Harold of the Rocks

[chedisme]

6 PASSES!!!



because somehow one wasnt enough for Stefan. and you wonder why your welder wants to commit suicide.

Lol yea i was working it really hard. But its only rated for 3/16 and thats with flux core.
those brakets are 5/16 and the box is 1/4 so i wanted to be sure i got enough penetration.
Its probably overkill but those lca brackets are going to see alot of abuse.

 

[chedisme]

got my control arms welded up. spent most of the day sleeping so I dont cut my hand off at work tonight.

 

[dukie564]

if the root pass didn't get enough penetration neither will the other 5 lol

 

[chedisme]

if the root pass didn't get enough penetration neither will the other 5 lol

well I figure a significantly greater area of mild penetration will make up for or maybe equal a smaller area of maximum penetration.

Idk if thats the case but it sounds logical.

 

[squashman702]

well I figure a significantly greater area of mild penetration will make up for or maybe equal a smaller area of maximum penetration.

Idk if thats the case but it sounds logical.

Sounds like what I tell my girlfriend on a regular basis.

 

[CTeunuch]

Sounds like what I tell my girlfriend on a regular basis.

No wonder she invited Dan this weekend.

 

[mini=man]

Can we wheel shitty tires and half ass built three links together this summer?

 

[foxwar71]

Can we wheel shitty tires and half ass built three links together this summer?

Your tires are far more shittier. Stefan's tires actually wheel.

 

[CTeunuch]

Your tires are far more shittier. Stefan's tires actually wheel.

Talk about the pot calling the kettle black.

 

[chedisme]

guys guys come on.


your all black.

and team ST&HA3L all the way

 

[chedisme]

 

[chedisme]

so here's the dumb piece of steel that Im going to hang my ram on.

Im not too happy with it, I think it looks ugly as sin, but It should be strong enough. Im running out of time and I dont want to miss any of the wheeling season.









I haven't checked it for clearance yet but there shouldn't be any problems because my track bar is higher then the 2x6. also Im going to angle the two corners and box it in. as well as mini-gusset the ram mount where they are going to be welded to the box, and add a kicker back near the diff.

 

[chedisme]

ok so I may have a clearance issue with the diff cover.







to you guys running hydro stuff. if I tighten my tierod with the cylinder in the position of the second pic will it stay that way or do they want to also twist when the knuckles turn?

If it will stay then I think Ill be ok.

 

[RCman]

See my post in mod tech.

 

[chedisme]

See my post in mod tech.

thanks.

 

[Dezzzy]

well I figure a significantly greater area of mild penetration will make up for or maybe equal a smaller area of maximum penetration.

Idk if thats the case but it sounds logical.

no your right, think abut it like gusiting a corner the bigger the triangle the stronger it is. your distributing the force over a larger surface area which decrease the stress you will see. which will help compensate for any lack of penetration

 

[cmelo]

Just to save time I wouldn't bother with that crazy multipass shit you're doing. To add my two cents. Usually when you see multiple passes it isn't done like how you've done it. You'll see it in a bevel(all parts SHOULD be beveled before welding especially with a smaller welder) when you can't fill that bevel up in one pass, you'll have to do it in multiple passes. Your welder is rated for 3/16 but that doesn't really mean shit either. You'll have to crank it up all the way and do a bit more weaving with the gun to get it to tie in on both sides. When you do what you did, like dukie said the root pass ties in both pieces then a top pass ties one to the root and the bottom the other to the root. Still relying mostly on the first pass as far as strength of the weld goes. Unless you're Danny Dickshow and weld with your dick it doesn't make sense to make gussets entirely with your welder. I only make these posts when someone offers advice to offer contradictory advice in hopes of looking like dick.

 

[dukie564]

yea structurally speaking large welds are pass/fail based on the root weld by magnetic particle / ultrasonic testing. A shitty root = fail

then again it's for ****ing low speed wheeling - and we're talking thousands of pounds of force, not hundreds of thousands like I deal with. It'll be ok.

 

[chedisme]

thanks guys. I sure my whole x member will rip off the frame rails before the mounts tear off. then Ill just leave it in the woods and set it on fire.

 

[CTeunuch]

thanks guys. I sure my whole x member will rip off the frame rails before the mounts tear off. then Ill just leave it in the woods and set it on fire.

Nope you're doing it all wrong. You have to cry about how you SHOULD just set it on fire, then fix it and wheel it anyway. Repeat as necessary.