tomb I really agree with you. although my chasis does need welding, ie hole in rear cross member and bit on joint up front im sure it be fine til the summer. which gives me plenty of time to play! I read somewhere 10litre of gas does one meter of weld. is that really true? sounds crazy

dont they have to answer it?

just downloaded it to me computer. cheers mate. lets hope the welder is sound and I dont have to replace anything, well atleast not to start with anyhows. seems genuine. anyhows I have heard people being scared of hiting wires and burning through stuff. is it really that bad. if you control...

am going to pay him once I see the goods ;-) I dont want any bricks :-(

haha yup I am going to look for stuff to weld before I set myself lose on the defender :-) I got sompe steel box I could play with. any ideas where best place to get 3mm plates to weld on chasis? I want just steel plates yeah? or is it mild stuff (mild being mixed with something I guess)

just won the above welder for £77 bucks, now to collect it. no pictures etc. but said all was in good working order

you cleaned it down since the picture? surface rust? your drop arm and link ball joints look fine dont they

oh I didnt mean that bit. Ill take a picture and send it over

bigandyt yup thats what im on about. do i need to get out there and buy a plastic knob :rolleyes:

can you steam clean yourself? . I can powerwash as I got one of them, but steam cleaning. hmmm how do you go about that? is that a garage only job. ok about wires, I see your just being cautious. Depends where your welding I guess. good about what mate said, but when ya get pics of closer weld...

cool, that would cover my issues if I go down that route. The weld looks good to me, but I aint no expert and more pictures would be great, but thanks for getting one up today that is great! Did they paint it all up for you then? I was thinking about getting steam clean in summer also and...

I noticed on my airfilter there is a small metal pole with a thred on end. I dont have anything on the end of this, but noticed one of the guys on here did. What does this mean? it looked like a plastic cap or something someone on here also said if dont stall, prob means little air getting in...

cheers matey MIG welder Clarkes 150TE complete with accessories& gas on eBay (end time 28-Jan-10 17:49:26 GMT) lets hope I get lucky!

cheers mate, im very much a novice to welding and all that jazz. I have two patches to be welded on me x member. It was also welded last year. was yours much worst than that? 50 pence holes on mine. I look fwd to seeing your pictures :-) regarding rear chasis, I have seen one goes past the...

I dont know anything related to the engine, but your landy looks really nice! is that steering guard fitted on the outside of the chasis?

can you show us some pictures mate? also will give me better clue to exactly where the new joint is, ie will it cover the problem areas I have :-)

cheers fanatic, was seeing if anyone had one for sale. I guess everyone who got their welder needs it to fix their own problems! I have been looking out on ebay and just waiting til sutting good comes up. Im right in thinking I need a 150amp really yeah. I know someone said that 30-40 would do...

been on that m6 on way home on friday rush hour, aint fun I knows that :-(, was picking up a car for my mate. He only gave me £30 to travel about 240 miles and I was driving my defender 90 200tdi! grrrrr. mates and all that. bet your well happy yeah? I take it your front end of chasis and...

hey mate, can you take some pictures of where it joins etc. would be good to see quality of that area. Have you tried pulling anything etc. I know you just got home, but test it out :-)

sounds good does that. I would have to travel about 200 miles there and back. not sure if need to replace yettttt. but great others recomend it :-). was your exhaust put back on?