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68IHscout Samba Member
Joined: March 10, 2010 Posts: 3122 Location: santa ana ca
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Posted: Mon Dec 12, 2016 10:23 pm Post subject: Re: Floor Pans |
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OK mine have holes in the middle ,and of course battery tray has rotted.,...thanks for the reply beetlenut |
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67ctbug Samba Member
Joined: January 24, 2016 Posts: 3622 Location: CT
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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 5:32 am Post subject: Re: Floor Pans |
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I think I have a sheet of 20 gauge somewhere so I'll test my welding. _________________ '67 Beetle L41
'74 Westfalia
'69 Plymouth "Adam-12"
'63 Ragtop
'73 914
'72 Dodge Wrecker
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67ctbug Samba Member
Joined: January 24, 2016 Posts: 3622 Location: CT
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Posted: Tue Dec 13, 2016 8:34 pm Post subject: Re: Floor Pans |
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Well I did the thing with the jack, a few popped, but most stayed strong. I had some 22 gauge that I tested welding together and it looked horrendous, I really need a gas machine. _________________ '67 Beetle L41
'74 Westfalia
'69 Plymouth "Adam-12"
'63 Ragtop
'73 914
'72 Dodge Wrecker
Go Cubs!
World Series Champions 2016
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offshores Samba Member
Joined: February 08, 2012 Posts: 1085 Location: So Cal
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Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2016 10:12 am Post subject: Re: Floor Pans |
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Good to hear most of them stayed put. |
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theKbStockpiler Samba Member
Joined: July 07, 2012 Posts: 2316 Location: Rust Belt
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Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2016 10:38 am Post subject: Re: Floor Pans |
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Did you look at the images in this thread?
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=624774&highlight=
I did not have the process down quite as good as it gets but it's pretty close. _________________ My beetle is not competing with your beetle. I have the yellow beetle in my town. There is a red one, a green one ......
Use all safety devices including a mask. |
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67ctbug Samba Member
Joined: January 24, 2016 Posts: 3622 Location: CT
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Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2016 1:46 pm Post subject: Re: Floor Pans |
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Yes I looked at the thread, what settings were you using? Mine even at like 2 and low is making holes and looking bad I'll post a picture of my tests on 22 gauge soon. _________________ '67 Beetle L41
'74 Westfalia
'69 Plymouth "Adam-12"
'63 Ragtop
'73 914
'72 Dodge Wrecker
Go Cubs!
World Series Champions 2016
KentPS wrote: |
...or the PO envied the terrorists' bus in "Back to the Future". |
mukluk wrote: |
He's fine, just waiting for the dragon in winklepickers to move out of his lane. |
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67ctbug Samba Member
Joined: January 24, 2016 Posts: 3622 Location: CT
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Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2016 2:19 pm Post subject: Re: Floor Pans |
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Here's the 22 gauge. The settings ranged from .5-3.
The weld in the top pic all the way up and in the center is all the way down in the center in the bottom pic. _________________ '67 Beetle L41
'74 Westfalia
'69 Plymouth "Adam-12"
'63 Ragtop
'73 914
'72 Dodge Wrecker
Go Cubs!
World Series Champions 2016
KentPS wrote: |
...or the PO envied the terrorists' bus in "Back to the Future". |
mukluk wrote: |
He's fine, just waiting for the dragon in winklepickers to move out of his lane. |
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theKbStockpiler Samba Member
Joined: July 07, 2012 Posts: 2316 Location: Rust Belt
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Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2016 3:36 pm Post subject: Re: Floor Pans |
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I highly doubt that you are getting that "frying bacon sound" or the sound of a correct arc sound.
It looks like the wire is melting off in globs. A wire welder sets the arc length for you but the STICK OUT has to be maintained which is the distance the contact tip is from the metal. 1/2 inch is a lot and it's nearly impossible to choke out a wire welder arc so 1/4 - 3/8ths is good with maybe 1/8th inch as close as you should go. You have to be careful not to short out the contact tip while flux welding if using a flux nozzle or no nozzle. The shorter the stick out the more control you will have over the weld pool.
