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Blackie2008 wrote:I'm looking at buying a welder and once I've got some experience up I will have a go at this mod. My question is, what sort of welders did you guys use??

Mine was done with our little gasless 150 mig. (out of welding gas at the time)
Gas is so much better, easier and neater to do the job.

How thick would you say the metal is? Might have a go at some practice pieces with the 195 MIG we have at work.

Done some trimming and hammering of the quarter panel and flare....(wish i could put pics up) i got pretty carried away on the first side i did now might have to go shopping for some plastic to put back on and some sealent perhaps hahaha. 2nd side went alot smoother next is to wiggle a grinder in and perform a body mount chop. fingers crossed i can still drive it by the time im done hacking at it

Fitting your bodylift at the same time? Its a hole easier to get the grinder in once the body is raised, also good to have mount blocks/rubbers out while doing it.

Must be planning on some big rubber?

Cheers, Mitch

How are you guys getting the rubber blocks out for welding (so they don't melt)
Are you slightly jacking the cab from the chassis?

I think you would be able to jack it up just a tad to be able to get it out but I'm but I'm not sure since I fitted my bodylift at the same time so it was out anyway. It doesn't really have to come out, maybe better if it did though?

I never took mine out, was just care ful with the whole thing.
My only problem was when I welded a section back on, there was a few times when some smoke started happening because it got too hot

I did the same a Jack, just left em in and quickly welded it before they got to hot haha

ended up filling gaps with filla foam haha i got a bit ahead of myself, i've done the trimming before i've got my tyres haha owell im only getting 285's. and yea i'll be taking the rubber out when i weld haha good work fellas!!!

I decided to remove the body mounts as I wanted it to look as genuine as you could get and didnt want to risk them starting to melt. I used your method amitch888 worked a treat. A bit of time spent grinding and sanding, you wouldn't know they didn't come out of the factory like that.
Great effort
thanks.
Get to do my own car soon

Just out of curiosity, does the piece cut out have to be welded back for strength or looks. Could it be left out?

Plenty have left it out but I think it's better welded back in again.

Welding back in just makes it look more like a stock mount!

kyle300exc wrote:I decided to remove the body mounts as I wanted it to look as genuine as you could get and didnt want to risk them starting to melt. I used your method amitch888 worked a treat. A bit of time spent grinding and sanding, you wouldn't know they didn't come out of the factory like that.
Great effort
thanks.
Get to do my own car soon

Let me know if you need a hand,only fair since you did mine

aji77 wrote:Just out of curiosity, does the piece cut out have to be welded back for strength or looks. Could it be left out?

mine was left open without issue for 18 months before i decided to cover it......

Old post but good old photobucket has removed the pics, does anyone here have the pics that they could re-upload of how Mitch did his?

x2 ^

I don't have much but there are a couple of pic in my build thread.

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Fail, I'll email them to you in a moment. Only just realised Photobucket changed the way things are done.

Could you please email me aswell Mitch??