kritip said:

whats that? an airedale? very cute

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Well Spotted, an Airedale. Kinda rare these days?? She's gonna be 9 this year.

Just in case you're all wondering where I've gone, dont worry, I'm still working away on the old girl. The seam sealer is beginning to get on my nerves now...it's getting a bit boring doing the same thing day in day out...and..My scraper broke today

I should be getting the steel tomorrow or tuesday to build the spit roast frame for flipping it over and starting on the underside, then it's seam welding on the whole shell. I can't wait!!

you doing all the welding yourself then? What type?

I was wondering what you were up too....i'm very interested in the progress. But i can imagine stripping the sealant is a bit like watching paint dry

Kristian

looking outside today at the weather,

good luck Nigel

kritip said:

you doing all the welding yourself then? What type?

I was wondering what you were up too....i'm very interested in the progress. But i can imagine stripping the sealant is a bit like watching paint dry

Kristian

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Yes mate, the whole car is DIY. I try to do everything myself including design, fabrication and Machining. The seam welding will be done with a MIG.

Gary said:

looking outside today at the weather,

good luck Nigel

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I dont know what you mean??? Those recent days where the temps were down to -4 degrees dodn't stop me!! A bit of snow must mean it's warmer!!!

nigelr32 said:

Yes mate, the whole car is DIY. I try to do everything myself including design, fabrication and Machining. The seam welding will be done with a MIG.

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I presume MiG welding strips the galvanising or you grind the galvanised layer off first. So do you get the shell re-galvanised or just paint it?

It will strip the galv as he welds and would advise he wares some breathing protection ie.. a respirator when he does it ..breathed in loads of crap through welding over the years ..and now they put a government health warning on packets of electrodes..:bang: bit late for me now ..

all you need to do is paint with zinc rich primer after cleaning up the welds - this restores the corrosion protection

it's not as if this car will se used on salted roads anyway...

I'm gonna "Grind" away the Galv in the areas I need to weld. Not quite sure how yet though??? I think a flap wheel on a grinder will be too aggressive? Maybe a sanding disc on a Dremel will do it.

I don't suppose anyone knows of a chemical that removes Galv??

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I'm gonna "Grind" away the Galv in the areas I need to weld. Not quite sure how yet though??? I think a flap wheel on a grinder will be too aggressive? Maybe a sanding disc on a Dremel will do it.

I don't suppose anyone knows of a chemical that removes Galv??

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i would have said a flap wheel of some type - maybe ask here:

http://www.ukwelder.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1730

also consider - 'weld-thru primer'?

http://www.frost.co.uk/item_Detail....ID=33&frostCat=Welding&frostSubCat=&subCatID=

RobW said:

i would have said a flap wheel of some type - maybe ask here:

http://www.ukwelder.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=1730

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LOL welding forum. I wonder how many "Check out my welds" threads they get?

Good info cheers Rob

Removing Galvanised metal should require grinding or surface abrasion of some sort. Welding through galvanic coating will probably result in a weaker weld with zinc inclusions. You should also be aware that welding or flame cutting zinc can result in flu like symptoms as the zinc particles are breathed in.

Typical industry treatment will only produce a shallow layer of zinc rich (probably not much over 0.05mm) material depending on application. If the chassis has been hot dipped then the molten zinc will have bonded to the surface of the steel giving a transitional layer with a final film of pure zinc. If the chassis has been treated with a cold applied coating then the diffusion layer shouldn't be a problem,

I questioned my chassis builder about getting a modification done to my galvanised chassis and they weren't concerned about welding through the hot dipped zinc as the Land Rover chassis is very thick metal so they would just make a bigger weld

The only other thing I can say is for retreating the corrosion coating, you could do a lot worse than getting some 'Zinga', which is a cold galv compound applied to bare steel (shotblasted preferrably) or abraded galvanise. I've used the stuff on my bulkhead and radiator panel (common Landy rust points) and after a good few years they still look perfect.

I also did the sills and left those bare, but the panels took a normal primer and automotive topcoat just fine.

ps I think your worse than me... I bought a 1966 LandRover and chopped it to bits repeatedly, and purchased a CKD kit for a Ginetta Roadster.

Hi all,

I've been busy today out in the Garage making the frame to sit the shell in a "Spit roast" fashion. This way I can swivel the car around and get it wherever it's most comfortable to weld the shell/cage.

I've nearly finished the rear, which is twice as complex as the front, so hopefully I'll get the front done tomorrow, and get some pics up for you all to see. The tubing for the actual spit roast legs will arrive on Weds/Thurs, so next weekend the shell should be ready for the off!!!..or is that more Underseal and seam sealer removal....

As promised, some pics of the frames that'll hold the body in the air, in any position for the seam welding and underseal removal.

Basically, these frames will sit in two engine stand like frames that will allow the body to swivel.

I've also posted a couple of pics of the car on castors, so it can be rolled in and out of the garage. There's also one of a wheel put in the rear arch. Possibly the lowest Panda in the country??

nigelr32 said:

As promised, some pics of the frames that'll hold the body in the air, in any position for the seam welding and underseal removal.

Basically, these frames will sit in two engine stand like frames that will allow the body to swivel.

I've also posted a couple of pics of the car on castors, so it can be rolled in and out of the garage. There's also one of a wheel put in the rear arch. Possibly the lowest Panda in the country??

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Nice. keep the pics coming

Come on nigel, I busy waiting for pics and updates

Kristian

kritip said:

Come on nigel, I busy waiting for pics and updates

Kristian

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Haven't you seen my new threads??

"Spit Roast Panda" and "Project Panda is coming together"

I have now I don't read much of the panda section, and just kept looking at this thread

Coming on well