'72 K5 - Greg's @MightAsWellK5 Build

[ashman]

Part of the disease I suppose, is convincing yourself that you are "typical"... And it's those "other guys" who are always taking things too far.




-G

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for being my "those other guys" and making me look more "typical".

 

[dabomb6608]

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for being my "those other guys" and making me look more "typical".

Ditto on this. Thanks!

 

[Greg72]

Snuck out for a few hours last night.....Shhhhh!!!!

Spy photos posted below....we'll talk more later!

-G

 

[jekquistk5]

yummmm back half Didn't Eric suggest this a year or two ago?

 

[dremu]

Carnac The Magnificent foresees Kert selling first-gen Blazer frames, with an option for Greg-mods...

-- A

 

[blazinzuk]

Gee get sick for a week and bam I miss so much

 

[Greg72]

A few more covert progress pics from last night......

-G

 

[MTBLAZER89]

Yeah No Big Deal!

Snuck out to the garage and built two custom frame rails to splice on to custom frame.

Awesome work as always and looks like this will take care of the clearance issues with the struts.

What were the plans for the gas tank?

 

[Greg72]

What were the plans for the gas tank?

Wide. Long. Shallow.....


Custom-built with the new TIG out of either stainless or aluminum. As wide as the framerails (following the new frame profile) and probably close to 40" deep (over the top of the axle toward the xfercase)

Ideally, flush with the bottom of the framerails but I don't think I'll get enough capacity that way. So I'll add depth until I hit around 30 - 35 gallons..... Should only stick down from the framerails by a few inches, and certainly MUCH more tucked away than a stock tank.

That's the thought process, anyway...


-G

 

[JDNobodi]

When it comes time to do the tank, are you going to consider using Holley's new Hydra mat?https://www.holley.com/news/articles/holley_debuts_new_hydramat_fuel_reservoir/

 

[Deuling]

That's great work Greg! I like the "see you guys next year, but really im just gonna chop the frame out real quick and squeeze this in"


That hydramat is cool! Even though it looks like a feminine product, well in the 2nd pic anways.. http://documents.holley.com/news_hydramatflyer.pdf

 

[y5mgisi]

Greg going big as usual!

 

[y5mgisi]

That's great work Greg! I like the "see you guys next year, but really im just gonna chop the frame out real quick and squeeze this in"


That hydramat is cool! Even though it looks like a feminine product, well in the 2nd pic anways.. http://documents.holley.com/news_hydramatflyer.pdf

That is extremely interesting!

 

[chulisohombre]

Wow. Chop chop. Nice frame mods. That oughta fix those clearance issues for sure.

 

[Greg72]

.....and you thought TIG was supposed to look beautiful!!!

I was having a lot of problems initially because I was trying to use some of the "advanced" pulse TIG settings for frequency and amperage. Once I stopped trying to be so tricky and just turned those options off, things got a lot better.

I've got a bit of a mismatched setup while I wait for my 3/32" tungstens to arrive. I've been using a 1/16" tungsten (2% lanthanated) with a 3/32" filler rod.... 100% Argon set at about 20cfm.

The last photo was welding 1/8" tube at around 160A... Which is why it looks "undercut"... I was playing around with different amperages and trying to figure out how to set the machine so that I could modulate with the pedal.

Anyway... If anyone wants to throw out a few scraps of advice on setup or technique, I'm all ears!!!


-G

 

[A1971Blazer]

One tip......clean, clean, clean.......then clean some more......TIG don't like any contaminants in or around the weld area.

 

[Babaganoosh]

I would say not bad only cause it's on par with my mig welding. I give it a couple weeks and you will have it down.

 

[NorCal69]

....a few scraps

-G

Looks like you'll need more than a few....


Thankfully, you have plenty tho.

 

[Greg72]

I would say not bad only cause it's on par with my mig welding. I give it a couple weeks and you will have it down.

It's definitely frustrating... I'm used to being able to knock stuff out pretty easily in the shop. Learning a new skill like TIG takes a lot of coordination and patience. Foot pedal....torch hand positioning and being able to smoothly feed in wire simultaneously is tough. I probably shouldn't be using round tubing for practice.... I'm moving out-of-position almost instantly, so it's just one more variable to manage at the same time.

Looks like you'll need more than a few....
Thankfully, you have plenty tho.

You sure know how to hurt a guy. Let's hope you make a New Years resolution to be nicer in 2015!


-G

 

[ktmoutfront]

One issue I see newby TIG welders have is, not grinding the tip with a clean grinding wheel. And I don't remember what the wheel is called, but it is white.