And yes.. I still suck at welding. But remember, not all pretty welds are strong, and not all strong welds are pretty.

@rudde67ssm62

5 ай бұрын

Are you self taught?

@robschneider4239

5 ай бұрын

They also make anti spatter sprays Makes clean up a lot easier.

@TPVPRO

5 ай бұрын

@@rudde67ssm62 Yeah never went to school for it I'm sure it shows.

@TPVPRO

5 ай бұрын

@@robschneider4239 I usually use cooking spray just did not have any.

@jackrichards1863

5 ай бұрын

I hope you can understand what I tried to communicate? We reach a point where the welder holds the job back more than the man.

Yes well I have a lot of experience with flux core on a cheap branded mig. With the intention of getting gas it did not eventuate. That one let all the magic smoke out so now it wont work. So it takes some guts to go on KZread and do this. As a man who had passed welding standards that have now expired I benefit from time welding and experience examining the work. The job you did on the heavy panel was admirable. A good joint. Your pipe welds are bloody horrid and shows the weakness of a man who does not weld all day all the time. Mine are like that too when I'm out of practice and the muscles need developing again, it's absolutely painful and raises the heart rate. Funnily the flanks of the pipe joint are easy and not terribly critical but the saddles need to be approached at the best angle possible and lay the weld in a lower case E pattern to burn it in with that soft arc and fill the centre. Your results are exactly what happens and for that reason an arc welder is often the better machine for the job? I myself could not go past the ease of flux cored wire welding as you can run the whole weld without, stopping and prepping the weld root again to change rods. If you make a shit joint, grind that weld out and give it another weld. Like the one where the open saddle was underfilled in the middle of the connection (run). In saying all of that, you are seeing your weld pool and getting good enough heat control. But the cheap welders do cheap welds and aren't the full answer. As is using a drill instead of an angle grinder with a brush on the arbor. I use four grinders. Set up to cut grind brush and sand. Get one . Get four. And now get a good quality powerful welder with adjustments you can understand when the salesman explains what those do. I look for 200 Amps max (given our budget power supply) Inductance control. Wire speed control which everything on the market has. The flexibility of gas or no gas. After you exceed the duty cycle until the smoke comes out get a good one and hopefully a 100% duty cycle so it can actually get busy with welding? It is not cheap and it is not easy. Take this as constructive assistance and encouragement. After all, two things were made one by your application and that's the idea!👍👍✌

Awesome video I'm beginner welder I am ready to learn Thank you for the video

This video gave me ALOT of confidence...same welder gonna try some body panel surgery 😅thankyou appreciate you and god bless 🙏

@TPVPRO

5 ай бұрын

Welding floor pans works well in a straight line, but it's advisable to avoid straight-line welding for body panels. Instead, cycle around to prevent warping of the panel.

@24-7flounderproblem

5 ай бұрын

@@TPVPRO gotcha and thankyou 🙌❤️

Nice work

I'd like to know how did you you port your stock LT1 heads to flow 250cfm (where did you grind, how much did the port size increase)?

@TPVPRO

5 ай бұрын

I did not touch the short that much. I raided the runner opened up the push rod pinch. Removed metal around guide and removed as much shrouding as I could.

@mikkokuorttinen3113

5 ай бұрын

Thank for your answer! I've got L98 aluminum(pretty similar to the LT1, except the chamber shape) to port@@TPVPRO I wonder, how much of hp gains can be expect from porting the stock

No idea why anyone would say you can't weld a cage self shielded flux core when that is routinely used in structural steel.

@TPVPRO

Ай бұрын

I agree but its floating around the net and is routinely mentioned.

@thereve

11 сағат бұрын

Some racing sanctioning bodies forbid fluxcore and stick welding on roll cages. I don’t know, but I assume it’s because it’s easy to screw up with slag inclusions. I like how this guy cleans after every stitch; most people don’t. Also there’s the perception that requiring gas takes a bit more effort to deal with and will keep “bubba” at bay. IMO if you can provide a couple of good weld samples that pass destructive testing the process used shouldn’t matter. But I don’t make the rules.