What have you made/welded/fabricated/built recently?

[gsi pie]

been bead blasted and acid dipped



etch primed & high build (just waiting on VHT crackle paint to arrive)

[TurboDan]

Thats looking really good,

[gsi pie]

cheers dan

cant wait to see it with the crackle paint

and the plug cover needs finishing to

[Kevwaggy]

I built this last week?

[TurboDan]

Awesome

[gsi pie]

finally got round to finishing my xe cover

pretty cool paint tbh but you need a tidy heat gun to get the effect

leaving it to dry on its own is a no no works better if you help it with heat , I only know this from google

some people struggle using it with out the help of heat

just waiting on custom plug cover and chrome bolts

[TurboDan]

That looks cool

[gsi pie]

cheers dan

now lets see what other parts can be wrinkled painted !!!

[btcctroy]

Repaired one dans wheel this evening one, pictures of before and after unfortunately in the correct order lol. I haven't smoothed it off as dans doing all that

[vauxtillidie]

cheers dan

now lets see what other parts can be wrinkled painted !!!

Cambelt insert would look cool painted like this to match

[TurboDan]

Troys done a great job on the wheel. If anyone needs any alloy welding doing then send it to troy.

[gsi pie]

that's the plan to paint the insert

[btcctroy]

that's the plan to paint the insert

Looking really nice even though im not a fan of crackle paint.

[planetc]

Nice one Troy, I am under the impression that ali welding is quite a lot harder than steel.

[btcctroy]

Nice one Troy, I am under the impression that ali welding is quite a lot harder than steel.

The tig torch is the hardest bit. It's a bit like the old gas welding. Ali isn't like steel to weld at all, It melts into a weld pool but doesn't run like steel. It's hard to explain.
I'm ok but definitely not a proffessional I have much to learn

[TurboDan]

Ive had a play with troys ali welder and its nowhere near as easy as mig welding. Allot of hand coordination is needed to get the movements just right.

[Rage]

been fabricating the rear arch on my mates 1991 skoda rapid. its been a few years since any sort of thin sheet welding but i'm quite impressed with myself just need to sort the floor, other arch, doors and any other holes we find/make i'll try getting some pics up see what you guys think of my amateur welding/fabricating skills

[kingcavalier]

just a few picks of my roll cage i built last year

[TurboDan]

That is mint. Did you do it yourself? Im planning on making one in the next month or so.

[kingcavalier]

yes i did it at my work

[kingcavalier]

yes i did it at my work

just a few more that we have done FORD CARPI ONE WE MADE FOR A BMW

[gsi pie]

be rude not to

small cracks welded in sump then bead blasted then hit with the wrinkle paint

[btcctroy]

[quote="kingcavalier"]just a few picks of my roll cage i built last year

Some really good work there pal

[btcctroy]

be rude not to

small cracks welded in sump then bead blasted then hit with the wrinkle paint

Looks nice this all for your new engine

[TurboDan]

An update on the wheel that troy ali welded for me:

All smoothed/repaired and painted all 4, i did them all at the bodyshop i worked at, went back there a few days after work last week and done them, first time ive painted since i left and i'm glad to say i havent forgot lol

The welded wheel: