I have had this one happen to me too. When I welded my MX5 inner sill the MOT guy failed it because I hadn't welded two seams where I had replaced factory spot welds with plug welded sections. I couldn't be bothered to argue for the sake of just doing a few more bits so now EVERYTHING is pretty...
Sourcing the good stuff is the problem I have found as many suppliers often don't know what they are selling.
One thing to point out for the animal lovers on here is that many cheap work gloves are made with miscellaneous 'leather' produced in China under extremely inhumane conditions, much of...
Cheers for the input I will have a look for those online at work this evening. HF start was my first consideration, there actually seem to be quite a few in my price range now since the last time I looked and got disillusioned at the prices!
Does a WP17 torch just refer to a standard size or is...
Hello again. I have been out of the game for a little while but intend to get a budget TIG mostly for practice/making patch panels out of steel and occasional MMA bits and bobs outdoors.
I realise this question has been asked a number of times before but I am struggling to weigh up the pro and...
ROBOT TEEF!
Sooo you know those sorts of jobs that you make a start on whilst you are waiting for other stuff to happen? That isn't quite how it played out today. I thought i'd just quickly whip the front off and finally get the front wings off whilst waiting for some stripper to do her...
Me again.
Passenger's side HAS ALSO BEEN WELDED...
The passenger side of the car also has a patch but it would seem that the welds are less spattery and more regularly spaced. This could be the same person on both sides, this being the later attempt. I often find that the second...
Thanks for the input, hadn't considered gaskets actually! Luckily I haven't had cause to disturb any yet but that is a bit scary thinking that in amongst all of the ****e that is encrusted in the arches is potentially residual asbestos brake dust! Should I be concerned and wearing that sort of...
One thing that has had me worrying quite a lot which I could do with someone shedding some light on is this-
WHERE IS THE ASBESTOS HIDING?! This was the 80s with their bandanas for respirators and cocaine for concentration. Live fast die young. YOU WANNA LIVE FOREVER SON? My best attempts at...
I was astonished to find out just how CAVERNOUS the inner cavities on this thing are. You can lose a LOT of stuff in them. Lots of stuff...
I began taking out the front arch liner on one side I kid you not, in the detritus that littered the floor afterwards I have actually managed to identify...
New recruits...
I gently tickled the driver's side sill with the wirebrush after I lost patience with the paintstripper which hadn't even touched it even after many recoats over many hours; turns out the reason for this is paint stripper isn't that effective on FILLER...
Started from the...
Been having a look underneath this again. I need to do some quite big jobs on the MX5 so that will be SORNed for a while by the end of the month. That leaves the possiblity of taxing and insuring this little beauty instead if it can be turned around, so with that motivation in mind I attempting...
As a RAV4 owner myself and proud owner of 3 rusty old Toyotas I wouldn't like to comment without seeing pics, this loose rust you speak of sounds slightly alarming and in the wrong conditions 10 years+ age Toyotas can rust quite quickly. Ours is a '99 I think and is still fairly tidy underneath...
Not much in the way of progress yet on the MR2. I stole it's wheels so far and that's about it! Been quite busy lately but did get a chance to do some of this the other day-
Yes that is the one that used to be poo brown. Let this be a warning to anyone considering doing a bad rattle can...
Initial timeframe is no longer a concern as I have garage space now for a while at least.
I reckon I can tackle the underside with MIG/tools/materials I already have just to get back on the road hopefully but I can't help but think that getting a TIG machine is going to be a better idea for...
Just need to be careful i dont bite off more than i can chew as i am still a novice really. if there turns out to be a lot more rust after i have done some stripping in safety critical areas i might be best to admit defeat. It did pass its previous mot somehow though. if it turs out to be just...
Lets do this.
Wishing I had seen the awesome TIG machine in the classifieds on here BEFORE I bought another car but as I have the car now it looks like I am MIG monkeying on my back again for a bit.
Oh dear sorry about that! Putting ideas in people's heads. After driving the thing I...
I will post some pics as soon as I get round to it so you can see what I mean but I am still Umming and AAAaaahing. in the interests of remaining objective I decided not to drive the thing to work this afternoon although it seems a shame not to put a new tax disk on it for now as the MOT doesn't...
That's interesting, how badly gone are yours? Perhaps we could combine them all into one good one!
Bad news i'm afraid- the thing was a lot more crusty than it looked in the photos. Only a fool would pay money for this car, and on this occasion that particular fool owns a welder!
Good news is...