Usually if anything excessive STICK OUT is the problem.
Flux core uses spray transfer as far as I know but you should still only see small to tiny globs going into the weld pool and not a big glob being dropped from the wire into the pool. You should not be dropping off a glob that is the size of the weld pool.
If your still melting off pool sized globs with the correct stick out ,your wire speed is too slow but I don't think that is the issue.You should probably set up on 16 gauge steel and get good at that first because it is harder to set up on thin stuff. You should be able to do a continuous bead with 16 gauge.
I don't have an old test piece handy but it should be impossible not to get some sag on the opposite side of the steel you are welding if it's thin. _________________ My beetle is not competing with your beetle. I have the yellow beetle in my town. There is a red one, a green one ......
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67ctbug Samba Member
Joined: January 24, 2016 Posts: 3622 Location: CT
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Posted: Wed Dec 14, 2016 3:53 pm Post subject: Re: Floor Pans |
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I've got some 16 somewhere, and that's my problem, I have at least a half inch out of the gun at all times, guess I'll work on that tomorrow. _________________ '67 Beetle L41
'74 Westfalia
'69 Plymouth "Adam-12"
'63 Ragtop
'73 914
'72 Dodge Wrecker
Go Cubs!
World Series Champions 2016
KentPS wrote: |
...or the PO envied the terrorists' bus in "Back to the Future". |
mukluk wrote: |
He's fine, just waiting for the dragon in winklepickers to move out of his lane. |
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tspot100 Samba Member
Joined: March 26, 2006 Posts: 464
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Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 4:28 pm Post subject: Re: Floor Pans |
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stay away from WW pans. i installed their floor pans on both my 72 and 68. both sets had very poor fit requiring more cutting and welding than others i have done. not to mention the shipping damage. pans thinner than i expected as well. one more WW part to avoid...
cip1 touts thickest??? |
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67ctbug Samba Member
Joined: January 24, 2016 Posts: 3622 Location: CT
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Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 5:24 pm Post subject: Re: Floor Pans |
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Interesting, that's the first I've heard of that. I've heard the best reviews are from people who use WW pans. _________________ '67 Beetle L41
'74 Westfalia
'69 Plymouth "Adam-12"
'63 Ragtop
'73 914
'72 Dodge Wrecker
Go Cubs!
World Series Champions 2016
KentPS wrote: |
...or the PO envied the terrorists' bus in "Back to the Future". |
mukluk wrote: |
He's fine, just waiting for the dragon in winklepickers to move out of his lane. |
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Q-Dog Samba Member
Joined: April 05, 2010 Posts: 8700 Location: Sunset, Louisiana
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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2016 7:35 am Post subject: Re: Floor Pans |
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Yes, I usually do have to trim WW pans. It takes about 15 minutes per side to mark and then trim with a metal cutting disc on a 4" grinder. And I like the fact the crossbraces are not attached ... the originals on the car are better than the replacements so I like to keep them when possible. More work, yes, but it makes for a better job overall. _________________ Brian
'69 Dune Buggy
'69 Beetle Convertible
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67ctbug Samba Member
Joined: January 24, 2016 Posts: 3622 Location: CT
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Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2016 11:07 am Post subject: Re: Floor Pans |
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I used WW cross braces as mine were rotted. They were good, not as sturdy as the originals, but they're good. _________________ '67 Beetle L41
'74 Westfalia
'69 Plymouth "Adam-12"
'63 Ragtop
'73 914
'72 Dodge Wrecker
Go Cubs!
World Series Champions 2016
KentPS wrote: |
...or the PO envied the terrorists' bus in "Back to the Future". |
mukluk wrote: |
He's fine, just waiting for the dragon in winklepickers to move out of his lane. |
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offshores Samba Member
Joined: February 08, 2012 Posts: 1085 Location: So Cal
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2016 9:55 pm Post subject: Re: Floor Pans |
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I recently used WW pans on a 65 Bug and the fit was perfect. |
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67ctbug Samba Member
Joined: January 24, 2016 Posts: 3622 Location: CT
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Posted: Fri Dec 23, 2016 10:06 pm Post subject: Re: Floor Pans |
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Well my floors are already rusting which is my fault. I bet you once I get it all put together again, I'll redo the floors. Whatever, live and learn. Next time I'll go Wolfsburg West. _________________ '67 Beetle L41
'74 Westfalia
'69 Plymouth "Adam-12"
'63 Ragtop
'73 914
'72 Dodge Wrecker
Go Cubs!
