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Mon Jun 28, 2010 12:49 am

Just because some welds look pretty doesn't necessarily mean they're strong.

Mon Jun 28, 2010 3:32 am

baker1184 wrote: I'm pretty sure the term is stack of dimes. His welding looks good to me, not perfect but I couldn't do any better.

Ditto

Mon Jun 28, 2010 5:22 am

you get the dime effect if your weld settings are low (at least it helps)
but I run it hotter

looks good welds are not always good welds

Mon Jun 28, 2010 6:59 am

This baja is looking mean. I like how that rear end is setup.

Tue Jun 29, 2010 6:59 pm

Love your build! Inspiring! Keep the pic candy coming. How much wider is that rear torsion housing?

Mon Jul 12, 2010 5:03 pm

well got the rear brakes all sorted out are done just need to bleed them,
strapped the fuel cell,made a battery holder and mounted it, welded tabs on for fuel pump and regulator, mounted rear shock reservoirs, finished the shift linkage, and finished the steering.

still need ball joint backing plates which are being a pain to find for some reason.
lights and wiring

Mon Jul 12, 2010 6:07 pm

pics or it didnt happen? :wink:

Mon Jul 12, 2010 9:21 pm

I so almost forgot that I tacked up my front bumper :shock: lol

pics will be soon maybe tomorrow

Sun Jul 18, 2010 12:27 pm

8)

Sun Jul 18, 2010 1:02 pm

bajas looking sweet man 8)

Mon Jul 19, 2010 4:09 am

Sweet !!! Looking nice dude !

Mon Jul 19, 2010 5:21 am

Nice build indeed. I like that it has such a mean look to it.
As for the comments on the welds. Welds look good to me, better than most of the crap I see on here. Sometimes stack dime welds are the only way to not burn through on thin wall ( depending on welder ) and you can push heat into the weld on stacked dime welds too.
Keep up the good work.

Mon Jul 19, 2010 10:47 am

you might like this thread

http://www.race-dezert.com/forum/showthread.php/59124

Mon Jul 19, 2010 7:49 pm

aaronhdez wrote: you might like this thread

http://www.race-dezert.com/forum/showthread.php/59124
I have a few pics in there but there is way to many pages to find it lol

Mon Jul 19, 2010 8:20 pm

That front cage looks kinda familiar! :lol:

Mon Jul 19, 2010 9:26 pm

aaronhdez wrote: you might like this thread

http://www.race-dezert.com/forum/showthread.php/59124

i feel talent less! wow!

Wed Sep 01, 2010 2:23 pm

how do you like your foa shocks? other than the bump stop mounting cans.

Wed Sep 01, 2010 3:27 pm

geoffwg wrote: how do you like your foa shocks? other than the bump stop mounting cans.
well so far I havent drove the car yet. still..lol.
the overall quality of the looks of them are not as good as king or fox but thats not a big factor to me :D as long as they dont blow and start leaking they seem great for the $$

Tue Sep 07, 2010 3:33 pm

a few post back you said you wanted to get some by pass shocks. are these just temporary?

Fri Sep 17, 2010 9:48 pm

geoffwg wrote: a few post back you said you wanted to get some by pass shocks. are these just temporary?
yes bypass shocks was the original plan but at the time i couldnt afford them and the set up i have now with the bump stops/shocks work very well and it was cheaper.