Go Back   The 75 and ZT Owners Club Forums > Social Forums > Social Forum
Register FAQ Image Gallery Members List Calendar Mark Forums Read
Notices

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 15th January 2020, 21:51   #1
rrobson
I really should get out more.......
 
75 tourer cdti, MG ZS 180, nissan terrano & 1.8t rover 25

Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Pontefract
Posts: 2,642
Thanks: 17
Thanked 295 Times in 218 Posts
Default Welding projects

Recently bought a tig welder for home (done quite a bit over the years and always wanted one) and started a couple of small projects. Got a couple of bigger projects in the pipeline like fitting a roll cage in a friends trackday car and fabricating myself one once I've finished another project (yes I've got a lot on at the min!)

Just about got an engine stand finished which cost about £10 because the steel was an absolute bargain!
Takes a v6 without much trouble, which is yet something else I need to sort...




Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
__________________
How to view a car - everything you need to help you inspect a used car

VIS motor tester avalible to local members

Injector removal tool and auto gearbox pressure tester now available
rrobson is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 15th January 2020, 21:57   #2
trikey
Premium Trader
 
trikey's Avatar
 
Rover 75

Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Devon
Posts: 33,711
Thanks: 8,837
Thanked 14,831 Times in 8,030 Posts
Default

Before fabricating a roll cage, weld up some test pieces using the tube that you will make the cage from.

Put these in a vice and try your best to destroy them using a 4lb hammer, if the welds break or show any signs of fracture, start over again until they are strong enough.

Sounds like I preaching but I have seen some potential disasters on bike / trike frames. You gotta be 100% when lives could be at stake.
__________________
Lest we forget..
trikey is online now   Reply With Quote
Old 15th January 2020, 22:11   #3
rrobson
I really should get out more.......
 
75 tourer cdti, MG ZS 180, nissan terrano & 1.8t rover 25

Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Pontefract
Posts: 2,642
Thanks: 17
Thanked 295 Times in 218 Posts
Default

Thanks, already on top of that, been practicing positional welding and various angles of jointing tubes with the correct material with the set for a while now. I've had quite a few joints cut, etched and inspected by our metallurgist to ensure sound welds. We're lucky that we've got such facilities at work. I definitely wouldn't take something like that on if I wasn't 100% confident of a quality job.
I've seen plenty of disastrous "attempts" myself and wonder how they ever thought it was acceptable...
__________________
How to view a car - everything you need to help you inspect a used car

VIS motor tester avalible to local members

Injector removal tool and auto gearbox pressure tester now available
rrobson is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 17th January 2020, 16:41   #4
roverbarmy
This is my second home
 
roverbarmy's Avatar
 
Roverless + 1.7D Sportage

Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: East Norfolk
Posts: 7,022
Thanks: 729
Thanked 2,021 Times in 1,449 Posts
Default

Welded cars! I always remember seeing an Austin 1100 that had been a cut and shut job that broke in half going over a hump back bridge. The front end with two occupants ended up in a field on the offside and the rear half (with the occupants still strapped in) just rolled to a stop on the road (both occupants with their feet tucked up under their chins! They just stepped out without a scratch! I don't know if the recovery truck got paid once or twice!
__________________
Oil in my veins!
roverbarmy is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump


All times are GMT. The time now is 17:45.


Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.11
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions Inc.
Copyright © 2006-2023, The Rover 75 & MG ZT Owners Club Ltd