| Hotrodvw |
Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:22 pm |
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| Post up your fab skillz...metal work, plumbing, etc.... |
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| VWsArent4Hippies |
Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:52 pm |
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Here's a couple of things i've done to my bus:
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| Skim |
Mon Sep 03, 2007 8:53 pm |
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| I would post up pics of mine but its not a VW its my 61 Impala vert I rescued out of a ravine. It had another car drug over the top of it. |
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| chickengeorge |
Mon Sep 03, 2007 9:15 pm |
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Some narrowed trail arms I built with a jig off of the spring plate mount.
The welds are a lot nicer than the crappy pictures show them. It was all clean around the welds too even though the discoloration makes it look dirty. I just got them on the other day after sandblasting and paint. I hope they work...Maaaaaybe I'll die, maaaaybe I won't.
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| FireBug1966 |
Mon Sep 03, 2007 11:08 pm |
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Previous owner felt the need to cut off the pan supports. My work certainly won't win any awards but it got the job done.
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| mcdronkz |
Tue Sep 04, 2007 2:46 am |
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LOVE this topic =D>
Since I bought a welder (Cebora 155 amp MIG/MAG co2) I'm getting more involved in metal fabrication. Working on a bike (Honda MTX80) now, been welding like 5 brackets on that thing and every one is getting a little nicer.
This thread is a very nice source of inspiration for me. |
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| Hotrodvw |
Tue Sep 04, 2007 6:52 am |
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I haven't had to do any steel fab on my car, so this is the only VW related thing I have.....plumbing. All brake lines minus the main line down the pan to the rear are new 304SS, and the fuel lines are 316SS 3/8" hard lines. Sorry, it's all I've got in less than a yr.
BACK OF THE ENGINE.....
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| volksfahrer.nl |
Tue Sep 04, 2007 7:43 am |
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The work looks nice but I do think it's quite dangerous to run a fuelline under the pan.
Is the car stock height? |
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| Hotrodvw |
Tue Sep 04, 2007 8:05 am |
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| Nope, it's dropped, but protected, I can keep an eye on it. I don't drive it in the rain, just the nicer days. I've logged prob. 3k miles, no problems. |
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| SprayBomb |
Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:14 am |
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Built this shifter for Andy
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| SprayBomb |
Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:19 am |
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Just about finished with my quarter panel replacement :D
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| Rowroy |
Tue Sep 04, 2007 9:25 am |
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VWsArent4Hippies wrote: Here's a couple of things i've done to my bus:
What gauge metal did you use? Did you have any trouble with warping when you welded it? |
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| allthewayalive |
Tue Sep 04, 2007 11:19 am |
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several years ago when i was into watercoolers, i cut down the grille from an '85 golf to fit my scirocco 16v with european spec headlamps, eliminating the high beam lenses.
went from this setup:
to this:
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| sled |
Tue Sep 04, 2007 11:24 am |
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| chickengeorge |
Tue Sep 04, 2007 11:39 am |
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| ^^nice. is that tigged?^^ |
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| SprayBomb |
Tue Sep 04, 2007 11:43 am |
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Looks mig'd to me
Nice job bro 8) |
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| RoachGhia |
Tue Sep 04, 2007 11:54 am |
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looks like an arc welder to me.
What are you building, sled? a skyscraper? |
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| wonword |
Tue Sep 04, 2007 12:51 pm |
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RoachGhia wrote: looks like an arc welder to me.
What are you building, sled? a skyscraper?
dont know the type of weld, but do know that that's a airbag bracket :D |
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| VWsArent4Hippies |
Tue Sep 04, 2007 2:32 pm |
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Rowroy wrote: What gauge metal did you use? Did you have any trouble with warping when you welded it?
18 Guage. And no, you just have to take your time |
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| my65vert |
Tue Sep 04, 2007 4:42 pm |
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RoachGhia wrote: looks like an arc welder to me.
What are you building, sled? a skyscraper?
looks to be a bag mount on an IRS trailing arm? |
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