hope this worked, below photo of my chassis with rot cut out

12032010091.jpg
 
right now i know how to up load pics heres some more.

chassis with rust removed
http://i1259.photobucket.com/albums/ii543/steve9112/12032010093.jpg

new box section I made up

http://i1259.photobucket.com/albums/ii543/steve9112/12032010097.jpg

http://i1259.photobucket.com/albums/ii543/steve9112/12032010098.jpg

makeing the box was easy, first time using a mig welder and its a lot easyer than arc welding. spent all day today fitting section to car, this was so easy as the metal was dirty and the location was difficult, also the box section does not fit as well as I thought.
I will upload some photos of the finnished job soon.
I would rather fit a complete rear end new like you can do on the defenders, I'm hoping Richards chasssis come up with one, they have the artical on disco chassis in May addition of landyzone, can't wait to read it
 
sorry writing mistake on last post, suppose to say NOT easy fitting box to car. whish it was easy.
thanks mad hat for showing me the way to upload photos.:dance:
 
That looks better than the job i just paid to have on mine. garage just put 2 silly little patches on. i like the look of what you have done.you should make up repair sections and sell on ebay. i would buy would even let you fit.
 
thanks for the coments, don't think i would like to work on some one else pride and joy.

time will tell if its ok as the welds could give way.
 
check out you tube for mig welding examples, this helped a lot, also you will need to research mig welders to get the best one for your money. Gas is expensive but in the end if you have a lot of work over a couple of years it will pay for itself. I used a full bottle of argon gas from Adams hobby gas. this included my testing. If you are seriouse about having a go, get a clear welding ask from ebay. this makes life a lot easyer

good luck
 
well most sites books and colleges that i have spoke to say use Argon mix CO2 as it gives the better mix, you can use pub co2 gas but spites more and if you are new to mig welding would make things more difficult.
 
steve911 said:
check out you tube for mig welding examples, this helped a lot, also you will need to research mig welders to get the best one for your money. Gas is expensive but in the end if you have a lot of work over a couple of years it will pay for itself. I used a full bottle of argon gas from Adams hobby gas. this included my testing. If you are seriouse about having a go, get a clear welding ask from ebay. this makes life a lot easyer

good luck
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You didn't mention the mix bit........:D
 
I bought a supermig 150 from workshopping.co.uk. it had some good reviews. the clarks model for the same price had to many bad reviews. depending on your budget, so far i found this welder is very good up to 3mm steel. the power settings are not well explained but you can get to grips with it quickly. this web site is great for a beginner to read.
Courses - Welding Wiki
also check out you tube vids see link
Basic MIG Welding - YouTube
hope this helps
 
thats an impressive looking bit of welding you`ve done to your d2 chassis. says someone who is going down a simillar route to your self. i did buy a clarke 150 last november on a vat free day. have done a small bit of chassis welding and made up a rack for a motorbike. the thing i struggle with is keeping the weld pool on line with the joint. probably need more light on the job.
 
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