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dazza-ylr44 · May 19, 2014

This was my baby

But alas she has succumbed to the tin worm, what do i do, she has a lovely engine and loads of tricked up bits, only problem is i can't weld. Do i pour money to a welder or just break her, That is the million dollar question.

flatline · May 19, 2014

Buy a welder and do it yourself,don't break it

Chrisw8 · May 19, 2014

agreed.........get a welder, it's not Dark Arts or Rocket Science.

I couldn't weld, but bought a mig about a month ago, ......... loads of practice and learning / watching youtube vids.

practice, practice, practice ......

learn that it gives off **** loads of UV light, and not to weld in T-Shirt

currently making a cart for the welder (as you do when you first start welding), and then I should be confident enough to get welding my Disco.

mrnice · May 20, 2014

Learn to weld.

I hadn't done any before but bought a mig for £150 and as mentioned above watched lots of how to's and practiced, get some offcuts from a welders/metal fabricators, ive since done the whole underneath from the headlamp boxes straight through to the boot floor no problem (made every piece myself except the rear outer arches) pre made parts are cheap enough, these guys do good parts:

Discovery 1 Parts - YRM Metal Solutions

All you need from start to finish is an angle grinder and disks, the welder with wire and gas, some anti rust treatment (fertan) some seam sealer, some red oxide and some underseal (tetra shultz).

And your landy can live FOREVER!

SpaceDawg · May 20, 2014

Learn to weld, its not that difficult.

easye1 · May 20, 2014

mrnice said:
Learn to weld.

I hadn't done any before but bought a mig for £150 and as mentioned above watched lots of how to's and practiced, get some offcuts from a welders/metal fabricators, ive since done the whole underneath from the headlamp boxes straight through to the boot floor no problem (made every piece myself except the rear outer arches) pre made parts are cheap enough, these guys do good parts:

Discovery 1 Parts - YRM Metal Solutions

All you need from start to finish is an angle grinder and disks, the welder with wire and gas, some anti rust treatment (fertan) some seam sealer, some red oxide and some underseal (tetra shultz).

And your landy can live FOREVER!

agree +1
done very much the same thing to my disco 200 a few years ago.
the welding bit was ok for me, as I`ve building/racing cars for light years

on my 3rd mig, 2nd or 3rd arc welder too... just horses for courses with home welders...
as I type, my lights are flickering as no. 1 son has the mig out welding his vedub loopy (lupo) exhaust around the front flange of exhaust box...

slammed vdubs get that problem .. :doh:

auf_wiedersehen_pet · May 20, 2014

Weld, weld, weld, weld!

dazza-ylr44 · May 23, 2014

Thanks for the support guys, but me welding just aint happening, got neither the time or inclination to do it. Will have to find someone who wants a project or break it, as it is getting to crowded at my mates garage

cheers Dazza

mrnice · May 23, 2014

Gutted, oh well, how much you want for the rock sliders? you got a winch? if so what type and how much do you want for it?

Or: how much do you want for the whole thing? how much welding is required? what milage/tax/test etc?

More details please.

auf_wiedersehen_pet · May 23, 2014

dazza-ylr44 said:
Do I pour money to a welder

flatline said:
Buy a welder

Chrisw8 said:
get a welder

mrnice said:
Learn to weld.

SpaceDawg said:
Learn to weld,

easye1 said:
agree +1

auf_wiedersehen_pet said:
Weld, weld, weld, weld!

dazza-ylr44 said:
Thanks for the support guys, but me welding just aint happening

So what was the point of asking?

nrgserv · May 23, 2014

auf_wiedersehen_pet said:
So what was the point of asking?

think he was referring to someone who can operate a welder

dazza-ylr44 · May 30, 2014

Yes, was refering to paying someone to do welding. Problem now trebled, just bought another 2 tdi's, one with solid shell and broken engine, will do transplant from mine, love doing mechanical work. The other an es auto with full mot to run round in. I MUST BE CRAZY

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