Guest iskone Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 So this weekend was for me and my 240. I was going to install Dynamat in the cabin. So after pulling out my whole interior except the dash I started working on the tar crap and found a plesent surprise. Some doosh had jacked the car up wrong and pushed the floor pan way from the firewall lip it's got a little rust, just enough to force cutting out a small amount and welding it back in. Guess it wasn't as solid as I thought the rest of the car was solid tough. So I'm looking at buying a Miller 175 230V. I figure I might as well get the one I'm gonna need for the next car I plan to build. I know this next part sounds a little far fetched(as usauall) I need to get the car done by this weekend or at least just have some finishing steps to do during the next week. I need to pull out the tar junk, weld in a new patch, apply POR-15, install Dynamat, insatll heat insulation, insatll new vinyl, install heater (never had one), put the interior back together. Oh and I almost forgot bolt the head, header, intake, and carbs back on. Wish me luck!!! Isk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datsunlover Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 Heh.. Sound's about right.. I assume you work during the day right? soooo.. Spend tonite scraping all the tar crap out of the way, and clean up the rust (so you can weld.. trust me, welding to RUST is a PITA!!! )... Tomorrow, buy the welder and spend a little bit of time playing on scrap/small pieces of metal, then fix the floor, and hit it with the POR15.. leaves the rest of the week for laying down dynomat/vinal/insulation/heater and interior. I'd wait till friday night to do the head/intake/carbs, and have a few beers while I was at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolane Posted February 14, 2005 Share Posted February 14, 2005 I don't know how firm you are on buying a MM175, but you might want to look for the Hobart Handler 180. I heard that there is a deal at TSC on these including the cart for under $600. You may want to look at http://www.hobartwelders.com/mboard/ for more information. They seem to get great reviews. I am betting that the only difference between the Hobart and the MM is price and color. Joshua BTW, my Lincoln 3200HD (110V) works great for the sheet metal, if that is all you want to fix. I use .023 wire with C25, no spatter, nice solid welds. Any thicker than 1/8" though, and I don't feel like it has enough juice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest iskone Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 So I got the MM175. Now lets see how long it takes to pick up welding One big problem is going to be once I learn how to weld I'm gonna do something crazy like build a DCA front and rear suspension Well we'll see anyway Isk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jolane Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Good Choice Iskone! MIG welding is not too hard, but will take some practice to start getting good results. If you are doing sheet metal, just use a bunch of spot welds layed on top of each other. Go slow, ans skip around, to keep the metal cool and avoid warping. What kind of wire are you planning on using? I am using .023 ER70S6 with C25 for the sheetmetal work I have been doing, and so far so good. Good Luck, Joshua Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datsunlover Posted February 16, 2005 Share Posted February 16, 2005 Forgot to add I have a lincoln electric that I used to put pretty much my whole car back together.. I'm running .030 flux core wire, and it works good.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest iskone Posted February 17, 2005 Share Posted February 17, 2005 Thanks, I'll be using solid .030 The guy at the shop I bought it from was telling me that the self shelding burns hotter. I got a decent deal for it too it was $680 for the welder plus I got a few free things but I had to pay for the other big stuff like the gas and of course uncle sam wanted his cut. Isk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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