Syncro Doka Jagdwagon! (Body with bits lacking)

[folkers]

Quality work there I did the same job on mine but sadly only had access to a mig...although i'm happy with the results!

[Plasticman]

Good Good. meant old as in figuratively not literaly! though with that capability it would have been handy for the shackles on the transportee's the bars through the panal are the only way to go, do the same with suspension pickup points on space frames, its also very neat way of doing things and dead pro'
Nowt wrong with using a mig, use what you got, if I had no mig Id gas the lot, in the old days it was gas or stick, same again each has it use. getting the job done is what matters
mike

[timtheenchanter]

[quote="metalmick8y"]Good Good. meant old as in figuratively not literaly!

Ah sorry, I am a bit of a numpty at times.

Tim

[Plasticman]

Well .had a small bit of time today so butt welded the centre bit to the new lip

It seems well placed and lines up good,, closer up

and closer

this will just need a light touch with a flexi pad and be done.
had to cut the washer bottle free and make new fastenings for it as access needed behind steering coloumb etc (ldh) as wiring etc goes down there
next job will be to weld the panal itself in and grind off, then remake washer bottle securing nuts.
mike

[Plasticman]

Well,got a bit more done today, welded the new piece in, allways a bit nerveracking as once started its a no return job, anyhow it went ok,
these are taken from behind

Inner flange has yet to be welded.but penetration seems acceptable

p'bucket has stopped uploading so will do the externals when it decides to play! need to attend to it with a light tap or two with a hammer then seam sealer.
Ive got some pick of the underside under the bash plate which I will post up on the syncro bit
mike

[timtheenchanter]

Looking good Mike,
Nice to see welding done properly.

Tim

[jonnyni]

Nice one Mike. Should be cracking when you finished.

[Plasticman]

Well, got on ok today, all welding done , first grind of the welds done, found my porting flexi so will use that to finnish,

These are the plugged brazings which hopefully wont be seen when finnish sanded

after first pas with a die grinder

Brushed a good coating of seam sealer to the rear and will maybe add some more tommorow to cope with shrinkage!!

hard to get at, buts its those hard to get at bits that get missed and rot the most.
will spray it all with Terotex when done prior to refitting the bash plate
mike

[ropeman23]

Hi Mike, looking real good. Wish my front panel looked like this. How are you welding? looks like gas? Very neat.

[Plasticman]

Yep gassed it, I could have migged it but its not the easiest place to get a grinder into so I figured the less weld the better, also there is almost no chance of distortion with this area, had it been across a panal then mig it would have been, though it can be done with gas as when i was taught the likes of US didnt have migs so we learnt to minimise this (with varying degrees of success) its about understanding metal and how it will behave, just as your doing in yours,which is looking good , winding down with a JD so appologies for ranble....
mike

[ropeman23]

It's a nightmare of a place to get into. I welded a patch into mine last year, same location, not realising how difficult it would be to clean up. Hours with a dremel / various homemade attachments for my grinder. Did you spend some time in the US? I don't like mig welding, I know it has its place, but it always seems like a big metal glue gun to me. I like the challenge of tig or gas, you have to make sure everything is nice and clean, but you get rewarded for your efforts. Keep up the good work. P

[Plasticman]

Yes they are a pratt to get at/into, sand blaster get in though no bloody hiding place for that,,got mini belt sanders and such but all the same its an evil area, doing as timtheenchanter!!! has done is really the way to go (full lower front) as when its off out the way you have access to the deformation panal, I would also remove and replace the small angle that fits behind the panal too, and of course I would spotweld the lot, in this case it was deemed correct to let a piece in and keep as much of the original as possible, though it was a very time consuming and difficult bit to do.

I dont have any problem with migs, they have there place and it woiuld be hard without but if I was to have plug welded the bottom lip with mig then there is a chance that there would be too much of a build up or dome of weld and given the difficulty of getting easy grinding gear in I choose to braze it, glad I did.
if the pickys have come out I will post up in a bit
mike

[Plasticman]

Sorry picks not brilliant, this is how we hoped it would look, its been etched and zinc primed, will seam and undercoat tommorow then a touch of colour, this is not permanent top coat just aesthetic protection

and a bit closer

Mike

[ropeman23]

WOW! That looks amazing.

[fidget]

Well you said you wanted to achieve the factory look and you've definatly done that

top work

James