Blazenkiwi
1/2 ton status
Can't wait to see the patchin begin man, looks like a big job, but I'm sure you will sort it out man, love the videos too mate, worth more than a thousand words (like pictures) good luck man 
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Project DieselWarrior ( ++ Updated: 25 Aug 10 w/PART 23 VIDEO ++ )
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StevoandaRedK5
1/2 ton status
quoted for truth
I dunno about anyone else, but i like the vid updates. Kinda fun.
i like em too. Something different from the "text-picture-picture-text-pic-text-moretext-pic" stuff.
Yeah DW keep the updates coming!
DieselWarrior
1/2 ton status
Part 5 is uploading to youtube, woohoo!
Welder shipped today, I hope to have it, along with all the CO2 crap next week and start throwing sparks!
BRB-
Andrew
Welder shipped today, I hope to have it, along with all the CO2 crap next week and start throwing sparks!
BRB-
Andrew
DieselWarrior
1/2 ton status
Presenting... Part 5 of likely thousands before this damn project is done... 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npgefm1ccFw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npgefm1ccFw
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That plastic crap, use a heat gun and a putty knife and you'll have it up and out of there in under 10 minutes. Heat guns are dirt cheap, i recently picked mine up for under $10...
Rene
Rene
DieselWarrior
1/2 ton status
Thanks tons! Its a lot of work with the wire wheel, Ill use that new heat gun I got the other day to pull the stripe off!
I CANT WAIT FOR THE WELDER. (With my luck, watch it be a dud.)
Andrew
DieselWarrior
1/2 ton status
ok, WELDER CAME TODAY!
HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY!
Yup, worth the money, every penny... 'cept I need practice, been way too long since I ran MIG beads!
Pisser.. my magic hood chit the bed after the first 10 seconds of welding, even new batteries couldnt do CPR on it, so I had to resort to the flip hood.. gawd, I felt like I was welding back in the stone age! Lucky me... like I have the money to spend, Harbor has a magic hood for $50 on sale. I need to spend another penny on equipment like I need a hole in my head.
1) .030 solid with 20 cfh CO2 did a fine job!
2) .035 FC did a fine job, had to turn everything waaay back (using the quick set chart) for the same thickness, and was very HOT, had great penetration, was not pretty and had a lot of spatter balls.
3) For fun and games, I cut the gas on. WooWoo! .035 flux core wire with 20 cfh CO2 and it was HOT, good PENETRATION, and weld was a lot flatter and prettier!!! I did some thicker steel about 3/16 and I was so impressed with FC/CO2, I intend on running this setup on all thicker stuff!
4) Wire feed is smooth and constant. Gas valve works 100%. Amp/Heat is fully adjustable. Quick Set Chart is pretty damn accurate.
I do not think solid wire with gas is hot enough to do thick metal, as a matter of fact the chart does NOT suggest ANY settings for solid wire/gas for any thicker metals!
Its raining now, all my toys got put up, but Ill shoot some vid to show off what it does in all 3 of the setups (just in case theres any doubt about #3). I did NOT expect the FC/CO2 to work, at all, and was totally surprized and thrilled to see the results! Your supposed to run E71-T (or something like that, you know what Im talking about anyway.. ) with CO2 to be true DUAL SHIELD. Just watch for the video...
Alright, now Ill switch the unit back to solid wire/CO2 and practice a little more, and then jump into putting at least ONE patch in tomorrow!!
Extension cord: 35 feet of 12/2 solid wire Romex with 15a plug and socket, works a champ! (You CANNOT run this box and expect ANY heat out of it using a regular extension cord). The length is necessary to get the welder to run in the drive way.
CO2 Tank: 20 oz paint ball tank with two adapters to make it work on a 75/25 regulator (Yes, running straight CO2 on a "mix" regulator). Cost to fill it: $4 at Dick's Sporting Goods. :-)
Welding 16 ga is gonna be a LOT of fun (sarcasm), I afraid Im gonna be blowing more holes, than running beads... Sigh.
Ill post more soon, but YES... The Eastwood MIG 135 for $299 is a DAMN GOOD UNIT!
Cheers,
Andrew
HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY!
Yup, worth the money, every penny... 'cept I need practice, been way too long since I ran MIG beads!
Pisser.. my magic hood chit the bed after the first 10 seconds of welding, even new batteries couldnt do CPR on it, so I had to resort to the flip hood.. gawd, I felt like I was welding back in the stone age! Lucky me... like I have the money to spend, Harbor has a magic hood for $50 on sale. I need to spend another penny on equipment like I need a hole in my head.
