To imply that the op "can't weld" is a personal attack which is simply not true.
My welds have saved my life multiple times. The red disco in the pics is my comp truck. I winch challenge, so not racing in the normal sense but it's against the clock. My roll cage is Tig welded, my inlet system is Tig welded, and the tube work has been done by me. I've fabricated the adapter plates and mounts to fit the BMW m57 engine as well as the suspension mounts, my suspension links are also Tig welded. I drive this both to and from events every time.
The orange bowler is a build I'm doing for a customer. It's an om606 fitted by me, mates to patrol transmission, with patrol axles on 4 link suspension front and rear, all welded by me with the Tig. All sitting on 37" tyres. I've again made the charge cooler system myself, exhaust myself and pretty much everything else has come from me on it as well.
Hopefully I don't die in my truck, but if I do, I'm going to hazard a guess that it's going to be my **** driving that does it.
I posted a question about a 10mm weld and got blasted for it, trust me I shan't be starting any more threads here as I fear the day of the forum has changed. It used to be helpful, now it's a place for dick swinging and showing off how good we are to people we don't know it seems.
I'm not much into that.
Feel free to pm me on here, Ive had this account for years I just haven't posted. I'll just go back to lurking and working it out for myself lol. If I can help anyone out I'm more than happy to. If I need help myself, I'll ask elsewhere next time
Again the offer stands. I've built a few off road vehicles across different disciplines. Trials, winch challenge, and comp safari. If there is anything anybody would like help that is not posted on the main forum feel free to pm me. Despite what it looks.like on this thread, I'm a nice guy!
I would wholeheartedly agree.
I, along with a few on here I know, are actively involved with "getting back to normal". Clearly we cannot go back to how we were but the resistance and Bullcrap I am meeting head on is just breathtaking. People are quite happy to do nothing and wait for guidance. Whatever the hell that is.
I was once asked how I decide which people I want to employ and I had a good think about it. My reply was: I would wait at a road junction or pedestrian crossing and watch for the lights going red. Then I would look at the people who crossed anyway. Those that just wandered across as if they owned the place I would dismiss completely, those who had a good look around and made a judgement then acted on it I would want to interview. The rest are just sheeples.
Personally, I can't be having it all, we need to grasp the initiative, understand the rules, implement them and then get on with it. Most people are terrified of making a decision as they might be criticised. Some days I make good decisions, some days I really get it wrong. But I make the decision and deal with it. Many won't.
I've been asked to weld a few but declined as tempting as it is, if anything went wrong and a child was hurt I'd never forgive myself, the boss asked me to repair his which I reluctantly did the parwelder kept blowing fuses over 175 amps but realistically I needed more than 200 ampsIve been inside an alloy wheel manufacturing plant , and after seeing round and having the process explained to me ,,, no way on gods earth would I ever repair an alloy wheel for my self , let alone any one else . the heat treatment that goes into making alloy rims is beyond the comprehension of most folk , so to hit one with a welder and expect it to be a good safe and strong repair is just a tad optimistic at the best and totally fool hardy at the worst .
Ive been inside an alloy wheel manufacturing plant , and after seeing round and having the process explained to me ,,, no way on gods earth would I ever repair an alloy wheel for my self , let alone any one else . the heat treatment that goes into making alloy rims is beyond the comprehension of most folk , so to hit one with a welder and expect it to be a good safe and strong repair is just a tad optimistic at the best and totally fool hardy at the worst .
Seeing how prone those OEM BMW wheels are to buckling and snapping, I don't think the metallurgy or process is all that special for them... I know speedline, bbs and a couple other high end wheel manufacturers are a lot better,
but bmw wheels are made from cheese and they weld easy and repairs seem to last if done right... Just sayin.
Not that I'd put my name to a repair!
id weld my own
But insurance companies will use parting your hair on the wrong side as a excuse not to pay so always beware