Ricks new Patrol

[terranosaurusdoug]

Thats the route i took.
A lot of work cutting off the sills and welding in new stronger metal.

I did sills last year, totally removed and replaced, new ones are higher up. I'm contemplating whether to lift the body by an inch now!

 

[solarman216]

Got me a new MIG torch today, Euro model complete with adaptor, one of the problems I have had but just got used to it was the high trigger pressure needed on my old torch, often I would have to use two hands to get it going, this one is so light it is a dream, Rick

 

[terranosaurusdoug]

There are even flexible ones now

 

[solarman216]

Oh wow never thought I would see that, but this one I have has a ball joint tween torch and cable so as good as I need, Rick

 

[makeitfit]

Looking good Rick,
I'm just about to fire up my old Trol
Poor thing's been stood a while
Maybe next year we can be trol mates :thumbs

 

[solarman216]

OK all, supposed to have been working on the tin tent yesterday but rained all day, so concentrated on the air compressor, wow does it make air, 48 inch x 18 inch tank about 170 Ltr fills to 90 psi in 2.45 mins motor pulls 19 amps just before cut off, well pleased, changed motor bearing, sorted bad compressor valves, one needed a spell on the lathe to sort it out, all now working well.

So today sand blasting galore, compressor maintains 75 psi while blasting non stop which is just great, then on to welding a length of scaffold pole onto the V section sill newly formed from 100 mm x 5 mm flat plate, cut about 25 mm slot in the tube and slid it over the bottom jacked it up and stitch welded it in place, now this is the best bit, after my mate came the other day and spent a couple of hours welding my cockups, he tried my welder and even he could not weld with it, told me my torch was shagged, so I got a new one, OMG what a difference, I can weld again, and I thought it was me, well now come some pics of my super strong rock slider sills, this is the chassis hole plate

 

[solarman216]

Bit of sand blasting

 

[solarman216]

Scaffold pole on

 

[solarman216]

Still a bit of rot to tackle later but you can see the V form of the new sill plus body mount plate, this is supper strong

 

[solarman216]

General blasting which flash rusts very quick

 

[solarman216]

More of same

 

[solarman216]

Oh I do love my new Mig torch, it is a dream, I can weld again

 

[solarman216]

Start of underseal spraying, again this is a dream now I have air

 

[solarman216]

More spraying

 

[solarman216]

And more gunk

 

[solarman216]

Yet more, is is so easy, aim and press trigger

 

[makeitfit]

Good stuff Rick, it's looking strong.
I had a quick look at my trol the other day
It's going to be a project and a half getting that one rust free
Keep on it with the underseal

 

[solarman216]

Last one for today, I will be filling the voids with foam to stop the ingress of mud, I had intended to spray waxoil in the voids first but the spray thingy is not working it just comes out in blobs, will give that a miss, point is 5 mm of steel will outlast the rest of the motor so not bothered about it, Rick

 

[jims-terrano]

All looking great Rick, wish I had some of the kit you have.

 

[Fez_uk]

Last one for today, I will be filling the voids with foam to stop the ingress of mud,

I've already read online thats a bad idea, Holds moisture. Maybe you have done more research than me :nenau