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GSXRBOBBY
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APR 26, 07:59 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by cptsnoopy:
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I have been to busy with work so I made a deal with a company and I am going to ship my car to your house and I am going to have you finish it.....so make some extra time. ------------------
Bobby from NW Indiana
93 Northstar and 5 speed Getrag
NEW e-mail address ankerenterprises@sbcglobal.net
Anker Enterprises L.L.C. My 86 GT build thread
MY 88 Northstar build thread
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cptsnoopy
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APR 27, 04:47 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by GSXRBOBBY:
so make some extra time.
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If extra time could only be bought! Oh, wait, I have not won the lottery yet... 
Please, do send your car over, lots of extra parts for me to use!
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cptsnoopy
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MAY 04, 11:20 PM
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BERKELUSA
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MAY 05, 12:52 AM
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A little safety TIP is all.. as I wouldnt want you or anyone to get hurt PERIOD..
Crank up the heat some more on that welder OR turn down the wire speed.. the welds looked rather well until I seen this one below... Your bracket making skills however are EXCELLENT !!!...
GRIND all your corners so theres a notch to fill and kinda stitch the wire back and forth working from the thicker steel over to the thinner stuff.. It's harder to heat up the thick so it needs to melt first THEN be bled over to the thinner stuff faster.. - 90% of welding is the pre-grinding to insure a good connection and a place to pool the blob..
If both metals are the same thickness hit it hard, hot and slow in the corners where you ground. - What you will get is a flat pool IF the welder is set correctly.. live and learn! aw hell just PRACTICE ! - Exhaust was schweeet !
A few questions: Is this a gas mig? whats the amperage? what voltage are you set at? what model welder? Gauge of wire? .023? .035?
If you go with a 220 Volt say Millermatic 251 it's like night vs. day..
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Not bustin your chops but this one looks like you were moving too fast or in a rush... OR ran out of gas?
Most of the connection is surface.. not penetration.. (bottom tab with the one bolt in it) Dont be afraid to go slower across the joint.. Just lower your wire speeds.. or get more heat.. try all sorts of levels until you find the sweet spot.. when you do.. WOW !
The twist of that motor would rip it clean off and only a light ring would remain where "some" of it connected..
Been there.. done that ! - Ride safe.. and make it in a Fiero...
PS: Hope you find another engine..??[This message has been edited by BERKELUSA (edited 05-05-2007).]
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cptsnoopy
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MAY 05, 01:55 AM
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Hi BERKALUSA,
Thanks for the tips. I did most of the welding without gas using a Lincoln-110 wire-feed. I switched to gas just about the time the welds you show were done. That was the first side and it obviously did not do well. The other three sides did much better as I put the volts to the highest setting and cranked open the gas. I don't remember the exact settings but I think for most of the 1/4" stuff I was using the highest setting for volts, .35 wire(flux-core, no gas) and a wire feed setting of around 3 to 4. (maybe more speed on the wire feed, I just don't remember). When I went to the gas I started with too low of a gas flow and I also found that it did not penetrate as well. (I think that is common knowledge for those that know how to weld.) I found that with the gas and using solid .23 wire I had to up the wire feed quite a bit also. As you know this welder is not the greatest but if a person really knows how to weld they can make some stuff. (I am not someone that claims to know how to weld... ) We recently purchased a Miller 220volt wire feed welder. It is a much better setup but I cannot remember the model number at the moment. The big problem now is that I have to put it in my truck with help to get it over to my house. (oops, I don't know if the 220 for the dryer will handle the load... got to check that out also)
I played with the new welder at my brothers house on a sandrail and even though it welds better I still need to practice with it more because I was still messing it up some.
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cptsnoopy
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AUG 01, 01:50 AM
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Been a tad too warm lately to do anything on the 88. The HR-6 in my 86 seized up last week so out of 3 running vehicles I only have one with a/c. I ordered a new v-5 compressor along with the other 2 so I will have a/c when this thing gets running. (incentive)
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SEP 16, 08:05 PM
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RCR
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SEP 20, 07:46 AM
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Snoop...How are you running the coolant lines?
Bob
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cptsnoopy
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SEP 30, 09:57 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by RCR:
Snoop...How are you running the coolant lines?
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That well be the next thing after setting up the clutch. I don't know for sure but I remember reading several threads regarding which hoses go where. I have not figured out what material to use for the hard line just yet. It has cooled off considerably the last week or so and this will allow me to get back to work on it.
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RCR
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OCT 01, 07:15 PM
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I just grabbed the pass side coolant line off Kyle's (86SE) '86. I'll use a section of that across the crossmember. I also grabbed a mid 90's Grand Am coolant bottle that re-circulates coolant. That'll go on the pass side where the battery used to be. I still need to figure out all the routing. I pulled some images from other posts. I'll throw some pics up here unless you beat me to it...
Keep up the good work.
Bob
PS I think I found a pretty slick way to run the belt. I need to download the pics.
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