1) .030 solid with 20 cfh CO2 did a fine job!
2) .035 FC did a fine job, had to turn everything waaay back (using the quick set chart) for the same thickness, and was very HOT, had great penetration, was not pretty and had a lot of spatter balls.
3) For fun and games, I cut the gas on. WooWoo! .035 flux core wire with 20 cfh CO2 and it was HOT, good PENETRATION, and weld was a lot flatter and prettier!!! I did some thicker steel about 3/16 and I was so impressed with FC/CO2, I intend on running this setup on all thicker stuff!
4) Wire feed is smooth and constant. Gas valve works 100%. Amp/Heat is fully adjustable. Quick Set Chart is pretty damn accurate.
I do not think solid wire with gas is hot enough to do thick metal, as a matter of fact the chart does NOT suggest ANY settings for solid wire/gas for any thicker metals!
Its raining now, all my toys got put up, but Ill shoot some vid to show off what it does in all 3 of the setups (just in case theres any doubt about #3). I did NOT expect the FC/CO2 to work, at all, and was totally surprized and thrilled to see the results! Your supposed to run E71-T (or something like that, you know what Im talking about anyway.. ) with CO2 to be true DUAL SHIELD. Just watch for the video...
Alright, now Ill switch the unit back to solid wire/CO2 and practice a little more, and then jump into putting at least ONE patch in tomorrow!!
Extension cord: 35 feet of 12/2 solid wire Romex with 15a plug and socket, works a champ! (You CANNOT run this box and expect ANY heat out of it using a regular extension cord). The length is necessary to get the welder to run in the drive way.
CO2 Tank: 20 oz paint ball tank with two adapters to make it work on a 75/25 regulator (Yes, running straight CO2 on a "mix" regulator). Cost to fill it: $4 at Dick's Sporting Goods. :-)
Welding 16 ga is gonna be a LOT of fun (sarcasm), I afraid Im gonna be blowing more holes, than running beads... Sigh.
Ill post more soon, but YES... The Eastwood MIG 135 for $299 is a DAMN GOOD UNIT!
Cheers,
Andrew
DieselWarrior
1/2 ton status
First patch in, two more sections to go. Eastwood MIG 135 is running
like a champ!
Using card stock, I mock up the patch I need for the section, then
outline it on the material and cut it with a cut off wheel on my
grinder.
Eastwood MIG 135 with CO2. The thing I am the proudest of, is the
custom manufactured CO2 bottle holder. :-)
Paintball CO2 bottle -> Paintball to CO2 regulator adapter ->
CO2 tank to CO2/Argon mix regulator adapter.
Run at 10 LPM or 20 CFH (same/same)
20 oz paintball tank lasted about an hour, Ill measure the beads
later and calculate total inches of weld per tank. $4 to fill.
Sample weld. I never said I was the greatest welder in the world,
but they are good welds none the less.
Sample weld.
Sample weld.
Second patch in! This is going much better than I expected!
Card stock template outlined on material.
Example of results.
Fit in and tacked. You have to tack it all the way around or else
both panels can warp. I learned that on the first panel.
I ran out my first tank of gas, I got it refilled today, I may work on it
more today, or wait until tomorrow to get back on it. Welding in the
sun takes a lot out of you.
Andrew
DieselWarrior
1/2 ton status
Headed off tomorrow to fill both my paintball tanks, MTed them both from today's welding on the left side rear.
Also will be getting .024 wire and tips since Im getting close to welding some 18 ga.
Ive been running .030 with 15/16 ga in the cargo area, but it appears from what I cant tell with my gauger that the floor pan is closer to 18 ga, and 30 is running pretty hot, I think too hot for 18 ga.
Ill post pix soon, Ive just about got the rearmost section finished patching.
Ill need to candle it and fill in any cracks, then she will be air/exhaust tight.
I CANT WAIT TO GET IT ON THE ROAD!!
Andrew
Also will be getting .024 wire and tips since Im getting close to welding some 18 ga.
Ive been running .030 with 15/16 ga in the cargo area, but it appears from what I cant tell with my gauger that the floor pan is closer to 18 ga, and 30 is running pretty hot, I think too hot for 18 ga.
Ill post pix soon, Ive just about got the rearmost section finished patching.
Ill need to candle it and fill in any cracks, then she will be air/exhaust tight.
I CANT WAIT TO GET IT ON THE ROAD!!
