FAO : Serious Car People who like Proper things
01-11-2005, 10:25 AM
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Went into my mates workshop couple of weeks back and this is what he was up to.....
Made me want to give up Anglias...
Made me want to give up Anglias...
01-11-2005, 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by RichardPON
Look at that welding 
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01-11-2005, 10:54 AM
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I have 1 question
If you are going to weld something like that why bother leaving small gaps between the welds at all? Why not weld in continuous???
If you are going to weld something like that why bother leaving small gaps between the welds at all? Why not weld in continuous???
01-11-2005, 10:56 AM
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Because that is proper seam welding Spadger me old china...
A continuous weld would make the shell too stiff and as a result brittle.
A continuous weld would make the shell too stiff and as a result brittle.
01-11-2005, 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by neilm
Because that is proper seam welding Spadger me old china...
A continuous weld would make the shell too stiff and as a result brittle.
A continuous weld would make the shell too stiff and as a result brittle.
Ok i take your point i think
01-11-2005, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by SPADGE
Originally Posted by neilm
Because that is proper seam welding Spadger me old china...
A continuous weld would make the shell too stiff and as a result brittle.
A continuous weld would make the shell too stiff and as a result brittle.
Ok i take your point i think
01-11-2005, 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by neilm
Because that is proper seam welding Spadger me old china...
A continuous weld would make the shell too stiff and as a result brittle.
A continuous weld would make the shell too stiff and as a result brittle.
looks like thats going to be a nice car
01-11-2005, 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by AndyP
Dumb question alert - what is the top picture of?
The top picture is the front of the floorpan on the drivers side where it meets the wheel arch etc.
This is a Grp4 Spec rally car so the idea is not to have anything that can get ripped off mid stage by rocks, zebras or natives....
SO.... skid plates are welded in to act a bit like a sump guard
01-11-2005, 11:59 AM
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Originally Posted by neilm
This is a Grp4 Spec rally car so the idea is not to have anything that can get ripped off mid stage by rocks, zebras or natives....
Very serious bit of kit, I was gonna say thats seam welding, very nicely done indeed!
01-11-2005, 01:04 PM
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The shell will be to stiff, And would be prone to crack due to stress, If you seam stitch it you'll have the flex and still the stiffness
Originally Posted by SPADGE
I have 1 question
If you are going to weld something like that why bother leaving small gaps between the welds at all? Why not weld in continuous???
If you are going to weld something like that why bother leaving small gaps between the welds at all? Why not weld in continuous???
The shell will be to stiff, And would be prone to crack due to stress, If you seam stitch it you'll have the flex and still the stiffness
01-11-2005, 03:15 PM
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Stitch welding also helps in the event of a crash. I helps to stop the damage going farther than necessary as it tends to absorb the impact between stitches. A seam weld once broken would continue to split all along the weld. Not explained very well I know but cant put it into the corect words
02-11-2005, 09:34 AM
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Originally Posted by gearboxman
Going to have a proper ZF gearbox in it then?
Just a shame its not mine
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