RonTransitmk5
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Thanks for the tip, must find a mk5 near me to photograph
Yes, your transit is so rusted away, there is little to refer to when making repair panels up for it so you would be wise to get photos as a reference point.
The other way is to make templates out of cardboard (cereal or cat food boxes) that bridge the holes and replace all the rust. Make the template go back to sound metal, then use the templates to mark out the size of repair panels needed on sheet steel. Then offer up the repair sections you have made to the appropriate area of the vehicle, mark where the two meet, and cut out the rust.
Your repair sections will then butt weld up nicely and you can weld them in.
Alright Ron, ill getcha' some more sheet if i can if you have run out, it i salways better when tacking to have the power up higher and do a shorter burst and also to get a better weld point the gun ever so slightly into the last weld and clean metal is the way forward, a friend of mine was close to taking his welder back to machinemart and he sait you give it a try and i ground the bits of metal they weree shiney an inch or so either side of where there was to weld and it worked fine,, 6 kids blimey!!!! ill bring me ryot shield!!!
That's an epic project to get it MoT ready for next week. Good luck. I hope you manage.
Very neat,Ron but we would like to see the welding job.
Hi Ron, been following your venture into the world of welding and been keeping my fingers crossed for you with regards to getting your van ready and mot'd on time. Your certainly a brave man tackling that from what I have seen, how is it going and do you think you will meet your deadline ?
Regards Norm