Re: 504/2000 Restoration project. Lots of pics
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bobdole Old member with new to me VR4 and starting over. Respect your elders kids 504/2000
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posted 09/04/10 11:18 PM
Quoting Whoodoo:
You should really be cleaning more before you weld. Weld on rust, you get rust in the weld and no matter how much rust bullet you put on there, it will still be there. This means it will rust out sooner in that same spot. How soon is another question, but it will happen.
Good on you for getting your hands dirty though
I cut back until it was solid metal. Didn't weld on rust. Also it was a tough job welding in that location.
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Whoodoo buff guys = good time but my dream is to fondle 1051 62/2000
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posted 09/04/10 11:38 PM
I hear ya, welding in awkward places is a real pain. However, even just the slightest bit of contaminant getting into your weld will cause more metal to oxidize, so you need to have everything absolutely clean before you start. For my senior project, my group designed and built a log splitter. For a stronger blade on the wedge, I built up weld beads and then ground it down. Before I started, I didn't get the two pieces of steel making up the V clean enough and it made the biggest headache of all time. The first bead I ran got contaminated, then I was chasing it around layer after layer. Often times it got so bad I had to grind it all off and hopefully find a clean layer to start on again. Welding is like painting in that, in order to get a good finished product you need to prep well. Regardless, I have a lot of respect for you for doing it yourself. I'm sure having good solid metal there is a huge improvement over what it was.
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bobdole Old member with new to me VR4 and starting over. Respect your elders kids 504/2000
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posted 09/15/10 04:44 PM
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Edited by bobdole (01/02/15 09:35 PM)
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bobdole Old member with new to me VR4 and starting over. Respect your elders kids 504/2000
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posted 09/16/10 06:34 PM
504/2000
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Edited by bobdole (01/02/15 08:29 PM)
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bobdole Old member with new to me VR4 and starting over. Respect your elders kids 504/2000
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posted 09/18/10 10:44 AM
504/2000
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Edited by bobdole (01/02/15 08:31 PM)
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crankwalk Unregistered
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posted 09/19/10 08:02 AM
Quoting G:
Looks good! I still think you should upgrade that interfooler while you have the front bumper off.
Exactly what I was thinking. Maybe sneak a 3g maf in the stock pretty airbox somehow too.
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bobdole Old member with new to me VR4 and starting over. Respect your elders kids 504/2000
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posted 09/25/10 09:01 PM
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bobdole Old member with new to me VR4 and starting over. Respect your elders kids 504/2000
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posted 10/08/10 07:54 PM
504/2000
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Edited by bobdole (01/02/15 08:35 PM)
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