1982 C/K 6.0L Caitlyn Mall Crawler (Interior time)

[Babaganoosh]

I pretty much grabbed the welder and started messing with it to see what I could do. I think I do have one of those hammers some place, at least I used to.

 

[ktmoutfront]

I hope it's not in the garage.

Watch some videos. Plenty of them out there. I will look a few up.

 

[Babaganoosh]

I hope it's not in the garage.

Watch some videos. Plenty of them out there. I will look a few up.

I have been looking on you tube and google. I also have that miller website handy.

 

[ktmoutfront]

Here

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=g6AEJWzAsu0&feature=plpp

 

[Babaganoosh]

Neat videos, seems arc welding is pretty simple. The guy was even using the same welder I have.

 

[ktmoutfront]

That's why I linked that one.

 

[Babaganoosh]

I figured that was the reason behind it.

 

[45acpJr]

im no stick welding expert but ive done it a bunch and basically you wanna drag the stick at an angle pointing away from the direction you are going (for the most part, vertical and other situations call for you to do different things) and move with the puddle.

Not trying to hijack a thread but I need to ask. If I am pulling the weld towards me the electrode should be pointing away from me? Maybe that's why my welds aren't continuos, I always get a good bead then a gap full of slag

 

[Deuling]

Not trying to hijack a thread but I need to ask. If I am pulling the weld towards me the electrode should be pointing away from me? Maybe that's why my welds aren't continuos, I always get a good bead then a gap full of slag

Yes pull with the electrode pointing away

 

[wage92]

Not trying to hijack a thread but I need to ask. If I am pulling the weld towards me the electrode should be pointing away from me? Maybe that's why my welds aren't continuos, I always get a good bead then a gap full of slag

yes what dueling said, if its point away from where you are going the pressure (voltage) will push the slag where youve already been, therefore not getting where you are trying to blend the metals.

 

[Babaganoosh]

No worries on the hi jacking I'm learning as well.

I went to the junkyard and found a big block truck, seems my frame motor mounts are the same just the ord cross member wont work. Even the frame height is the same. Maybe I got a bad batch of one, I will give ORD a call and see what they think.

Found my issue, with the frame being loose no weight on the motor mount frame plates nothing will line up...

 

[Babaganoosh]

Just ordered this, ballistic has a coupon good until the end of tonight for 20% off using the "AFTERKOH20" code/

http://www.ballisticfabrication.com/Shock-Hoops_p_1879.html

Also getting these to mount the shock on top of the axle.

 

[Deuling]

So was the price tag online for one hoop and hardware? Or for both.

 

[76zimmer]

solicit Rene' and Eric for some welding expertise

 

[ktmoutfront]

The tabs for the axles are going the wrong way. They need to parallel the axle. Bolt should be perpendicular. Front to back. If not the shock will bind when articulated.

 

[Deuling]

The tabs for the axles are going the wrong way. They need to parallel the axle. Bolt should be perpendicular. Front to back. If not the shock will bind when articulated.

Wouldnt you have the top mount be going 90* from the bottom??

So flip the top bracket sideways

 

[y5mgisi]

Both the shock mount bolrs should run front to back in this case.

 

[Chevy305]

Both the shock mount bolrs should run front to back in this case.

Why? You can turn the shock body to position the eyes any which way

 

[ktmoutfront]

And they should both run front to back. The shocks bind as the axle twists/rotates. If the shock is straight up and down and axle flexes. The mount binds. Not sure how else to describe it. I could take pictures of mine tomorrow. They bind.

 

[Deuling]

And they should both run front to back.

What about when the suspension compresses and the shackle pulls the axle back.

This sounds like some binding issues to me.....