Re: Mk 1 Project Zippy. Looking Like a Car.
Posted: Sat Apr 25, 2020 8:45 pm
Tich731 wrote:"Been there; done it; got the tee-shirt."
Seriously, keep going and eventually you will have a presentable finish.
Great thread - I am always checking for your latest posts.
Much appreciated Tich - posts such as yours give me the push I need to continue.
Having not had the time to go back into the garage last week (still working full-time), I did some sanding on the bumpers, and whilst they're much better than they were before, I found a few cracks I'd missed and there's quite a lot of lumpiness where I ground out the fisheyes. So after a bit more grinding I used a bit more P40 to get it as flat as possible, then couldn't bear to do anything else with it.
What I had done though, was to read up a little on what I was doing wrong when I tack welded the exhaust together. I put what I had learned (different setting, less wire speed) into practice on the scrap pipe I had cut in order to teach myself how to do it properly. I think you'll agree it's a fairly good looking weld, especially when compared to the previous ones I wouldn't show you...
I was quite please with myself so put a few tacks on to the actual exhaust. I like this melting metal lark!
More cracks....
...and lumpy bits. A bit more sanding to come, but I won't be showing that for now.
Test weld on scrap pipe looked pretty good...
... so I put a few on to the extended RC40.