Andrew
Blazenkiwi
1/2 ton status
Looking good bro, don't forget some video for us video junkies, you have us hooked now man hahaha, hey as a matter of interest, the area where you are laying the new steel over, is that area rust treated to prevent it further deteriorating? I can't make it out in the pics, when I did the same work a while ago, I sandblasted the rust off with one of those little hand held jobs that recycle most of the sand til ya don't hold it properly lol, then used POR15's Metal Ready, leaves it with a whitish zinc coating and totaly wastes the rust, and finaly used several coats of weld through primer on the underside of the patches and on the area it was covering, then that body schutz stuff - so far so good, no sight of the evil cancer returning, I also had to remake the entire tailgate/rear bed support as it was wasted, took a lot of measuring to get the tailgate hinge mounts in just the right place, the advantage of owning 4 blazers though I had plenty to measure from 
, keep up the good work man, and get her on the road soon, All American vehicles need to be where they were born to be - On The Road!! 
, keep up the good work man, and get her on the road soon, All American vehicles need to be where they were born to be - On The Road!! 
Fred_M1010
1/2 ton status
I just watched you repair videos today.
Damn, that K5 is badly rusted, even by Swedish standards
But as much as rust-fixing sucks, it's probably the repair that gives the most rewarding feeling afterwards, if that's any comfort...
Keep up the good work!
Damn, that K5 is badly rusted, even by Swedish standards
But as much as rust-fixing sucks, it's probably the repair that gives the most rewarding feeling afterwards, if that's any comfort...
Keep up the good work!
DieselWarrior
1/2 ton status
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DieselWarrior
1/2 ton status
Thanks, there *ALL POSTED AS 720P* on YouTube if you go to the link, rather than watching the crummy embedded version. Ill have more to come, making fast progress now!
!!!!!! I LOVE MY EASTWOOD MIG 135 !!!!!!
Recon!
Maniac
You, sir, are a crack up. Love the video up dates! You work fast, too.
DieselWarrior
1/2 ton status
I just 'keeps it real' when I talk.
wade shirley
Registered Member
it sounds like we are in the same boat im in the process of fixxing up my 1984 k5 blazer i havent touched it in 2 months because of rotater cuff surgery im taking the interier out of a 1991 k5 to put in my 84 man i cant wait to get back to work on mine being down really sucks i cant even shoot strong hand
DieselWarrior
1/2 ton status
If you want some PT exercises that will help, let me know. Im STILL doing exercises because Im not as strong as I need to be in certain movements.
Ive started working out with the weights again (THANK GOD), but Im about 25% down on my weight, so Ive got a lot of work to do to get caught up!
http://dieselwarrior.com/default.aspx?page=rotator
I haven't done an update in a LONG time, I need to post one for PT exercises, and then a 'final closing' video...
This reminds me, just how far I have come! At least I can "use" my right arm now!
Best of luck friend-
Andrew
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DieselWarrior
1/2 ton status
Taken 16 July 2010
Pix for the slonet and pressed for time:
Im getting better, this was .030 wire, Im running .023 now and have
the welder tuned up for, the bead lays flatter and looks better, with
same penetration now. I think .030 was too hot and had too much
deposition for the thin stuff. Doesent matter, it worked out okay
at any rate.
In the end, Mr.Grinder is going to dress up uneven and rough edges,
so not to worry about a little spilt milk. I planed it to be a bit
bigger... than to be a bit too small.
Reminder note on my mig settings for 22 ga.
All of this got done this morning. I hope after the sun sets a bit and
it cools off again, I can at least finish that section and Ill be ready
to move on to the left side next.
Progress is going GREAT, Im still thrilled with my Eastwood MIG 135.
Cheers,
Andrew
Pix for the slonet and pressed for time:
Im getting better, this was .030 wire, Im running .023 now and have
the welder tuned up for, the bead lays flatter and looks better, with
same penetration now. I think .030 was too hot and had too much
deposition for the thin stuff. Doesent matter, it worked out okay
at any rate.
In the end, Mr.Grinder is going to dress up uneven and rough edges,
so not to worry about a little spilt milk. I planed it to be a bit
bigger... than to be a bit too small.
Reminder note on my mig settings for 22 ga.
All of this got done this morning. I hope after the sun sets a bit and
it cools off again, I can at least finish that section and Ill be ready
to move on to the left side next.
Progress is going GREAT, Im still thrilled with my Eastwood MIG 135.
Cheers,
Andrew
Definitely going to have a much better end product than pop riveting sheet metal over the bad areas! This repair should last a good long time.
Good job so far.
Rene
Good job so far.
Rene
