Yes I have used a shovel when outside the garage but having it laid up inside for the welding I don't have much room between the side of the truck and the wall, like I said I used to be able to sit straggling the wheel and lift it up but I seem to have buggerall strength nowadays plus the old...
That is a great restoration on that old Petter, when I was in my mid teens I worked for a woodyard, Bailey & whites, they use to be on commercial road in Portsmouth, they also had a small yard up in hilsea and about 4 of us were sent up there to work for about 6 months, I used to drive one...
Lovely project, wish I had the time, space and money, I did a roof chop back in the early seventy's on a PC Cresta, I did hear about dropping the glass down into the scuttle so as to keep the proper glass but that was after I went and did the chop, (idiot):( I raked the pillars far too much to...
All done, bits back on and MOT'd!, you cant see much (thankfully) when the flared arch extensions are on, I got on very well with the Parweld, so much easier than the old SIP, next project when I've finished rendering part of the house is a wheel lift (like the Sealey in the pic) I struggled for...
Thanks Matt and yes they certainly are, I never dreamed it was that bad behind there, still nearly done and hopefully back on the road, you don't half miss your transport, sodding busses, hate em always gobshites and screaming kids:laughing:
The offside's all done, masked and sprayed along the whole under sill and part of the arch and all inside the wheel arch, arch extensions refitted and not a lot of my welding efforts on show, main thing is all the rots gone and it all seems nice and strong, now for the other side!!, bumpers are...
Got some metal welded on, it aint pretty and the guy that said welding under a veh as opposed to the bench is a whole other world is dead right, anyway it's well stuck on there and got most of the seams welded together, going to clean it up a bit tomorrow with a sanding disk ready for some...
Your right Matt, had to dump the up and over door and make some wood ones that open out and it just clears to roof, I can even jack it up if I get it in the right position so the light bar goes up between the joists:laughing:.
those are nice looking 3rd gen!, it must be nice to be rich:D, wish...
Here's mine, the pics several years old so it's not so clean but not a lot has changed (there's a danger of this becoming a Surf forum!! we'll get kicked out):D.
Do you find it worse in the morning? mine is terrible, stiff and have a job to stand, you'd think bed would do you good but it seems the other way round, my wife is worse than me, both types Arthritis, Parkinson's, IBS, to name just 3, she need a hip replacement but they wont operate due to her...
Thanks guys, yes they are great old trucks, this is the longest I've owned and driven one vehicle, 14 years now, never saw rust coming, most of it is behind the wheel arch extensions so not too visible, wish I had the space, the youth and the cash to take the body off, I did a body and sus lift...
Yeah mate I know, Even plumbing's easy on the bench:laughing:, the sill on the side of the truck I'm doing first luckily for me is over some steps leading down into my pit in the garage floor, so I can at least stand while I weld, when I turn the truck round for the other side it'll be a lot...
Hope this qualifies as a "project" The old Truck failed it's MOT for the first time in 14 years, (on rust), not a lot but the rear sills are dam awkward to get at, I did the rear control arm bracket with my acient SIP stick welder as it was 3mm metal, not pretty at all but it did it ok, lots of...
Not too sure if this section is the right place to post so please move it if you want, anyway had my first go at using the machine today, I put some pics of my efforts on, got the flow-meter on first, and opened up the gas, tested for leaks with soapy water in a spray bottle, and all ok, the...
Yes they are heavy, my son carried out to the car and into the garage, took me all my strength to lift it on the mig plate, "purge on stainless" I have a lot to learn,:doh:
That's quite a set up, can I ask why two flow gauges? and how expensive are these composite bottles, my first outing incl the deposit was just over £150, (just ordered a flow gauge;),
Thanks guys, much appreciated advise, i'll strip it and remove the tape, Comes of my plumbing days! never trust a dry threaded joint:D. I wasn't worried about the Argon just struck me funny that I had to get it from the guys house, it was just that he also sells flammable gasses as well, but...
Finally got my gas and it's a side valve, the reg I got with the MIG is a top fixing one, I did want to fit one of those floating ball type (visual) things but I'm guessing I need the gauges upright for that, so question is Is there an adaptor to bring the gauges upright or do I have to swop it...