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Re: Fabr's Car-VW/busa crossbreed
« Reply #315 on: January 26, 2009, 09:15:36 PM »
As a matter fact now that I think of it I'll make most of this stuff myself for the next car. I do have a VMC if I ever get it running! LOL!!!! Too many irons in the fire.
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Re: Fabr's Car-VW/busa crossbreed
« Reply #316 on: January 26, 2009, 09:26:12 PM »
Quote from: Rick S. on January 26, 2009, 09:14:38 PM
Is there a problem with HRPO?
Maybe it was just me.It was 100% my call to use it and I blame no one but myself. I have always used 4130 and love the way it TIGs up..  I had an aligator skin like scale form on the surface of the HRPO that had to be bead blasted off after welding and it had a tendency towards porosity in places likely due to the forming scale. They will be fine but I'll go back to moly   in the future.
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flag, the American flag... We have room for but one language here, and that is
the English language... and we have room for but one sole loyalty and that is a
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Re: Fabr's Car-VW/busa crossbreed
« Reply #317 on: January 26, 2009, 09:26:47 PM »
Quote from: Masterfabr on January 26, 2009, 09:13:48 PM
9.11 and 5.15 Gear-One caliper. Another thing I won't do again.

9.11 odd size but, what size pistons on the gear one caliper?
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Re: Fabr's Car-VW/busa crossbreed
« Reply #318 on: January 26, 2009, 09:29:28 PM »
Dunno know.It's in the shop.
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Re: Fabr's Car-VW/busa crossbreed
« Reply #319 on: January 26, 2009, 09:38:23 PM »
Quote from: Masterfabr on January 26, 2009, 09:29:28 PM
Dunno know.It's in the shop.

and your not! april is coming up fast.
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Re: Fabr's Car-VW/busa crossbreed
« Reply #320 on: January 26, 2009, 09:43:30 PM »
Yeah but the fall get together is still coming after that! I'd like to be ready for Apil but I think that's gonna be wishful thinking. MAYBE not tho.
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Re: Fabr's Car-VW/busa crossbreed
« Reply #321 on: January 26, 2009, 11:05:25 PM »
We always remove the mill scale BEFORE welding.........



Your making good progress.  How long till the front is rolling??  decided on shocks yet?


As to the lightening stuff, that is for next winter......  Always need something to look forward to.  ;D


Ok, I'll throw you a bone.  4 hours ago I had a 50 pound billet of aluminum in the mill.  Now I have 35 pounds of chips.  8)
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Re: Fabr's Car-VW/busa crossbreed
« Reply #322 on: January 27, 2009, 01:03:43 AM »
Make that 40 pounds of chips......

WAKE UP FABR!!

I thought you wanted to get this thing done.  ;D


To bad I don't work this hard on my own stuff. hehe  I tired now.  Update soon.
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Re: Fabr's Car-VW/busa crossbreed
« Reply #323 on: January 27, 2009, 01:22:31 AM »
Quote from: Engineer on January 27, 2009, 01:03:43 AM
Make that 40 pounds of chips......

I've got 8 gallons of Ketchup, we should meet up ;)
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Re: Fabr's Car-VW/busa crossbreed
« Reply #324 on: January 27, 2009, 02:35:35 AM »
I just turned 10# of potatoes into chips ;D
MMMMM DILL
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Re: Fabr's Car-VW/busa crossbreed
« Reply #325 on: January 27, 2009, 07:48:57 AM »
Quote from: Engineer on January 27, 2009, 01:03:43 AM
Make that 40 pounds of chips......

WAKE UP FABR!!

I thought you wanted to get this thing done.  ;D


To bad I don't work this hard on my own stuff. hehe  I tired now.  Update soon.
Damn !!! man!!!! Don't you ever sleep at night? LOL!!!
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Re: Fabr's Car-VW/busa crossbreed
« Reply #326 on: January 27, 2009, 07:55:37 AM »
Quote from: Engineer on January 26, 2009, 11:05:25 PM
We always remove the mill scale BEFORE welding.........
So do I! I don't know what it was but after welding a couple of the pieces looked like aligator skin. It was scale allright but blasting usually removes it . Must have been some extra layer or something.I dunno




Your making good progress.  How long till the front is rolling??  decided on shocks yet?
Front will be rolling in a couple of weeks. Need to get the shocks ordered.



As to the lightening stuff, that is for next winter......  Always need something to look forward to.  ;D


Ok, I'll throw you a bone.  4 hours ago I had a 50 pound billet of aluminum in the mill.  Now I have 35 pounds of chips.  8)
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but something else also, isn't an American at all.  We have room for but one
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Re: Fabr's Car-VW/busa crossbreed
« Reply #327 on: January 27, 2009, 07:41:26 PM »
I think I know what causes the weird scale after welding on some of the waterjet parts.
I haven't welded much of it so I never noticed. But I asked a welder at work if he'd noticed anything funny. (He welds it every day.) He said that he thinks that the garnet (sand) from the waterjet can sometimes permeate the metal and then it welds funny. Kind of like when you weld something that's been sand blasted. If you don't clean it up first it welds funny.
He also said that it doesn't seem to be all parts, just some. At work we weld everything with 95/5 which welds much cleaner than 75/25.  I don't think I'm skilled enough (yet) to weld the thin wall stuff with the hotter gas.
I do notice a huge difference using 95/5 vs. 75/25   
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« Reply #328 on: January 27, 2009, 07:57:44 PM »
I tend to agree with that. The parts fit together nicely and will be just fine. Here they are .
« Last Edit: January 27, 2009, 08:27:02 PM by Masterfabr »
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but something else also, isn't an American at all.  We have room for but one
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Theodore Roosevelt 1907

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Re: Fabr's Car-VW/busa crossbreed
« Reply #329 on: January 27, 2009, 07:58:49 PM »
For those who arent familliar with gas terms,
He's talking about 95% argon and 5% co2...
Costs a little more but you end up with a much cleaner weld, plus it allows the weld to ''self clean''
Another beneifit is ''Gas quality'' is closer regulated...C-25 can be as much as 40% CO2...Ever notice the color of welds from tank to tank, and between company to company?
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