Miks15
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| posted on 28/4/08 at 06:10 PM |
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sump, ally or steel?
can anyone tell me a quick way of checking if my sum is ally or steel? Steel not a problem as can weld that up fine (chopping an inch or so out of
it). BUt ally would be a problem.
Also it doesnt look like mine has any baffling system at all, any easy way of making some up? how bad could if cornering/braking to hard?
Cheers
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mackei23b
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| posted on 28/4/08 at 06:12 PM |
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try a magnet?
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meany
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| posted on 28/4/08 at 06:14 PM |
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ditto..
BMW probably Ally
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Miks15
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| posted on 28/4/08 at 06:15 PM |
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oo magnet didnt even think about that
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blakep82
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| posted on 28/4/08 at 06:27 PM |
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schoolboy science 
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Miks15
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| posted on 28/4/08 at 06:33 PM |
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haha and embarresingly i am a schoolboy studying physics for a levels oo dear!
And bummer it is ally thought it was
Can you ally weld with a mig? anyone know? is there a special wire or something?
Cheers
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UncleFista
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| posted on 28/4/08 at 06:37 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Miks15
Can you ally weld with a mig? anyone know? is there a special wire or something?
Cheers
S'not easy...
Tony Bond / UncleFista
Love is like a snowmobile, speeding across the frozen tundra.
Which suddenly flips, pinning you underneath.
At night the ice-weasels come...
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Miks15
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| posted on 28/4/08 at 06:39 PM |
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hhmmm but it is possible! interesting might have to give it a go! plus the sump is quite thick so mabye that will help reduce the chance of me blowing
a hole!
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PaulBuz
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| posted on 28/4/08 at 06:52 PM |
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Migging ally just needs a bit of practice.
The secret is VERY clean ally, a high wire feed rate & pure argon gas.
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=46627
ATB
Paul
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blakep82
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| posted on 28/4/08 at 06:53 PM |
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while your getting some ally to weld on, get some nice thick (really thick) brass to clamp behind the weld to take the heat away
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owelly
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| posted on 28/4/08 at 07:29 PM |
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I cut a few litres out of my sump and paid a guy a tenner to weld it up for me. I turned up outside a fabrication shop and asked who was the ally
welding guy. Since then I've made good chums with them and got tons of free stainless off cuts from them...
Cut....
and shut...
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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owelly
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| posted on 28/4/08 at 07:29 PM |
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Doh! Double post....
[Edited on 28/4/08 by owelly]
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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Miks15
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| posted on 28/4/08 at 07:51 PM |
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i rekon ill give it go myself but if it goes completly tits up ill take it to someone
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owelly
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| posted on 28/4/08 at 09:46 PM |
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I prepped it all myself but as I didn't have any teflon liner in my MIG, I didn't bother trying to weld with ally!!
http://www.ppcmag.co.uk
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