Lyndon

Active Member

• Nov 9, 2012

• #1

hi all, im about to attempt to weld in a new foot well in my 110 and i was wondering if any experienced welders in swansea will help in exchange for a few beer tokens?

I've been doing a welding course in college for a few months now and can do vertical but ive only done between 3mm and 10mm and the new panel is only 1.2mm so would appricae any help/advise i can get!

Im going to go with tack after tack aproach to minimise distortion but my only concern with this method is the possibility for pinholes ( and there for rust) inbetween tacks as running a seam will warp the Sh*t out of it.

anyone with any help or advise would be a great help if not then i guess it will be the same as everything else on it and i will just give it a bash and if its crap cut it out and start again!

 

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basher79

New Member

• Nov 9, 2012

• #2

go for it mate

 

chris07

Active Member

• Nov 9, 2012

• #3

i am in the midle of doing this job. i have folded new footwells out of 2mm steel sheet then pudle weld it in ware i cant get the spotwelder in

 

Dr_evil

Banned

• Nov 9, 2012

• #4

Best thing is to get some scrap and practice on that to get the welder set up right

 

mick 1986

Well-Known Member

• Nov 10, 2012

• #5

What type of welder are you using?

If its stick/SMAW/MMA then use some 1.2mm rods, stick them in the oven on about 200deg and use them.

If its MIG, go steady with it, you don't want the amps too high or the wire speed.

Practice in some scrap to get the settings for each welder perfect, try and use the same metal you intend to weld to set it up on.

Personally I would advise against tacking it, it's a ****e way of welding it. Try using a stitching method.

 

tottot

Well-Known Member

• Nov 10, 2012

• #6

Look up The mig welding diy guide, lots of good info.

 

tacr2man

Well-Known Member

• Nov 10, 2012

• #7

If you tack and then seam in short runs , and let cool and weld elsewhere including from opposite side you should be able to keep distortion to a minimum and get a waterproof seal HTSH

 

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Richard Martin

Well-Known Member

• Nov 10, 2012

• #8

Spend some time here MIG Welding - The DIY Guide before you start.
Add plenty of seam sealer and paint after welding.

 

mikescuba

Well-Known Member

• Nov 12, 2012

• #9

Mine need doing also, I contacted MIB components in Leamington spar. Ian quoted between £100 to £200 each side. They did me rear X member a couple of years ago and did a very good job.