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Offline juhap

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Re: My 81 Wagon Project
« Reply #60 on: December 19, 2011, 09:18:46 AM »
Replacing drip rail...





New drip rail...

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Re: My 81 Wagon Project
« Reply #61 on: December 19, 2011, 11:18:14 AM »
Very good Sir.  You are amazing and I am truly impressed by your hard work and dedication.  Wish you were local.
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Re: My 81 Wagon Project
« Reply #62 on: December 19, 2011, 12:17:54 PM »
Thank you of those kind words...

Parts are coming together. Looks like patch work... so far...

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Re: My 81 Wagon Project
« Reply #63 on: December 19, 2011, 12:50:12 PM »
Can I ask what type of welder you are using? I have been wanting to buy a little one for small projects for some time now. I've never used a MIG with a wire feed but I used to be pretty good with an ARC welder back in the day (20 yrs ago).

I would need just a small welder that can run off 120V.
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Re: My 81 Wagon Project
« Reply #64 on: December 19, 2011, 01:07:31 PM »
Very impressive  :occasion14: , both work and time frame  :o .
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Re: My 81 Wagon Project
« Reply #65 on: December 19, 2011, 02:16:56 PM »
Quote from: rohnk on December 19, 2011, 12:50:12 PM
Can I ask what type of welder you are using?

I´m using a 150 A MIG-welder. It is almost 20 years old, a basic model. It is a little bit too small, but I´ve learned how to use it... Torch is the trouble. They´ve made it too simple and weak. I have changed it twice, and now it is about to fall apart...

I´m dreaming of a TIG welder and a plasma cutter, but they are so expensive...
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Re: My 81 Wagon Project
« Reply #66 on: December 20, 2011, 11:20:24 PM »
Looks great!
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Re: My 81 Wagon Project
« Reply #67 on: December 27, 2011, 01:39:30 PM »
At last I had time to finish welding job. After that I put some lead.



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Re: My 81 Wagon Project
« Reply #68 on: December 27, 2011, 02:24:59 PM »
That looks really good!
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Re: My 81 Wagon Project
« Reply #69 on: December 27, 2011, 07:01:55 PM »
Very good! Using lead is a dying art for auto repair. Everyone uses bondo for major fill areas nowadays. Bondo is only for covering very small surface dings and smoothing large areas IMHO.
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Re: My 81 Wagon Project
« Reply #70 on: December 27, 2011, 07:52:04 PM »
that old girl is really coming along juhap nice work.
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Re: My 81 Wagon Project
« Reply #71 on: December 27, 2011, 10:27:26 PM »
Truly amazing!!
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Re: My 81 Wagon Project
« Reply #72 on: December 28, 2011, 01:54:03 PM »
Welded all luggage rack holes and then sealed them with lead...




Removed CB-antenna and radioantennas...



"Look mama: No holes!"

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Re: My 81 Wagon Project
« Reply #73 on: December 28, 2011, 07:13:01 PM »
Butane torch and stick of lead, love the looks of that! I've also seen guys use what looks like a large soldering iron that is used in soldering the old copper downspouts and flashing on houses.
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Re: My 81 Wagon Project
« Reply #74 on: December 29, 2011, 12:06:37 PM »
very impressive juha i would like to have at least the half of your skills with soldering. good job :hello2:
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