World Series Champions 2016
KentPS wrote: |
...or the PO envied the terrorists' bus in "Back to the Future". |
mukluk wrote: |
He's fine, just waiting for the dragon in winklepickers to move out of his lane. |
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Mike Fisher Samba Member
Joined: January 30, 2006 Posts: 17970 Location: Eugene, OR
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Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2016 11:29 am Post subject: Re: Floor Pans |
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Brush on www.MasterSeriesct.com silver and/or black & finish them! _________________ https://imgur.com/user/FisherSquareback/posts
69 FI/AT square Daily Driver
66 sunroof,67,70,71,71,71AT,72,72AT,73 Parts
two 57 oval ragtops sold
'68 Karmann Ghia sold
Society is like stew. If you don't keep it stirred up you end up with a lot of scum on the top! - Russ_Wolfe/Edward Abbey |
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67ctbug Samba Member
Joined: January 24, 2016 Posts: 3622 Location: CT
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Posted: Sat Dec 24, 2016 12:12 pm Post subject: Re: Floor Pans |
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I've talked to the master series guys at the Stafford swap meet. I've got to weld the pans more and remove sealer because some of the welds popped and I'm just annoyed with them. This bug will be back together for April though. Not painted and perfect but one piece once more. _________________ '67 Beetle L41
'74 Westfalia
'69 Plymouth "Adam-12"
'63 Ragtop
'73 914
'72 Dodge Wrecker
Go Cubs!
World Series Champions 2016
KentPS wrote: |
...or the PO envied the terrorists' bus in "Back to the Future". |
mukluk wrote: |
He's fine, just waiting for the dragon in winklepickers to move out of his lane. |
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scrivyscriv Samba Electrician
Joined: October 04, 2011 Posts: 2922 Location: Memphis
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Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 8:24 am Post subject: Re: Floor Pans |
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Have you put the body on yet to see how the nutplates line up with the floor pan holes? _________________ Robert in Memphis
Dünkelgrügen 1967 Java Green bug thread
Engine rebuild thread
If you're ever in the Memphis area, you are welcome to stop by for advice and help. |
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67ctbug Samba Member
Joined: January 24, 2016 Posts: 3622 Location: CT
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Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2016 9:02 am Post subject: Re: Floor Pans |
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No, I need to do my channels. Which means I need to do the floors. _________________ '67 Beetle L41
'74 Westfalia
'69 Plymouth "Adam-12"
'63 Ragtop
'73 914
'72 Dodge Wrecker
Go Cubs!
World Series Champions 2016
KentPS wrote: |
...or the PO envied the terrorists' bus in "Back to the Future". |
mukluk wrote: |
He's fine, just waiting for the dragon in winklepickers to move out of his lane. |
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67ctbug Samba Member
Joined: January 24, 2016 Posts: 3622 Location: CT
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Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2018 4:39 pm Post subject: Re: Floor Pans |
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I'm so stupid.... in the process of re-replacing the rear cross brace, I have messed up the back of the pan enough that i don't think i can fix it. I think I'm going to get a half pan and weld it in. Any advice? The pan right now is super distorted on the part the channels bolt to so it won't sit on the cross brace. _________________ '67 Beetle L41
'74 Westfalia
'69 Plymouth "Adam-12"
'63 Ragtop
'73 914
'72 Dodge Wrecker
Go Cubs!
World Series Champions 2016
KentPS wrote: |
...or the PO envied the terrorists' bus in "Back to the Future". |
mukluk wrote: |
He's fine, just waiting for the dragon in winklepickers to move out of his lane. |
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