Great video as usual. Oh and I abstained from watching at work. Too many distractions there to watch without interruption. Plus the bossman frowns on it...
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The Willomet Charger
- Thread starter AgDieseler
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A desecration to Mopar nuts everywhere, this is my protouring, LS-powered, 1970 Dodge Charger; built at my shop, Willomet Motor & Fabrication.
Those are the words of a member of the end of the episode club. Welcome.
Thanks dude. It’s that subtle difference between writing the episode and the episode writing itself.
David
I'll see your not watching at work, and raise you waiting until the wife and kid were out of the house for zero distraction.
Another awesome video!
Rev2 engine mount. One more to go. These take the hours.
David
David
Dang that is some fine work. Make me feel so antiquate.
Thanks dude. Much appreciated.
None of us are antiquated. Keep learning and trying out new techniques and tools. That’s how I stumble my way through. I learn as I go, make mistakes, and keep trying. I also have good teachers.
David
I think about my grandpa and minimal hand tools that my dad grew up around, then him expanding and having tools and learning to do things like rebuilding engines and transmissions, and now my generation having welders and plasma cutters, hopefully by the time my kid can do things there will be a mill and lathe and he has even more opportunities to be able to create things. Your work is awesome and I can only think about if the things I've seen here and on other threads had been available when I was growing up what would I have been building now?
Same here my grandfather made his tools my dad had a decent shop with tools I have the same plus might and plasma cutter and a few other specialty tools. We have to see where my boys end up.
3D printers making high strength parts.
Great video David!
Made me chuckle a bit...your face when you shut the doors on your tuition pile in the back of the sub.
Made me chuckle a bit...your face when you shut the doors on your tuition pile in the back of the sub.
Got (a little bit) smarted, and built a fixture block. The next mount is underway.
This is slow going stuff, but I’m getting closer.
David
This is slow going stuff, but I’m getting closer.
David
Lots of weld inches. One base plate takes 5 hours, so multitasking is valuable.
David
David
5 hours of actual TIG time per plate?
Man.... I'm impressed. The experience gained from all of those weld hours is going to pay dividends.
-G
Man.... I'm impressed. The experience gained from all of those weld hours is going to pay dividends.
-G
For the big plate, 5 total hours of welding and chilling, and that’s on a dedicated block of aluminum. Still, lots of good practice, and I’m 10x more comfortable on these somewhat delicate plates. It requires a pretty wide range of current.
The centers take a full 125A - one amp per thousandth of thickness. The edge corners take 110 at the start and taper to 103-105 once the plate heats up, and the rounds take 95-100. Also, I have some great A-B comparisons of welding with a gas blocker versus letting the gas just do what it wants. The blocker wins every time.
David
Forget about toilet paper David....... stock up on Argon tanks!!!
When the government forces us to stay home permanently you and Harriet will be in the garage, and smiling like a Cheshire cat.
-G
Last clevis plate. Time for assembly.
David
David
Frame side base plates are done.
David
David
