1952 CJ-3A in Rhode Island

[Kirkski]

LeeC I am using a Hobart that belongs to my boss, using E0S7 wire I think it is with gas shielding.

Very new to mig welding, but really the more I do the more comfortable I am. I am hoping that when I get to working on panels that will be seen that I will be much better.

This coming week is my short week at work, so I hope to make a lot more progress this week.

Thanks

[LeeC]

A couple of the welds look like the shielding gas may not have been on, easy to forget. Not criticizing just a tip, I've been using a mig for over 30 years and I still forget it.

[Kirkski]

LeeCThis nozzle is kinda gaffed up from the guys using it without shielding gas, I wonder if I should get a new nozzle and cup?

 I appreciate the tip, I wouldn't know if the gas was enough or not

[LeeC]

If you're not using flux core wire you need shielding gas, invest in couple of new tips too and make sure they give you the correct size to match the wire you're using. Good luck.

[Roger]

Also make sure the drive wheel in the welder is the right size for the wire... some you can adjust the drive pressure or like on my Lincoln you can just flip the drive wheel 180 degrees.  Does the welder have a tip cleaner near by??  Typically a three fingered spring material that will slide inside the "cup" and clear all of the slag out of there.  That will need to be cleaned regularly even under normal conditions and more so when you have an out of position weld.  To make sure you have good penetration make sure to keep a good gap between the butted pieces.  Eastwood (or cheaper on Ebay) have some panel clamps that do a great job of keeping the pieces aligned as well as maintaining the gap needed.  http://www.eastwood.com/intergrip-panel-clamps-set-of-4.html

Good luck... and make sure to bounce around from one area to another when welding so you don't get the panel hot... I am still trying to figure out how to shrink metal after it gets too hot and oil cans 

[LeeC]

If you can figure out how to shrink metal let me know, been trying that for years, good tips on the welding.

[Kirkski]

[size=12]Muddling through with my metal work... Tim welding sure does get better with every strike it seems. Not that I feel I am a welder or anything, but at least I am more comfortable with it. I get a little aggressive on my initial grinding.

As you can see in the pics I still have quite a bit of welding to do, the more metal I get tacked the more areas I can spread out my welding tacks.

 The hat channel is just clamped for reference...[/size]

[LeeC]

Just another tip, when grinding try to use a hard wheel and grind just the weld where you can.  It doesn't thin out the surrounding area so much, and you can use sheet metal screws to hold on the hat channel and weld up the holes after. Good luck.

[Kirkski]

LeeC Thanks for the tips I appreciate it...

Lots of work but I am encouraged by the progress!!

[Kirkski]

Finally completed most of the passenger side floor and side panel. Hope to get some friends to flip it over to the other side tonight so I can start the drivers side...

Took another ride on the frame last weekend, running great.. can't wait to get on the road!

[athawk11]

That's good progress!  Channels look nice and tight to floor skins.

Tim

[LeeC]

Looks good, makes me want to get working on mine again. I'm in Mass. and you're close enough to know how the weather has been around here. Hottest August ever so far, not much fun welding. Working on a deal to paint a Triumph Tr4 Iin exchange for a new tub, would save me a lot of work see what happens. Good luck.

[Kirkski]

[size=12] Got a bit accomplished this week, I got some friends together and flipped the Jeep over onto its passenger side and started to get the drivers side kick panel and floor ripped out.  :-/

 Lack of overtime at work has helped with the progress.

 I can't believe how often I lull myself to sleep over this thing, dream about it, and then wake up with it on my mind...[/size]

[athawk11]

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 I can't believe how often I lull myself to sleep over this thing, dream about it, and then wake up with it on my mind...[/size]

Boy does that sound familiar.

My rebuild has pretty much come to an end.  I'm going to be living precariously through you and the other builders.  Keep the updates coming...or I'll have trouble sleeping.

Are you keeping the top side add on?

Tim

[Kirkski]

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 I can't believe how often I lull myself to sleep over this thing, dream about it, and then wake up with it on my mind...[/size]

Boy does that sound familiar.

My rebuild has pretty much come to an end.� I'm going to be living precariously through you and the other builders.� Keep the updates coming...or I'll have trouble sleeping.

Are you keeping the top side add on?

Tim

Tim glad I can assist in your fix!!

I plan on keeping the Jeep the way I got it, other than the front floor on the passenger side. That had a flat piece of sheet metal to make it level with the top of the tool box. With that there it would be impossible to have a passenger seat, which I want to have.

Thanks
Kirk