:huh: OK this is getting a bit like a blind man trying to play hide and seek in a wind tunnel! :blink:


Where the hell is everyone?

busy with new project a.ka. dis..... :ph43r:






what will it be ?






a plane ? .... :ph43r:











a bird?..... :ph43r:








nope....







a ruska super-buggy :lol: !!!


going to build it irs+kubel front axle, big rollcage (real safe one) army green, luggage rackm on top. with camouflage net and stuff....


found it in a shed for 850euros with dutch v5 (kenteken)




concrete contra-weight :rolleyes:

Nice Rutger, lets see some more photos of the body B)

HELLOOOOOO!!!!!!!!

how we all? been kinda busy with project polo for a while B)

it's kinda top of the list of cars to be finished at the moment due to various factors but it's taking shape nicely :D

next up is convert the bus to diesel power and THEN i can start the fuge :rolleyes:

in my defence i have also been learning to weld so i'll be looking to do as much work on that myself as i can ;)

Good chap, just make sure you get some good penetration! ;) :D

:lol: :lol: :lol:

penetration was covered in lesson one :D ;)

Nice :lol:

welding - my best bit of advice with a mig welder is use the correct gas........avoid pure CO2 (carbon dioxide) like the plague, no matter how cheap you can get it, if your mate has a truck load of CO2 pub-gas bottles for free - DONT USE IT!!!!!!........you want whats termed argo-shield..........which from BOC is about 95% CO2 and 5% argon.........or if you buy it in the small disposable bottles from your local auto-store its about 60% CO2 and 40% Argon, but it still works fine........if you use pure CO2 the welder is a pain in the ass to set up, and the weld will be full of micro-cracks, god knows why they still sell it as a shielding gas........as soon as you weld with the CO2 & Argon mix stuff you will never use pure CO2 ever again........I wish someone told me that when I started welding!.....oh yeah - always cover your arms, dont wear a T-shirt otherwise you risk a bad sun tan that will do you no favours if you know what I mean :( ......best of luck ;)

thanks for the advice knighty B) (esp. about the sunburn - my mate learnt the hard way when he holed one of his gloves and burnt his hand. ouch!)

yep!!! that's the stuff we're using....gotta BIG assed bottle of the stuff :D

I'd certainly agree with that,it's not worth using pub gas. That said,if ya use pub gas and ya weldings nasty you've got something to blame. :D You could use the right gas and pretend it isn't to hedge your bets. :D :D I was tought by someone who had been a factory welder for many years,trouble is he used to automatically set power and wire speed for me. Meaning I could weld to a reasonable standard but far better if he'd set it,I've never really been able to gage it as well as he could do instantly. Seriously good welding mask should be bought at any cost.

more top advice! cheers bob! B)

got one of those ones that you can see through but goes dark when the sparks start.....something to do with LCDs? can't remember what it's called :rolleyes: i'll have a look when i'm back in the shed tomorrow B)

lovely piece of kit though B) ;)

A few points i would like to add ;)

1- Never wear contact lenses when near active welding (they fuse to your eye)
2- Always make sure you have a good earth
3- Weld area must be clean and free of paint etc
4- Have a working fire extinguisher handy
5- Clear the immediate area of flamable stuff (sparks fly!)
6- Get practicing dude!

I couldn't remember what they were called either :huh: Best thing invented since the mig welder though. My stick welding with an old style mask would have been worthy of a job at kwik-fit,nowhere else though. :D I'm great at useless advice and totally pointless opinoins shold you need any. B)

My 2 cents worth –
2 minutes of removing paint and rust from the area where you will weld (say within 2-3cm of where you will weld) will save you 10 mins of cleaning up where it didn't weld nicely.

Practise with clean metal and metal with paint on/damp rust and will just see how much nicer it welds.

-oh and welding upside-down is slow and always painful!
:D

cheers for all the advice and tips guys!!! B)

all very much noted and appreciated ;)

hoping to get a bit more practice in this weekend with a not very subtle exhaust mod on the polo...... :ph43r:

:D :D :D

Don't forget to post pictures......you know how we like pictures, especially me as i can't read ;) :lol:

:lol: :lol: :lol:

well here are some 'before' shots.......

plan is to get this bad boy.....







......to exit the rear of the polo about here.......



:ph43r: ;)

so will need to lose the rear bumper and the spare wheel well.....



should be fun...... :lol: :lol: B)

:wacko: :lol: :o