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Old Jan 28, 2010 | 04:27 PM
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im no expert on welding, and i dont weld, but it looks to me your gettin the hang of it pretty good fro a first timer. it takes nads to just go right in and go for it like that. got a pic of straigh tbehind it?
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I did a lot of youtube lol! Took me awhile to figure out the distance with the setting and wire speed. Found out a nice little trick too on welding sheet metal and not burning holes
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 01:01 AM
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Sub'd for more progress.
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Old Jan 30, 2010 | 06:58 AM
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i kinda like the slanted rear look but thats me lol
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 03:44 PM
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Looking good. Do you have a time set for when you would like to have it finished?
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 09:55 PM
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Thanks

Yea 2 weeks ago

The owner of the welder needed it back so I will have to wait till he's done. I'm also still waiting on the fuel cell to come in. Should've been here a few days ago.

I'm looking at 1 or 2 more weeks. It's an "after work" project. Almost done though
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 10:22 PM
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Very cool. I can't wait to see the end result.
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Old Feb 5, 2010 | 11:21 PM
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That's turning out really good. Can't wait to see the finished product.

Makes me want to get my sawzall out.. Hmm
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 07:31 PM
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That's turning out really good. Can't wait to see the finished product.

Makes me want to get my sawzall out.. Hmm

I you plan on wheeling it a lot...... do it!! if not, do it anyway! lol
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 07:34 PM
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Was able to get the welder back from the owner, and got a few things done.


Got rid of the rust on the drivers side



The Fuel cell came in so I worked on the bracket... welds looking better
Bracket took forever for me to make a decision on "is it lined up" lololololol







Had to make some homemade tabs....




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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 07:37 PM
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How it looks on the bracket.... made some homemade straps to keep the cell in place with scrap sheet metal (14 gauge)



Mounted and ready to weld...



Shot of the inside...

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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 07:40 PM
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See that puddle of metal on the right? There used to be a hole lol. Covered it up to see if I can do it lol. Too much fun!

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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 07:41 PM
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That's all for now, but should have more tomorrow Tonight is "the other side of the bed" night
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 08:48 PM
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im in!! i also want to see the end result!!
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Old Mar 8, 2010 | 09:40 PM
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noooo poor 2 door!!! im gunna go hug mine now

fabwork is good btw lol
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 10:22 PM
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It's ALIVE!!!

Will post some pics later. Took it to the trail last Sunday for a shake down run. I think I need a new fuel pump, so I ordered one just in case lol. Couldn't do anything wild because the front drive shaft is too short for the new leafs I have (3" TG) and fell out once already on a posing shot I wanted to do. Oh well I'm a happy camper
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Old Jul 27, 2010 | 10:30 PM
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Can't wait to see the final product.
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Old Jul 28, 2010 | 06:04 AM
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looks sick!!!
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Old Aug 2, 2010 | 06:08 PM
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Okay got some pics....nothing from the trail but plan on going in this Sunday. Still need a lot of cleaning up and some bondo. Still waiting on the front drive shaft to come in and the new fuel pump. I will be doing the 130 amp alt swap this week . Anyway, I lost about 250+ pounds!! Talk about a stage 4 weight reduction kit, beat that Jenny Craig!

It handled really great with the new weight loss, not so top heavy anymore and I feel like I have more control now.. anyway, here are some pics. I will post more after the trail run this coming weekend

Before anyone says anything(lol) the lights are temporary. I have some LEDs that I would like to put on the exo later this year.








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Old Aug 2, 2010 | 06:49 PM
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chelu, when welding sheet metal, it is best to use a 110 welder, pref./mig with a 80-20 mix. Use a "stitch" type method rather then trying to run one consecutive bead. Can't really tell through the pict.'s, but if that is galv. sheet, you might want to prep it a little better (galv. sheet metal is freakin' tough to weld) so you don't burn through it. Also, with all that exposed metal and Guam's tendency to "tenaki" things real fast, I suggest you spray some weld through primer on them fast! BTW, that rear panel needs some structural support welded to it, otherwise it will eventually wobble/flop around and distort itself. Don't use jb weld to seal the panels either, get yourself some seam sealer. So far so good tho! esta!.........
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Old Aug 2, 2010 | 06:51 PM
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lookin pretty cool man!
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