Anything welding

I plan to fab up some bumpers for my 84 but first need to fix the exhaust.

 

Awesome. I just ordered the same setup without a spool gun.

 

That's freaking sweet

 

Quick question, I'm welding on my sliders this weekend. The kit didn't come with gussets. Should I buy some gussets or will the sliders be fine without them?

 

One buys Gussets ?? They sell anything these days !!

It depends is anyone who rides in your Truck planning to gain weight ??

As an example on the Honey Moon my Bride topped the scale at a trim 115 pounds during the divorce she was over 300 I can`t prove it but I think my Lawyer charged by the pound .

Would you be putting gussets on for what ??

To keep them harder to pull off when going forward ??

Added strength for impacts crashing down on interesting shaped rocks .

Gussets need to be put where they are going to work for what your doing .

 

Yes they sell gussets, I would make them if I had the tools to do so. I'd put them where the tubes weld to the frame to provide extra strength when slamming on rocks. I'm not sure if it's worth it though.

 

You would put them on the Bottom of The Tube and the frame

 

Just FYI, Cyberweld.com is running a closeout on the Tweco 181i

$599
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On the relentless site they go on top

 

No doubt because if on the bottom a clearance problem .

 

Added a 3/8" plate to the bottom of my shaved axle.

 

So today. This 85 sa200 became mine

 

I am guess the side panels are long gone.

The cooling system is set up to work better with them on.

Check the brushes !!

Best of luck with the new addition to the family

 

Brushes are great ! I didn't know about the side panels and cooling. I assumed it'd cool better with them off so didn't even think to ask.

 

People mount them on trucks with no room to open them

They get taken off and forgotten all about or used for some project

 

So if this rig is going on a trailer, I need to find some side panels for it or just leave it?

 

Your call !!

With the rain your having I sure would not want all that water getting in .

Gas engines can get a little finicky if there getting wet all the time.

unless it is going to live inside most of the time .

 

my old man gave me a trailer we had laying around. After a new floor and tires....

Should advertise for off road welding repairs with my rig

 

I would not even worry about them. My trail gear sliders are angled up and with gussets and i ended up tearing the sliders off the frame before bending anything. Stupid toyota frame that's built out of rust.

 

Would like you guys' feeback and input. 1st day welding, trying to learn:











EDIT: Im using at Millermatic 141 (MIG). Between the butt joint and the lap joint, i turned the amps down a little bit.

Also, using Washington Alloy Co. .030 flux core