Chassis rot disco 2

Read the Dummies Guide.

hope this worked, below photo of my chassis with rot cut out

right now i know how to up load pics heres some more.

chassis with rust removed
http://i1259.photobucket.com/albums/ii543/steve9112/12032010093.jpg

new box section I made up

http://i1259.photobucket.com/albums/ii543/steve9112/12032010097.jpg

http://i1259.photobucket.com/albums/ii543/steve9112/12032010098.jpg

makeing the box was easy, first time using a mig welder and its a lot easyer than arc welding. spent all day today fitting section to car, this was so easy as the metal was dirty and the location was difficult, also the box section does not fit as well as I thought.
I will upload some photos of the finnished job soon.
I would rather fit a complete rear end new like you can do on the defenders, I'm hoping Richards chasssis come up with one, they have the artical on disco chassis in May addition of landyzone, can't wait to read it

sorry writing mistake on last post, suppose to say NOT easy fitting box to car. whish it was easy.
thanks mad hat for showing me the way to upload photos.

last photos box section now welded to car. looks better than i thought hope its ok for MOT

http://i1259.photobucket.com/albums/ii543/steve9112/13032010100.jpg

http://i1259.photobucket.com/albums/ii543/steve9112/13032010099.jpg

That looks better than the job i just paid to have on mine. garage just put 2 silly little patches on. i like the look of what you have done.you should make up repair sections and sell on ebay. i would buy would even let you fit.

thanks for the coments, don't think i would like to work on some one else pride and joy.

time will tell if its ok as the welds could give way.

Lol think it will las longer than mine. gonna treat me self to a welder few lessons and give it a go.

check out you tube for mig welding examples, this helped a lot, also you will need to research mig welders to get the best one for your money. Gas is expensive but in the end if you have a lot of work over a couple of years it will pay for itself. I used a full bottle of argon gas from Adams hobby gas. this included my testing. If you are seriouse about having a go, get a clear welding ask from ebay. this makes life a lot easyer

good luck

One small tip, don't use Argon for mild steel....

mad git said:

One small tip, don't use Argon for mild steel....

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What should you use then.......................?

Never heard that before, Ive been welding with Argon mix on mild steel for nearly 30 years no problems

well most sites books and colleges that i have spoke to say use Argon mix CO2 as it gives the better mix, you can use pub co2 gas but spites more and if you are new to mig welding would make things more difficult.

steve911 said:

check out you tube for mig welding examples, this helped a lot, also you will need to research mig welders to get the best one for your money. Gas is expensive but in the end if you have a lot of work over a couple of years it will pay for itself. I used a full bottle of argon gas from Adams hobby gas. this included my testing. If you are seriouse about having a go, get a clear welding ask from ebay. this makes life a lot easyer

good luck

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You didn't mention the mix bit........

ok sorry assumed mix of argon and co2

What mig welder did you buy.gonna treat meself need to buy the right one.

I bought a supermig 150 from workshopping.co.uk. it had some good reviews. the clarks model for the same price had to many bad reviews. depending on your budget, so far i found this welder is very good up to 3mm steel. the power settings are not well explained but you can get to grips with it quickly. this web site is great for a beginner to read.
Courses - Welding Wiki
also check out you tube vids see link
Basic MIG Welding - YouTube
hope this helps

Cheers for that will look into it.

mad git said:

One small tip, don't use Argon for mild steel....

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why?
its what i'm using.

edit
googled
http://www.mig-welding.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?t=2398

thats an impressive looking bit of welding you`ve done to your d2 chassis. says someone who is going down a simillar route to your self. i did buy a clarke 150 last november on a vat free day. have done a small bit of chassis welding and made up a rack for a motorbike. the thing i struggle with is keeping the weld pool on line with the joint. probably need more light on the job.