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Offline davina61

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Re: drag racing ?hot rods
« Reply #120 on: November 02, 2022, 03:25:06 pm »
Best of luck dear, may your spatter be low and full penetration!!!
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Re: drag racing ?hot rods
« Reply #121 on: November 03, 2022, 04:29:39 pm »
🤣🤣🤣 thanks!! :'3
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Re: drag racing ?hot rods
« Reply #122 on: November 24, 2022, 01:31:50 pm »
Spatter has been relatively low thank you Davina.
This is my first time really going at body work. And fine metal at that. I'm welding in 18 gauge. But car is definitely 20-22 gauge.
I did not want to have to replace any of the actual outer body panels, but had to do a small triangle that had been filled nearly and inch thick with <not allowed> welds.
Most of the lower bits and sill are all under a plastic side skirt so really doesn't matter how I do that.
Just need to drill a hole and square it off for the side skirt clip.
Hopefully start the inner arch this weekend.




And here is the rest of her before I started anything after an underbody wash. Rust was highly localised to the inner arches and sills at the rear only.




I do have one breakline to redo as the steal line just followed the nut off lol.
Not a big deal though, I enjoy doing break lines
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Re: drag racing ?hot rods
« Reply #123 on: November 24, 2022, 02:30:16 pm »
Look at Bad Chad to see how to weld without distortion, just spot and cool with airline and skip about the panel to keep heat out. Can you run .6 wire as you will get a better weld on thin <not allowed>. Never got.6 to work on my welder.
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Re: drag racing ?hot rods
« Reply #124 on: November 24, 2022, 02:49:58 pm »
Quote from: davina61 on November 24, 2022, 02:30:16 pm
Look at Bad Chad to see how to weld without distortion, just spot and cool with airline and skip about the panel to keep heat out. Can you run .6 wire as you will get a better weld on thin <not allowed>. Never got.6 to work on my welder.

Yeah I been keeping this very cool!.
I can't have distortion!.
I can switch to .6mm with my machine.
I might try it, but so far this has been going very well
I might get a small drum and try a day.
Also would love to try an argon mix.
But when grinding 90% of the welds away anyway I'm not sure it's worth it
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Re: drag racing ?hot rods
« Reply #125 on: December 01, 2022, 03:13:04 am »
My winter fuel payment came in so of course bought a head gasket set and some head bolts!! Taking the second hand head I got to be skimmed today then I can put the top end together once the valves turn up.
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Re: drag racing ?hot rods
« Reply #126 on: December 01, 2022, 12:35:25 pm »
Did you actually get that winter fuel payment Davina?
Got nothing yet here in NI.
Nice to get a few bits though.
I'm freezing at the moment most nights.
Luckily it has got slightly milder this last couple days
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« Reply #127 on: December 01, 2022, 01:32:51 pm »
Yes 500, 190 for gasket set and head bolts and 40 for head skim. Trouble is it's 200 for a cambelt kit, still need water pump and thermostat and an oil cooler as cant find one in this part of the world inc Europe. You can get them from the states as Omega sold as a Chevy, a lot of faff and not cheap.
 You need one of those heated wraps to stay warm, no good for working but great at night!! 
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Re: drag racing ?hot rods
« Reply #128 on: December 02, 2022, 12:53:04 am »
Quote from: davina61 on December 01, 2022, 01:32:51 pm
Yes 500, 190 for gasket set and head bolts and 40 for head skim. Trouble is it's 200 for a cambelt kit, still need water pump and thermostat and an oil cooler as cant find one in this part of the world inc Europe. You can get them from the states as Omega sold as a Chevy, a lot of faff and not cheap.
 You need one of those heated wraps to stay warm, no good for working but great at night!!

