Sounds like a lot of good times and head scratching in your future. Lol The company that paid me to learn to weld used Airco welding gear exclusively. I still have the same torch they handed me on the first day, 40+ years ago. My last employer had a boner for Victor, handing out base and junior torches and tips. I tried them a couple times but they just felt unwieldy in my hands and, to me, very heavy to hold overhead for extended periods, so they were passed off to the younger, stronger fitters. I’ve had my Airco’s rebuilt many times over the years.. In my head, I could hook up the bottles today and lay bead better than with the MIG…lol oh wellVery very late good evening Mossberg Owners.
I didn’t accomplish much today except some grocery shopping and I made a nice soup and muffins.
I’m going to start taking the body off of my car tomorrow or the next day. So in preparation I sat down and drew a diagram, and labeled every part that must be loosened or removed, in order to get the body off of the SS 100.
I don’t want to hoist the thing up and hear something go snap!
First I will have to remove both the front parking lamps And make little slits in their brackets so the wiring can pass through. This is because I screwed up when I did the wiring on those. The whole body is supposed to come off the car complete with the lights and wiring loom, because none of that’s hooked to/thru the frame, except for a couple zip ties.
That’s the worst part, and everything else is just unplugging wires from the engine, zip ties, and removing 40 bolts and screws.
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After all the fuss I made over a Tig, when I had to re-weld my steering column I welded it with my ancient Victor gas torch.
(Now I am wondering how old it really is. I’m sure you can tell from the serial number.)
Anyhow, I felt more confident in my gas welding than my TIG welding at this point, and I realized that as soon as I picked up the steering shaft to weld it.
Now I did successfully TIG up the subframe for the runningboards, so I really shouldn’t have a problem. I think it’s a mental problem. I gravitate most easily to what I know the best.
This will all change soon. I am set up to do TIG welding, and I will do that before I start chopping up the old VW frame.
I will need to make a lifting jig, to get the body off the frame in one piece, with my hoist. I don’t wanna have to cut the wiring and split the body. As it is I will have to remove the windshield & runningboards.
I have limited overhead, and it will be 8’ long. Another challenge…
Looking forward to the Scout project tooIt’s possible that I used a Harris torch at one time in my life, but otherwise I’ve never lit anything but a Victor.
They are definitely heavy duty.
I took the gas tank out of the SS100 today, and I disconnected all of the wiring from the chassis. I got half of the front floor removed along with the battery, the ground strap, and the horn.
I have less than an hours worth of work before it is ready to hoist the body off of the chassis
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Old friends...good morning
Good morning? GOOD MORNING? GOOD MORNING?
AWOL for 5 months? You'd better have a pretty exciting story for us! If not... MAKE ONE UP!
Seriously. I was getting nervous a little bit. Relieved to have you back, Meanie.
It was more of an electronic hiatus.
Perhaps, I wanted to stick with the same branch as I'm familiar with the culture and operation of that branch. Trying to go into the Army to do the same thing just feels a bit off to me. Also part of this decision was based on certain obstacles that gave me a difficult time last time that I'm starting to believe I am capable of getting over- literally in some cases.Beautiful morning, sunshine and 20. The ground is still relatively warm as we had 4 days of high 60 prior to the snow falling, consequently the snow is already melting.
S.R., an idea. Army warrant officer, or would that be off the table too ?
Ya'll have a great day.
S.R., an idea. Army warrant officer, or would that be off the table too ?