why to leave welding to the pros
06-27-2003, 09:17 PM
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why to leave welding to the pros
06-27-2003, 09:26 PM
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had my friend ghetto weld it in his back yard, he claimed it would hold, and im poor. taking it to a pro ASAP. i drove it home 2 hours with just the little nub on the tranny. trust me you do NOT want to try that
it was an extension to the shifter needed to accomidate my body lift
it held up fine for a week of road driving, i just got a little excited on the trail and yanked too hard going into 2nd gear. anyone that drives a manual knows what im talkin about
it was an extension to the shifter needed to accomidate my body lift
it held up fine for a week of road driving, i just got a little excited on the trail and yanked too hard going into 2nd gear. anyone that drives a manual knows what im talkin about
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06-27-2003, 09:32 PM
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it was funny cause the next guys that came up the trail were BOTH welders, they commented on the CRAPPY job of welding it had. ohh well, live and learn
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06-28-2003, 11:34 AM
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Always use a short piece of steel pipe the appropriate inside diameter so both ends of shifter lever stubs can fit snugly inside and then weld.
very good idea, should make it alot stronger next time
06-28-2003, 10:21 PM
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how far out would you say they stick?
about that far
an inch, maybe 1.5 at the most, but i like it alot
dont expect to keep your car clean, it throws up water when it rains even just a little
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06-29-2003, 05:23 PM
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Yea I'm going to take a couple welding classes at my community college so hopefully I won't need to take my rig to a pro when the time comes for the SAS.
06-29-2003, 05:29 PM
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Originally posted by NCSU-4runner
had my friend ghetto weld it in his back yard, he claimed it would hold, and im poor. taking it to a pro ASAP. i drove it home 2 hours with just the little nub on the tranny. trust me you do NOT want to try that
it was an extension to the shifter needed to accomidate my body lift
it held up fine for a week of road driving, i just got a little excited on the trail and yanked too hard going into 2nd gear. anyone that drives a manual knows what im talkin about
had my friend ghetto weld it in his back yard, he claimed it would hold, and im poor. taking it to a pro ASAP. i drove it home 2 hours with just the little nub on the tranny. trust me you do NOT want to try that
it was an extension to the shifter needed to accomidate my body lift
it held up fine for a week of road driving, i just got a little excited on the trail and yanked too hard going into 2nd gear. anyone that drives a manual knows what im talkin about
) and had to have it towed because I didn't know what in the hell was going on, oh, I was also drunk and didn't feel like driving anymore so I let the wrecker drop me home. haha.
06-29-2003, 05:32 PM
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Originally posted by NCSU-4runner
it was funny cause the next guys that came up the trail were BOTH welders, they commented on the CRAPPY job of welding it had. ohh well, live and learn
it was funny cause the next guys that came up the trail were BOTH welders, they commented on the CRAPPY job of welding it had. ohh well, live and learn
06-29-2003, 05:39 PM
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At Marlins shop Rocky TIG welded mine. I looked at him kinda like, WTF? after he MIG welded mine and he looked back and then TIG welded them.
Yeah that's alot of force and needs to be welded correctly.
Yeah that's alot of force and needs to be welded correctly.
06-29-2003, 06:37 PM
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I would have knocked there teeth in for a comment like that
i wasnt too mad about it , the car was still driveable. had it snapped flush with the tranny i woulda been in serious trouble, but i had enough to grab onto that i drove it all weekend without too much trouble, just ALOT of HOT air coming inside the car.
be damn sure that this time that weld is gonna be strong enough to hold the whole weight of the car
06-30-2003, 07:38 AM
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Originally posted by keisur
must be a couple from pirate4x4.
must be a couple from pirate4x4.
. I remember when it was a very good tech board (still is) but is / has been going downhill for awhile now. I guess thats what happens when you have 20K members.As for the welding- take some JC classes in the future , and learn how to do it (it really is so easy). Now being a good fabricator- that takes lots of time, and alittle natural talent.
Take care,
Richard
