gotham22 Posted November 27, 2018 Author Share #133 Posted November 27, 2018 Thanks, I live on Long island NY so makes sense for shipping purchases. Did they run a sale I missed? The price for the front bumper is $360. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/60184-rust-advice-78-280z/?page=12#findComment-562536 Share on other sites More sharing options...
siteunseen Posted November 27, 2018 Share #134 Posted November 27, 2018 I'm looking at the invoice from 11/20/2014. $360 each $720 minus 15% cyber monday $108, $62.94 S/H for a total of $674.94. I would call and see if he would still do the 15% off. Super nice guy, Dave if I remember right. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/60184-rust-advice-78-280z/?page=12#findComment-562540 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patcon Posted November 27, 2018 Share #135 Posted November 27, 2018 49 minutes ago, siteunseen said: I'm looking at the invoice from 11/20/2014. $360 each $720 minus 15% cyber monday $108, $62.94 S/H for a total of $674.94. I would call and see if he would still do the 15% off. Super nice guy, Dave if I remember right. That is correct, Dave Patton 1 Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/60184-rust-advice-78-280z/?page=12#findComment-562543 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotham22 Posted November 28, 2018 Author Share #136 Posted November 28, 2018 thanks for the info. Am going to call him today Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/60184-rust-advice-78-280z/?page=12#findComment-562575 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gotham22 Posted December 9, 2018 Author Share #137 Posted December 9, 2018 Hey Guys, haven't posted in awhile...not much to tell. Mostly I have been practicing welding. My sheet metal is very thin - 16-18 gauge. I ordered 20 gauge but they gave me this crap. Definitely not 20. I will make sure I get the correct one when I do the actual work. I am feeling better about my spot welds! As you can see I have been experimenting. First day there were a lot of burn-through. Rookie! Mostly I have been playing around to get the feel of the welder and see how the metal reacts. Looking to weld my first patch next week. 1 Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/60184-rust-advice-78-280z/?page=12#findComment-563424 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patcon Posted December 10, 2018 Share #138 Posted December 10, 2018 Practice is good. You'll get it Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/60184-rust-advice-78-280z/?page=12#findComment-563427 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC871F Posted December 10, 2018 Share #139 Posted December 10, 2018 On 6/13/2018 at 6:45 AM, gotham22 said: I really would like to do it myself. My concern is I don’t have a garage (car is always covered in the driveway). Not sure what fire precautions I need to take welding in my driveway next to my house. I don’t have a ton of room I actually love love trying to do new things and I have been reading up on mig welding. Plus thI satisfaction of doing something yourself is amazing. I am a mechanic, but not a restorer, and I have decided to weld and fix all my rust issues on my 240 and fully restore it. I have the room to do it. I can see if you dont have the room to do it may make it more daunting, but where theres a will theres a way. 1 Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/60184-rust-advice-78-280z/?page=12#findComment-563430 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patcon Posted December 10, 2018 Share #140 Posted December 10, 2018 10 minutes ago, DC871F said: I am a mechanic, but not a restorer, and I have decided to weld and fix all my rust issues on my 240 and fully restore it. I have the room to do it. I can see if you dont have the room to do it may make it more daunting, but where theres a will theres a way. My apologies if we covered this somewhere else, but I don't like to hang the car with all the suspension on it. It nearly doubles the weight of the car and adds a lot more stress on the attachment points. My 2 cents 1 Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/60184-rust-advice-78-280z/?page=12#findComment-563431 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC871F Posted December 10, 2018 Share #141 Posted December 10, 2018 32 minutes ago, Patcon said: My apologies if we covered this somewhere else, but I don't like to hang the car with all the suspension on it. It nearly doubles the weight of the car and adds a lot more stress on the attachment points. My 2 cents We did, and you put a little fear in me so its all good now. I looked at the attach points and nothing moved. Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/60184-rust-advice-78-280z/?page=12#findComment-563433 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patcon Posted December 10, 2018 Share #142 Posted December 10, 2018 29 minutes ago, DC871F said: We did, and you put a little fear in me so its all good now. I looked at the attach points and nothing moved. Excellent. I don't remember what I ate yesterday... Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/60184-rust-advice-78-280z/?page=12#findComment-563434 Share on other sites More sharing options...
grannyknot Posted December 10, 2018 Share #143 Posted December 10, 2018 1 hour ago, gotham22 said: My sheet metal is very thin - 16-18 gauge. I ordered 20 gauge but they gave me this crap. Definitely not 20. I will make sur Your practice welds are just fine, try running a bead with every setting the welder has, run them right next to each other and label them so you start to get a feel for what is too much and not enough. Your machine will have a chart that will get you in the ball park but it's better to know by sight and feel. Re the quote above, you know that 16-18ga are thicker than 20ga. 20ga is more difficult to weld than what you are practicing on, much easier to blow holes through, it can be difficult to run a bead on 20ga, a better way is a number of spot welds or tack welds untill you have a bead made up individual welds. Looking good! Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/60184-rust-advice-78-280z/?page=12#findComment-563435 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Obvious Posted December 10, 2018 Share #144 Posted December 10, 2018 What he said. The higher the gauge number, the thinner the metal. If you're having troubles with 16-18 ga, then 20 gauge is going to be even more difficult. Love the practice sheet. I think everyone who ever messed with a welder has one just like that! Out of curiosity... Is that MIG, or flux core? Link to comment https://www.classiczcars.com/topic/60184-rust-advice-78-280z/?page=12#findComment-563436 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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