Yeah bringing anything in from the states is a nightmare.
I hope we get that heat payment soon!
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Re: drag racing ?hot rods
« Reply #129 on: December 17, 2022, 10:34:01 am »
It has been way to cold to go to my unit but looks like Monday we are having a "heat" wave, valve guides done on r/h cyl head and the 2 intake valves turned up as well as grub screws to block of air injection holes in head. Just need to lap in intakes and assemble, then it can go on. Cam belt setting tool coming, just need a belt kit, water pump and thermostat. still not found an oil cooler so might have to fit a remote.   
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Re: drag racing ?hot rods
« Reply #130 on: December 17, 2022, 04:00:13 pm »
Quote from: davina61 on December 17, 2022, 10:34:01 am
It has been way to cold to go to my unit but looks like Monday we are having a "heat" wave, valve guides done on r/h cyl head and the 2 intake valves turned up as well as grub screws to block of air injection holes in head. Just need to lap in intakes and assemble, then it can go on. Cam belt setting tool coming, just need a belt kit, water pump and thermostat. still not found an oil cooler so might have to fit a remote.

Yeah you have some work to get to.
I'm too am looking forward to the change in weather.
It's been a difficult couple weeks.
Can't wait to be able to paint and keep going with my rust elimination
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Re: drag racing ?hot rods
« Reply #131 on: February 07, 2023, 01:59:26 pm »
Have been getting some done to the engine, heads on, water pump and thermostat fitted and managed to get a used stainless oil cooler from a Vectra. Also turned up today was a cambelt kit for £50!! it was stock a Vauxhall specialist wanted to shift and he said it was 3 years old so should be fine. 
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« Reply #132 on: March 04, 2023, 08:35:28 am »
That took some time to sort, cambelt kit has a roller missing so a delay getting that. Engine all assembled now. Ordered the clutch cylinder and gearbox rear mounting and then its ready to refit the unit back in. Then I will be able to build up the engine bay.
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Re: drag racing ?hot rods
« Reply #133 on: March 14, 2023, 03:36:42 am »
Quote from: davina61 on March 04, 2023, 08:35:28 am
That took some time to sort, cambelt kit has a roller missing so a delay getting that. Engine all assembled now. Ordered the clutch cylinder and gearbox rear mounting and then its ready to refit the unit back in. Then I will be able to build up the engine bay.

Always the wee stupid bits.

With weather warming up soon I will get back to my EK civic and welding.

My CA5 accord is back on the ground and driving pretty good bar a <not allowed> alternator
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Re: drag racing ?hot rods
« Reply #134 on: March 14, 2023, 04:31:50 am »
Engine and box all ready to fit back in, hoped to do it yesterday but put my back out fitting the gearbox. Okay today so of to have a bash now.
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Re: drag racing ?hot rods
« Reply #135 on: May 18, 2023, 10:40:22 am »
I have a new toy, ac/dc TIG welder so that I hopefully can weld some aluminium bits once I have taught myself to do it. Have TIGed steel okay but alloy is a lot harder to do.
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Re: drag racing ?hot rods
« Reply #136 on: May 20, 2023, 12:41:18 pm »
Quote from: davina61 on May 18, 2023, 10:40:22 am
I have a new toy, ac/dc TIG welder so that I hopefully can weld some aluminium bits once I have taught myself to do it. Have TIGed steel okay but alloy is a lot harder to do.

Lovely job. I would love a tig. But that's for another day.
When I'm not broke
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« Reply #137 on: June 20, 2023, 01:58:07 pm »
Getting my head around alloy TIG welding, getting better but no prize winner yet! Made up the heater feed pipes from 15mm copper pipe and 90deg solder fittings, waiting for some hoses to plumb it in.
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Re: drag racing ?hot rods
« Reply #138 on: June 22, 2023, 11:30:45 am »
Still never tiged before.
Would love to get into it.

I need to keep going with my EK daily
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Re: drag racing ?hot rods
« Reply #139 on: September 07, 2023, 03:31:22 am »
Cracking on with it as funds allow, intake made, fuel tank fitted and air ride working. Load bay and rear seat made from 12mm ply. Getting to the point where I need more bits I cant afford------
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a long time coming (out) HRT 12 2017


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Know a bit about everything but not enough to be clever.
I get pushed out of shape and its hard to steer when I get rubber in all 4 gears (Beach Boys ,little deuce coupe)
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