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Buzzfagan Samba Member
Joined: April 03, 2016 Posts: 102 Location: Georgetown,Texas
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2018 9:04 pm Post subject: Body lift welding |
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Anyone have any suggestions as to how to fill these metal voids back in. Making a body lift kit that I had to make some bends in the steel for a dune buggy and using 11 ga steel tubing and cut 2” x 1 /1-2”, 2” x 1” and going to have to do some 2” x 2” for the main frame.
What would be the best way to mend these seams back together? Just can’t imagine doing it without some sort of filler. Any recommendations? Using a Lincoln Mif 180 for the work.
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Dale M. Samba Member
Joined: April 12, 2006 Posts: 20380 Location: Just a tiny bit west of Yosemite Valley
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2018 9:14 pm Post subject: Re: Body lift welding |
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You could lay a piece of flat stock along outside edge of bend and just weld each "leg" to flat stock and seal any gaps up with RTV....
Dale _________________ “Fear The Government That Wants To Take Your Guns" - Thomas Jefferson.
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slalombuggy Samba Member
Joined: July 17, 2010 Posts: 9147 Location: Canada
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Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2018 9:56 pm Post subject: Re: Body lift welding |
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I would tack weld them near the bottom of the "V" of each cut to hold the curved shape. Then I would cut some 20ga sheet metal to cover the wide outside of the curve and cap the sides.
Or you could burn a spool of wire and a couple bottles of mig gas and weld them all up. The might hold their shape.......
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cdnltded Samba Member
Joined: March 13, 2015 Posts: 381 Location: Pincher Creek, Alberta
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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 12:07 am Post subject: Re: Body lift welding |
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Turn the pieces owner so you collapsed the cuts not expand them.
I did as above on mine and didn’t use to much wire.
Check it out on my build thread. My project doom buggy |
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gtrplyr Samba Member
Joined: November 10, 2014 Posts: 101 Location: kansas
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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 6:49 am Post subject: Re: Body lift welding |
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I concur with cdnltded, not that it is required, but the piece will be stronger than with the cuts being on top. Good luck on your build. |
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Dale M. Samba Member
Joined: April 12, 2006 Posts: 20380 Location: Just a tiny bit west of Yosemite Valley
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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 6:57 am Post subject: Re: Body lift welding |
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cdnltded wrote: |
Turn the pieces owner so you collapsed the cuts not expand them.
I did as above on mine and didn’t use to much wire.
Check it out on my build thread. My project doom buggy |
Forget what I said earlier, this makes more sense....
Dale _________________ “Fear The Government That Wants To Take Your Guns" - Thomas Jefferson.
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vwracerdave Samba Member
Joined: November 11, 2004 Posts: 15309 Location: Deep in the 405
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Posted: Sat Apr 21, 2018 8:08 am Post subject: Re: Body lift welding |
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I'd throw that hodge-podge piece of shit pie in the trash. I'd get a piece of cardboard and make a templet of the curve then cut two sections out of sheet metal. Cut two more straight pieces, bend them to match the curve and weld the four pieces together into a box shaped curve. The body doesn't weigh 20 tons. A 6" length of straight tubing on each side of the curve will be plenty to support the weight of the body. _________________ 2017 Street Comp Champion - Thunder Valley Raceway Park - Noble, OK
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joemama Samba Member
Joined: February 09, 2006 Posts: 1636 Location: La Crescenta, California
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Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2018 10:54 pm Post subject: Re: Body lift welding |
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I did what Racer Dave said. Worked for the front and the rear of the body lift. |
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