Finally got some welding done

[arcascomp]

Bit of a weekend of it, thanks to my mate Steven who probably did 95% of the welding work, the front end of my truck has now got a bit of structural integrity! Didn't get a load of photo's but grabbed a couple.

Driver side front body mount was particularly bad, base plate was totally snapped off!

 

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Other side was fine when cleaned up, but the front cross member that the bumper fitted to was completely rotten at the sides - wish I'd seen Ryan's posting flogging his! Didn't get a photo of all Steven's great welding work on that, sorry Zips.

Got a plate made up and securely connected now.

 

[arcascomp]

Finished seam welding that in and seam sealed the bejesus out of it! Also had gaping holes behind the indicator area on both sides, got those plated over and seam sealed too.

 

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And the other side

 

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Strangely with all that rot,the front radiator support is fine, just a wee touch surface rust to clean up

 

[96terrano]

looks good:thumb2 the first pic is where mines rotten:doh

 

[arcascomp]

Had to fit a foot long plate on the top of the passenger inner wing, under the fuel pump and washer bottle, didn't get pics of that, and then last night stuck it all back together - and it still starts! Ready to glug some more veggie.

 

[96terrano]

Had to fit a foot long plate on the top of the passenger inner wing, under the fuel pump and washer bottle, didn't get pics of that, and then last night stuck it all back together - and it still starts! Ready to glug some more veggie.

mine's also rotten their!:lol

 

[arcascomp]

Sporting the new red wing look of the now non rusty set of wings that I got from Ryan AGES ago. Will need to do a paint job of these, but now I've got probably 50% more wing than before!

 

[arcascomp]

Aye, that's why I thought I'd grab a few pics, its a sod of a job to do as there's more rusty than anything else left to weld onto. Best method is to make a card template up forthe steel and cut/bend a section to fit in with a hole big enough to get your 17mm socket through for the bumper mounting, that will go high enough to find real metal to weld to.

Then remove the bold and the rubber bush as it'll not like the heat needed. The plate the bolt goes through started life a separate chunk of metal from the rest and in my case had returned to that state. Then you clean the edges up to get a good weld and not melt the rubber.

The bolt on mine was stuck fast, Steven's a big 6'7" gorilla and even him with a two foot breaker bar couldn't shift it so it was welded in situ with me soaking the rubber with water to stop it melting.

 

[AD Ent]

Another one saved :clap

 

[96terrano]

i just realized, those were my old front wings:lol:lol:lol:thumb2

 

[Banshee]

Another one saved :clap

Amen

 

[arcascomp]

Still got to have another sesh getting the sills patched up (and therefore probably the inner sills too) before MoT time and then I must pay attention to the clutch/gearbox issues. Not keen on letting her die yet.

Forgot to mention that I squirted Bilt Hamber cavity wax in all sorts of personal places for the old gal while she was stripped naked, underbody stuff is on the way, maybe I should fine a few cans of FP0 Nissan Green paint to colour those wings of yours Ryan.

 

[cncfabs]

Other side was fine when cleaned up, but the front cross member that the bumper fitted to was completely rotten at the sides - wish I'd seen Ryan's posting flogging his! Didn't get a photo of all Steven's great welding work on that, sorry Zips.

Got a plate made up and securely connected now.

Dont know if this is finished pic but to pass mot all seams must be fully welded unless of course they are hidden with large ammounts of schutz

 

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Dont know if this is finished pic but to pass mot all seams must be fully welded unless of course they are hidden with large ammounts of schutz

don't fear cnc, that was taken after the inital tack welds were done, mate's an ex mot tester and I give his kids a lift in the truck sometimes so it's well and truly seam welded.