Mr. G. Brettin's Slow Motion Leg Hump

gbrettin · 12-21-2019, 02:53 PM

Starting welding on your car is completely reasonable right? Looks like I have a little grinding to do. I know what I'm getting for Christmas!

All joking aside. I'm pretty happy with it, being my first time. Everything is going to get cleaned up and leveled out with a grinder by me first. Then seam filler is going back in so it wont look like worms all over the engine bay.

The MIG welder had too much amperage and the feed was too fast. Both were turned down and things went a bit smoother.

All the pictures are of the good and bad, you get to see them all.

Rusty · 12-21-2019, 03:13 PM

Practice on thinner sheet metal than what you will be welding on first before doing the actual welding to adjust your settings. Depending on your eyes. I found that somethings using a #8~#9 lens instead of a #10 or darker will help you see the seams better, but you may pay the price later with welding flash.

12-21-2019, 02:53 PM	#1 (permalink)
gbrettin A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Portage, MI Posts: 2,304 Drives: Tricycle Rep Power: 589452	Starting welding on your car is completely reasonable right? Looks like I have a little grinding to do. I know what I'm getting for Christmas! All joking aside. I'm pretty happy with it, being my first time. Everything is going to get cleaned up and leveled out with a grinder by me first. Then seam filler is going back in so it wont look like worms all over the engine bay. The MIG welder had too much amperage and the feed was too fast. Both were turned down and things went a bit smoother. All the pictures are of the good and bad, you get to see them all. Last edited by gbrettin; 12-21-2019 at 03:13 PM.

12-21-2019, 03:13 PM	#2 (permalink)
Rusty A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Fayettenam,Pennsyltucky Age: 70 Posts: 35,579 Drives: 2011 Nismo GM 6M Rep Power: 2684440	Practice on thinner sheet metal than what you will be welding on first before doing the actual welding to adjust your settings. Depending on your eyes. I found that somethings using a #8~#9 lens instead of a #10 or darker will help you see the seams better, but you may pay the price later with welding flash. __________________ 浪人 - 殺し屋 "The Difficult Anytime, The Impossible By Appointment Only" http://www.the370z.com/members-370z-...o-journal.html

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