What's the best way to grind off a weld?
Perhaps just a grinding wheel and a drill or is there a better way?
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What's the best way to grind off a weld?
Perhaps just a grinding wheel and a drill or is there a better way?
What welds??Quote:
Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
Did something else fall off the BUR ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
Is it on light gauge sheet metal or something more solid?Quote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
On Solid stuff these work real good!
http://imageserver.isnweb.com/MLW6160-20.jpg
::Horse::Quote:
Originally Posted by blackzx3_13
I'm in the process of building an aluminium dash for the BUR... and I'm using the bar behind the dash as the base. However, I need to remove some of the extra dash support bars.Quote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
You'll go to any length to lose weight on the BUR won't you? :rolleyes:
Yup. Plus it's kind of a neat project. The dash is out of the car and the wiring is minimized... now I just have to remove those extra supports.Quote:
Originally Posted by black roadster
Pictures Please!Quote:
Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
Sure... give me a second.
Hurry Up!Quote:
Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
Hold on... uploading.Quote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
These bars here...
So what are you wanting out??
Here's the dash wiring loom... down to only what is needed.
Those two vertical bars on the passenger side... and there are a couple more pieces to come out on the driver's side.Quote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
Are they just spot welded to the bar??Quote:
Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
I believe so... so I should just be able to hit those with a grinder...Quote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
Just grind the spot weld off, from what I can see it doesn't look like a lot of weld on it.Quote:
Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
So let's see a picture of the replacement dash!
I'll be cutting it out of cardboard and then moving that template over to a sheet of aluminium. I hope to have it done in the next month or so...Quote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
Pretty crappy welds at that...Quote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
Dang I was already loosing interest!Quote:
Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
You going with aftermarket gauges or using the OEM ones??
OEM at first... I'll be asking for nice gauges for my B-day... I hope the B-day fairy is nice to me.Quote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
Bean, I have one of these:
http://imageserver.isnweb.com/MLW6160-20.jpg
if you'd like to borrow it.... (being a CB and all)
If it's just spot welds, you can use a dremel on them.
or a BFH...Quote:
Originally Posted by Miatamoto
Are you going to bend and weld up the final part yourself, or how are you going to fabricate it? How are you going to finish it?Quote:
Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
I'd be interested in seeing the template you come up with. I've been learning a lot about sheet metal fabrication over the last couple of months. I've still got a lot to learn, but I'm getting there, and I've got access to some really nifty design tools.
I might even be able to create a virtual part and a print, and have some of our local contract fabrication shops quote it for you, if you're interested.
There in lies the rub... I've been searching for a hot rod shop in town that does this sort of work. I'm trying to get some ideas on how to best the results I want.Quote:
Originally Posted by altiain
What I envisioned is pretty simple and basic: a sheet of aluminium cut to fit the upper dash and then bent/welded so as to create a fascia for gauges with another small bend just to finish off the piece. It's rather hard to describe... imagine the flat dash of an older CJ7 Jeep. However, the top half of aluminium would extend to cover 6 to 8 inches behind the steering wheel and then drop down.
I'll try to draw what I'm thinking...
Ahhh... very nice! I appreciate it!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dave04
Are you still thinking of the dash set back with the bar exposed in front of it like we were talking about when we pulled it, or are you now thinking that the dash should cover the bar?Quote:
Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
I don't have any aluminum sheet but I have tons of 16ga Mild Steel, and I do believe it would fit withing you budget constraints! May be handy for prototypes. ;)
I'm still debating that... I'll be fishing for big sheets of cardboard this weekend so that I can better see what'll work.Quote:
Originally Posted by Titus
Very nice!Quote:
Originally Posted by POS Racing
You can get thin alum. off of Ebay cheap. Might be a good option.
That's pretty amazing, but don't ALL of those tie wraps weigh as much as the wires removed????? :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
That's not yet the finished product... I was using the tie wraps to hold the piece together temporarily... otherwise I would have had a virtual spaghetti dinner of wires on my hands. I'm going to heat/shrink wrap the wire loom for the final install.Quote:
Originally Posted by MadMerv
How'd the dumpster uher, diving go? :D
I'll be diving for cardboard at work... the homeless guys around the station always know where to score the good stuff.Quote:
Originally Posted by onething
Oh... that's just not right...
http://www.alessio.sevenseas.org/web...6968-thumb.jpgQuote:
Originally Posted by Treibenschnell
It'll be a home made tanning car. How are you going to deal with the reflection of the sun? Seems like it would be blinding. I dunno.
Cool project.