WAGON JON Posted May 9, 2011 Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 Nice to see your back on the Mend! :D Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted May 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 Mike, amazing job on that truck! I didnt know you could make body stuff like that! Thanks :) Just to be clear....all the pieces that are being welded in are simply what was cut out. The inside sheet metal is switch to opposite sides and turned top to bottom. The curve in it resembles a ski....it's not a single radius curve. If I turned it top to bottom and left it on the same side, the curve would be out of whack with the shape of the truck. Nice to see your back on the Mend! :D Yep...been a long time coming. I'll get back to the welding when I get some .023" tips for the welder. .030" is a bit too much of a battle on the really thin stuff......especially with the gaps. Quote Link to comment
gcmustang Posted May 9, 2011 Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 Glad to see the pictures. Canby or bust? Quote Link to comment
Pacific coast Datsun Posted May 9, 2011 Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 Major surgery...i love it ! Quote Link to comment
MicroMachinery Posted May 9, 2011 Report Share Posted May 9, 2011 Man, I wish my talents were in this area.. it makes me jealous to see people doing effective cut and patch jobs on body panels. Anyone can turn a wrench, but it takes some serious skill to pull off repairs of that magnitude. Good job Mike. Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted May 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Glad to see the pictures. Canby or bust? not quite ready to commit to that!!! Way too much work left!! Major surgery...i love it ! Thanks :) Man, I wish my talents were in this area.. it makes me jealous to see people doing effective cut and patch jobs on body panels. Anyone can turn a wrench, but it takes some serious skill to pull off repairs of that magnitude. Good job Mike. You might not call it talent if you saw it up close!! :( First time attempting something like this.....so more "beginner's luck" than "skill" :) Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted May 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Years ago, I came out on the losing end of a big deal.....traded of a nice VW rabbit for the bodywork/paint on another car for the family.....the work was almost crap.....at that point, I figured I could "F" it up for free!!! :) I've always preferred to buy tools than to pay someone else............but I'm getting to the point where that's starting to change. ...ie, buying a new car so I don't have to do either!! LOL! :) Quote Link to comment
]2eDeYe Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 I hear ya on the not working on stuff and just buying what ya need. You'll always need to get the hands dirty though :) All the structural work and no one will be the wiser. Makes me feel all tingly :D Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted May 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 2eDeYe' date='09 May 2011 - 08:24 PM' timestamp='1304997857' post='473493']I hear ya on the not working on stuff and just buying what ya need. You'll always need to get the hands dirty though :) I think I'll start looking at it like it's therapy....I always feel better when I've accomplished something........as opposed to simply vegging in front of the TV All the structural work and no one will be the wiser. Makes me feel all tingly :D It's necessary. I feel the same way when I see a show car......thousands of dollars spent on making it go fast and it still has drum brakes!! :o WTF! If you don't have the reinforcement for the shoulder harness bolt, it will pull out in a wreck and become a projectile aiming for you head. I don't want that bolt to be the last thing going through my mind!! :) Quote Link to comment
Jester Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Nice to see some progress on Mend. Keep up the good stuff Mike. Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted May 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Thanks...I'm gonna try :) It's going to take 3-4 days to get the tips.....guess I'll find something else to work on :) Quote Link to comment
WAGON JON Posted May 10, 2011 Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Thanks...I'm gonna try :) It's going to take 3-4 days to get the tips.....guess I'll find something else to work on :) Isn't there a welding supply, or an Ace Hardware, or Home Depot, or Lowes around to get those tips at? Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted May 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 The challenge is that I have a Miller Roughneck series gun that uses a 1/4 turn quiklock tip.....which no one stocks in .023". I've got plenty of wire/tips in .030, but the interior sheet metal I need to weld is only about 24ga.......I don't feel like chasing that many holes! :) The gun is great for welding heavy stuff in a production environment......which I don't do much of. I may consider getting a different guy.....probably should have thought of that a couple of years ago!! :) Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted May 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 10, 2011 Thanks....it's actually my daughter's :) wagonjon.....you got me thinking about putting a smaller gun on my welder....the original one. I think I'm going to check on it a bit more, but I'll probably order one.....one advantage would be that I can get tips anywhere.....another advantage....the head is a good bit smaller so I can get into tighter places.....WIN/WIN! :) thanks!! Quote Link to comment
watsonius Posted May 27, 2011 Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 Hey- this was two weeks a go and I just noticed. Now I'm gonna check every day! Don't worry about Canby, Mike, just do some work whenever you can. Wish I understood this stuff... Watsonius (former Mend owner) Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted May 27, 2011 Author Report Share Posted May 27, 2011 Hi Brian. Just let me know if/when you come down this way....I'll give you the nickle tour :) Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted October 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 Geez....I actually have done some work on Mend in the last couple of months....not much, but I guess I never got the pics put up here. Sooo....here they are. Not much, but if I don't get them up here, they may get lost forever! :) Quote Link to comment
slodat Posted October 16, 2011 Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 Nice work, Mike. It looks like you are doing a great job with that sheet metal work!! Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted October 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 16, 2011 Thanks.....most of the credit should go to the grinder! :) Quote Link to comment
Z chopper Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 3 years in the rebuild of mend for mend eh Quote Link to comment
izzo Posted October 20, 2011 Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 At the rate he's going, his grandkids might get to enjoy it :rofl: Kidding mike! Quote Link to comment
mklotz70 Posted October 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 20, 2011 The grandkid came earlier than I was expecting.. :) ....and I hope that it's built so the grandkids can enjoy it......but with the way I build, I'd better drag my feet some more so it's ready just in time :) Quote Link to comment
Z chopper Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 lol ya kids seem to pop out when least expected but bring joy to those around them Quote Link to comment
watsonius Posted October 27, 2011 Report Share Posted October 27, 2011 Good work, Mike. We both remember painting that roof a few times. It always seemed to need it. Quote Link to comment
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