5 GT Turbo 11 years later silver bullet comes home

[Turbell]

I find having a gap gives more penetration with less heat so even though I use more power. Gives less distortion. Tig welding is different, Need the heat so no gap is good.

The clamps hold the position well too. The other issue is they gap tend to tighten as you tack it up so no gap can sometimes end up in an overlap at the other end. Can sometimes stretch a tack with a hammer and dolly.

Straight from the horse's mouth, so gap it is.

 

[Duncan Grier]

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100% this, double handed wherever possible, helps keep it straight

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Don't come littering my thread @DaveL485 with proper welding pics lol looks spot on btw.

See if by the time I get to the other side they resemble anything like that

 

[Duncan Grier]

Nothing exciting few hours in garage welding the inside where I was not fully happy....sure it was fine. Grinding down, welding remaining tiny holes as I am clearly obsessed

Note to self DO NOT primer until happy with welding lol. Pita even after wire wheel of doom

Against all common sense and logic going for flap disc on all welds even ones you will not see

Bit more welding and grinding to do on 1st bit still but then can move on

 

[Duncan Grier]

Not as much timed as planned today but still moving forward. Looking to get more time tomorrow as I ended up doing garden diy and mega clear up most of the day so definetly in the good books

After making a suitable bit of metal to weld a bit where the leading edge had gone but floor fine.....change of plan and stitch/seam weld the lot. Some continued solid advice and feedback from @Mark_L @Chris74# @DaveL485

 

[Duncan Grier]

Neighbour came round to help and got him on removing sound deadening duties....pax side def more fun....although not sure the 5 rocking while welding was the greatest combo but thankful of the help rear boot stuff fighting a good fight so not fully out yet

 

[Duncan Grier]

And my last point and lesson of the day was welding 1 handed is crap as you can see in the nice straight line of some of the welds lol, also finding a chunk more heat seems to suit me only 2 holes blown but easy to back off and fill

 

[Chris74#]

And my last point and lesson of the day was welding 1 handed is crap as you can see in the nice straight line of some of the welds lol, also finding a chunk more heat seems to suit me only 2 holes blown but easy to back off and fill

Stirling work Mr Grier!

 

[Duncan Grier]

Well few more hrs dontated to the cause

Happy rottiserie starting to come in really useful, and work done so far to new inner

However in process of getting rear jacking point off and drilling out remaining section of inner sill found extra jobs also with car rotated can see the mammoth battle with the rust ahead

Wire wheel and old underseal removal is orrible. Think next time in might have a few hrs attacking underseal removal to get our the way

 

[Turbell]

Get them rear beam mounts opened up, see what joy awaits you....

 

[Duncan Grier]

Get them rear beam mounts opened up, see what joy awaits you....

But I don't want too lol......getting flash backs of the joy you had @Turbell

But be foolish to avoid

 

[Norwich Nick]

However in process of getting rear jacking point off and drilling out remaining section of inner sill found extra jobs also with car rotated can see the mammoth battle with the rust ahead

That’s the problem of hitting it in one go, you get to see the long road ahead. You’ll get there, one piece at a time and soon there will be nothing left to do. There’s a saying about eating an elephant, one bite at a time. An hour or two when you can will get the job done

 

[Duncan Grier]

Cheers @Norwich Nick

 

[Chris74#]

Oh yes, I remember that joy! best to cut it out now while is on the rotisserie! Great progress though mate

 

[DaveL485]

This is giving me PTSD

 

[MOS]

One small job at the time, then eventually.. With current gas prices It’s cheaper to restore and buy stuff, than driving the damn thing!

 

[Merv]

As a few will remember I had the pleasure of owning this car back in 2005 and sold during the incarnation of the vag powered black 5......

.....11 years on Chris gave me the opportunity to buy back and talked myself into its just a bit of welding and lock of paint, bit of tlc and get using it

How I left it

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As a few will remember I had the pleasure of owning this car back in 2005 and sold during the incarnation of the vag powered black 5......

.....11 years on Chris gave me the opportunity to buy back and talked myself into its just a bit of welding and lock of paint, bit of tlc and get using it

How I left it

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Congrats, that looks absolutely awesome!!

 

[Duncan Grier]

Busy busy at work and home all week so tonight 1st chance to get a couple of hrs in the garage tonight.

Was not happy with plate and gut giving warning signs so was coming off good or bad......seems the right call and some new rot found . Then threw 1st coat of hydro80 on exposed fix to keep it alive

 

[Turbell]

Double skins of death.....
At least there's tubes in where the bolts pass that always survive, so rear beam alignment isn't an issue. Imagine the shit storm if you didn't have anything to build from? Bit of plating and it's golden, drown it in cavity wax it'll never cause an issue again, job jobbed.
It'll end up a beautifully sorted shell, no doubts, no worries.
Chuffed for you.

 

[DaveL485]

At least there's tubes in where the bolts pass that always survive, so rear beam alignment isn't an issue. Imagine the shit storm if you didn't have anything to build from?

Absolutely, same on the 21's, the important bit seems to survive while the rest rots for fun.

 

[Duncan Grier]

Between work, diy, decorating and general family life not had any time as of late.....

So as if farthers day seemed a good time to kick start bk on the 5 for a few hrs

Happy enough other than 1 hole in the new panel somehow marked wrong doh, elongated hole but looks crap so will weld it up and drill a new hole

Plenty of hydro80 and after few final checks will get welded on Tue evening all going well