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Hi StuQuote:
Originally Posted by StuRR80
I use 1.2 mm mild steel sheet that I bought from a sheet metal shop for another project that also used a fair bit of custom fabrication.
The best that I could measure was that the pillars and floor of the RRC are also 1.2 mm but I don’t know what grade of material.
My mild steel is way stronger than the previous rust and dodgy welding [bigwhistle] that I’m replacing.
Phil
Thanks Phil [smilebigeye]Quote:
Originally Posted by Phil 850
On the left hand body side that I repaired the A pillar on also had some corrosion where the side window mounts.
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The first phot shows significant corrosion around the mounting hole while the second one shows a corrosion hole at the bend in the window rail.
While many may know about using copper as a backing bar others may not.
As you cannot mild steel weld to copper, it allows you to place a piece of copper on the back of the panel and then weld “onto it” to fill holes and along joints without fear of blowing a hole.
Attachment 189217 Copper backing bar installed.
Attachment 189218 Repair patch sitting on copper backing.
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These are the first two photos after welding and dressing.
Hope this is of some assistance.
Regards
Phil
The trick is to "find" a suitably thick large piece of copper to be the heatsink - and then keep it hidden from casual eyes.
The thieving scrappies will probably already have your IP address and are looking to come around to permanently 'borrow' your shiny copper stuff.
Keep it hidden, Keep it safe. [biggrin][thumbsupbig]
Actually, I cut about 60 mm off the end of a 3/4” copper tube (house hold plumbing) and slit it down it’s length, flattened it out and then folded it to 90 degrees.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mercguy
It’s only about 1.2 mm thick.
Phil
Back in the day when they were renovating the telephone exchanges (upgrades) prior to nbn the copper DC busbars would sometimes be removed to make way for other equipment. Those busbars were hot property and it wasn't long before everyone cottoned on.
Some of them were 2x2, some 2x4 in the bigger exchanges. usually in 6 or 8 foot lengths. Heavy.
Some people made a lot of money on the side (contractors/scrappies) doing those "renovations"[bigwhistle]
I picked up a smaller offcut piece from a scrappie years ago, for $50, then promptly lost it in a house move. Unsure how that happened.
Same size piece would probably sell now for 10x what I paid back then. Entrepreneurship or thievery?... who can really say- it's a fine line.
Resource boom are words that scrappies love to hear. [biggrin]
The fuel gauge didn’t read correctly.
When the tank was empty it shows 1/4 and of course the low fuel warning light didn’t come on.
As I want to paint as much of the chassis that I can access during the build I decided to remove the fuel tank.
The bottom of the tank near the drain plug has a dent and some sealer.
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I assumed that there must be a split in the tank from the damage but after cleaning the sealer off there were 2 pin holes.
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This looked more like a corrosion problem than damage and the fuel I drained out was very brown.
I then removed the sender unit.
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Float arm rusted solid.
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This is what the inside of the tank looks like.
Further to this, both of the mounting brackets that are soldered to the tank are loose.
Considering the repair and cleaning necessary I think I’ll just buy a new tank and sender.
Phil
Well, I bought a new fuel tank and before I fit it I needed to do something with the chassis, which I had always intended to do.
It is in good condition but has a thin layer of corrosion almost all over it.
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I rolled it out onto the driveway and gave it a pressure wash.
Then a clean with KBS AquaKlean and a rinse off.
Then a spray with KBS RustBlast and another rinse off.
Once dry, I painted it with KBS RustSeal glass black.
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As I have limited room in the garage I have to work on bits and pieces as I can and reassemble.
I’ll fit the fuel tank once I receive the sender, and then I need to treat and paint the left hand body side that I have been repairing and install it.
It’s so rewarding to finally have a bit of progress.
Regards
Phil
I’ve pulled the rear axle assembly out to clean it up and replace all of the bushes.
The rear brake dust shields are cracked and bent but I can repair them, but I was thinking that perhaps I will not bother to fit them. I’m not planning on taking it off road and it probably won’t even see an unsealed road.
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Any thoughts ?
Regards
Phil
The Yanks call them heat shields. Something to think about.
