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    Offline miketyler

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    Re: Kuda progress
    « Reply #30 on: July 03, 2011 - 08:44:51 AM »
    Man - where did you learn to weld like that? Each weld is nice and uniform as is your plug welds. They look like a machine wleded them. What welder do you use?
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    Offline Beck

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    Re: Kuda progress
    « Reply #31 on: July 03, 2011 - 10:37:27 PM »
    Cheers guys!

    I have only been welding seriously since starting this rebuild, so half a year or so.
    I practiced a bit on various pieces of metal to see what gave the best penetration, and I have experienced welders around to ask questions.
    I try and weld like a robot, ie: doing the same thing over and over. Seems to work!
    The welder is either a big old uni-mig or a lincoln. The uni-mig is better.

    I like to do rows of stitch welds where I can, instead of a continuous bead, that way I can run the welder hotter for flat, full penetration welds, and have less risk of blowing holes.
    I try to make each stitch weld right on the limit of blowing a hole, then let it cool for a couple of seconds and do the next. If you tried to do a continuous bead at that heat it would
    blow a hole immediately.

    Check out my build blog for the latest work!

    Cheers,
    Aaron
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    Offline Mentally Challenged

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    Re: Kuda progress
    « Reply #32 on: July 04, 2011 - 12:37:07 AM »
    Going with the same color, and such Aaron? Or are you changing it up a bit? Looking great.
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    Re: Kuda progress
    « Reply #33 on: July 04, 2011 - 09:16:08 PM »
    Here's the plan:




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    Offline GranCuda1970

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    Re: Kuda progress
    « Reply #34 on: July 05, 2011 - 01:52:23 AM »
    I Likey !! :wow:
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    Offline kingkuda

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    Re: Kuda progress
    « Reply #35 on: July 05, 2011 - 11:04:36 AM »
    Great work...  great ideas. 
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    Offline 'Cuda Hunter

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    Re: Kuda progress
    « Reply #36 on: July 05, 2011 - 07:45:56 PM »
    Cool.

    I like the contrasting colors. 

    Still keeping it that rod feeling also.
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    Offline AARuFAST

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    Re: Kuda progress
    « Reply #37 on: July 05, 2011 - 10:45:04 PM »
    Merlin with his wicked magic wand.     :cheers:

    More like a Piranha than a Barra cuda. :icon16:

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    Offline Mentally Challenged

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    Re: Kuda progress
    « Reply #38 on: July 06, 2011 - 12:20:52 PM »
    Cool idea Aaron  :2thumbs:
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    Re: Kuda progress
    « Reply #39 on: August 04, 2011 - 10:53:40 PM »
    A little of the latest:


    Built a rotisserie for working on the underside. Good fun spinning the car around!
    It's not finished yet, this was a test fit.


    Base plate for the main rollbar.


    Welded in place with a mockup of the rollbar footplate.
     

    This is the brace for rollbar backstays to mount to.


    Here is the structure underneath. 3mm plates on the chassis rails with 50x50x3mm RHS supports and lateral and diagonal bracing.


    A mockup of the engine bay braces.


    Filling holes.




    Around the door and window apertures I've added one to two plug welds in between each factory spot weld.


    And I've also added a handbrake to get rid of the crap factory parking brake.

    Cheers!
    Aaron.

    « Last Edit: August 04, 2011 - 11:00:51 PM by aaron beck »
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    Offline 67vertman

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    Re: Kuda progress
    « Reply #40 on: August 04, 2011 - 11:24:04 PM »
    Aaron, she is moving along nicely!  I like they way she is turning out.  :2thumbs:
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    Offline brads70

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    Re: Kuda progress
    « Reply #41 on: August 05, 2011 - 08:46:03 AM »
    Wow, your not " fooling around" ! Good job!
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    Offline CUDA JAS

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    Re: Kuda progress
    « Reply #42 on: August 05, 2011 - 08:58:05 AM »
    Wow...great stuff.

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    Offline dutch

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    Re: Kuda progress
    « Reply #43 on: August 05, 2011 - 05:23:00 PM »
    top notch  :ylsuper:
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    Re: Kuda progress
    « Reply #44 on: August 06, 2011 - 10:02:55 PM »
    Outstanding workmanship!! :ylsuper:
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