I had need for one of these when my boy lunched the clutch on his Scudo van.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sealey-Car-Transportacar-Trolley-Dolly-Castors-RE89-/290348929671
However never being one to spend money if at all possible, I decided to knock something up over xmas to fit the bill...
Quite often take the high edge and rust off with a flap disc to avoid gouging the pads.
I had a neighbour with a Granada Mk3 I used to look after. Vented discs used to be a right pain and within a couple of months of fitting new ones, he was moaning that there was judder starting.
So I got a...
This reminds me of something that happened many years ago when the Carbon Arc torch was the latest affordable toy for the hobbyist. My mate brazed some patches on my Mk1 Cortina one Saturday using just the square goggles supplied with the kit. No probs, did the job a treat and happily got an MOT...
Good night trunking tip (Lorry driver speak for someone who does regular trips during darkness) is when vehicle with bright lights approaches, close one eye. Once past you have perfect vision to rely on with that non-dazzled eye.
I did my brother's old traffic van many years ago with mig and 4 years later he sold it still with the manifold intact and not leaking.
Was ignorant to the preperation, heating etc, and just vee'd the (large and long) crack and drilled the ends.
Probably just lucky I reckon.
That's the nasty stuff that gets left after a car fire, released from brake components etc and is a sticky black goo. Actually created a whole new H&S nightmare for Fire Rescue crews apparently.
Hmm, that's interesting because sticking my Discovery together I have used varying thickness patching onto some decidedly dodgy thickness base metal but maintained settings at F3-C2 WS5 on the 185 using 0.6mm and Argon mix. Certainly got some nice looking welds with good penetration for my...
Painted the Galvafroid on yesterday but don't think it had time to go off properly (especially with the really damp night we had) because when i applied the seam sealer it reacted and the primer went really wet.
Damnit!
Never mind I'm sure it willl cure and I can still take it for test.
I've just finished doing my Discovery. Floor, rear arches, (all patched rather than new panels) new sills made from 100x60x3 RHS, etc, all with 0.6 (as that's what I'd got from years ago) and argon mix on my Portamig.
Just turned it down one notch on really thin stuff.
I'm not a fan of the Mk2 myself preferring the older Mk1, but that is a work of art!
Some serious work gone into that.
People rip the Land Rovers to bits for rusting in the same old places, but sure enough, that shell is rusted in all the same places that the Anglia's and Cortina's I had.
It's a great little welder and will cope fine with what you want to do. I had one for years and it just never went wrong; in total contrast to the pile of poo I bought on the strength of that in the shape of the 150TE :(
Couldn't get rid of it fast enough!
My viscous fans have made very little noise at all so I would suggest that if it made such a marked difference perhaps the hub was siezed. I had a 1600 Sierra and the fan locked on that which made an incredible difference to the already pathetic performance and noise level.
I bought one the other week from Chronos Tools via ebay. Cut the first piece okay but then it stopped playing so I have held off on giving feedback whilst awaiting a reply froom the supplier.