No direct experience with either of those specifically , but most of the "good" inverter-based welders are made in Italy , even Miller here in the USA uses those as their base . Look closely at warranty and especially the duty cycles - the higher percentage at a given amperage of output is key . Welders that are only good at 20% duty @full output are weak and will easily heat up . I have a Miller tig welder that has it's own special fan system for cooling and it's ratings for duty cycle are quite high for the given output . Make sure also the one you pick is built for standard consumable parts such as liners/gun/cables . Stay away from any knockoffs being built in China , they fail quickly and parts are either expensive or non-existent .
Sarge

Thanks for your responce.
All 4 are European brands and have decent duty cycles, 100% at 135A or simular.
The EWM Picomig starts at 5A which is nice for CuSi soldering, the other 3 start at 20A. The Migatronic can be upgraded with a SD card and downloadable software. The EWM is very Nice and stable but also a lot more €, twice the € of the Migatronic rallymig 161i. ESAB and Kemppi are in between on performance and price. EWM is the only one with a detachable torch, Euro connector.

 

[Weber Sarge]

I'd stick with the highest duty cycle and detachable cords , the stability is what makes them last . The extra software in my opinion isn't really necessary with a mig , just a lot more complicated and something else to go wrong later .
One thing about getting a welder - once you have one it will see a lot more use than you ever planned , especially if you're good with it and have any friends . This is also one place not to get cheap when buying - money well spent here will save buying another one later or trying to repair a unit that isn't capable of the job .

Sarge

 

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It's been a while but finaly back on it. Had some bad luck, changed jobs but it wasn't wat we tacked about so looking for something new.
Gives me more time but less money.
Started working on the DS floor. Some PO patches and some weak spots.

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The front part had a patch places over the rust and had holes already.
Took a lot of grinding to get rid of the crapy welds.

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Next I found the bottom of the A pillar a bit crunchy.

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Made a few patches and put them in.

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And some more, not finished grinding but you'll get the idea.

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[FJJohn67]

Excellent work bud! I'm motivated to tear into my floor now and buy a mig welder!

 

[bikersmurf]

Good to see you're back at it, Michael. Hope you new job works out better.

 

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Good to see you're back at it, Michael. Hope you new job works out better.

Thanks, it's nice to be back.
The new job is hopefully starting next month so enough time for metalwork.

 

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Some more welding and grinding.

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Got myself a new tool to bend small patches.

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[Tokamak]

Where did you get the new tool and what do they call it. Been looking for something similar for my HF Press.

 

[shipmag]

Nice job welding I got to make the sMe patch to my driver side forward post. But im waiting to get it sand blasted to se how much to cut our.

 

[Weber Sarge]

Swag offroad has a sweet setup for a press brake -
http://www.swagoffroad.com/Metal-Fabrication-Tools-_c_7.html

Sarge

 

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Here is a seller, but it is in Holland.

http://rubenco.nl/metaalbewerken/325-zetbekken-voor-in-de-bankschroef-150-mm-magnetisch.html

These are made for a vice.

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[Weber Sarge]

Here's the 6" vise mounted , also have a 5" unit -

http://www.grizzly.com/products/6-Vise-Brake/H3245

I plan to build one of these little buggers for light/small fab -

http://grabcad.com/library/sheet-metal-mini-workshop-press-brake

The swag unit is pretty big/heavy - if you have room they would be great just to have one on a cheap , stand-alone press like the one from HF , just plan to never use the included junk cast press plates - folks been badly hurt from them exploding .

If you have a welder and the skills -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=mn1GsAJcpok

Sarge