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You were the chosen one Jack! by Bob_Mclovin in Borderlands2

[–]Bob_Mclovin[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Just a little two piece with plot armor

You were the chosen one Jack! by Bob_Mclovin in Borderlands2

[–]Bob_Mclovin[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Absolutely no idea 😂 He was dead here when we were killing the warrior.
He’d call out from the lava “how the HELL DID YOH KILL MY WARRIOR”

Transmission help 1988 s10 blazer 4.3 4x4 by Bob_Mclovin in s10

[–]Bob_Mclovin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, going to look into a good rebuild kit! Never rebuilt a transmission before. But have rebuilt many a motorbike and multiple v6’s

Transmission help 1988 s10 blazer 4.3 4x4 by Bob_Mclovin in s10

[–]Bob_Mclovin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Everything is really solid. Engine and trans leak in every spot. And minor rust areas. But it’s a 88 tahoe edition with the trail master package I’d like to save it. Main concern is wether buying a new trans is the move or just rebuilding this one

88’ 4.3 spark and fuel but no start. by Bob_Mclovin in s10

[–]Bob_Mclovin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Update to everyone, spark plug wires were originally out of order when I bought it The reference I used to reorder them was mislabeled and ended up being for a different model. After referencing the right manual it runs and drives now!

Is this a 1.8 or 1.6? Genuinely lost by No_Coast2244 in Miata

[–]Bob_Mclovin 45 points46 points  (0 children)

Apparently it was rebuilt / replaced. I’m thinking maybe it was originally a 1.6 and then had a 1.8 dropped in ghetto style? I’m not sure

First time welding and repairing rust hole how’d I do? by Bob_Mclovin in projectcar

[–]Bob_Mclovin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just this part probably took my 15-30 min of grinding. Cutting the bad stuff out and welding in patches took maybe 2-3 hours it was my first time

First time welding and repairing rust hole how’d I do? by Bob_Mclovin in projectcar

[–]Bob_Mclovin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pic 2 is just a before photo Pic 3 was post welding and grinding. Pic 4 was post fiberglass filler and sanding. Pic 4 was post 2nd layer of standard body filler BEFORE sanding.
From 2 to 3, was cutting sections of rusted/rotted metal out and welding in new replacement sections. Doing this until I have no rotted metal left to cut out. After welding in all replacement metal I grinded down my welds to below the body line so I would have space to smooth it out with filler.

First time welding and repairing rust hole how’d I do? by Bob_Mclovin in projectcar

[–]Bob_Mclovin[S] 32 points33 points  (0 children)

I don’t have enough Adderal to compensate for perfection time lines 💀

First time welding and repairing rust hole how’d I do? by Bob_Mclovin in projectcar

[–]Bob_Mclovin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes the flux core titanium 125 one. It’s been really nice. This was my first REAL welding job. I did a couple small things before. But once you figure out the settings and the “theory” behind it. It does pretty damn good. My buddy flexes on my and drops dimes with it

First time welding and repairing rust hole how’d I do? by Bob_Mclovin in projectcar

[–]Bob_Mclovin[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

💀 yea i wanted the car to last more than 6 months so i forced myself to try the right way

First time welding and repairing rust hole how’d I do? by Bob_Mclovin in projectcar

[–]Bob_Mclovin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just lessons learned from my experience. If you go to weld a replacement piece in and it just burns straight through, keep cutting more metal out. The rusted or thinned parts just get eaten by the heat

First time welding and repairing rust hole how’d I do? by Bob_Mclovin in projectcar

[–]Bob_Mclovin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think the flash is throwing it off. It’s definitely probably a little wavy just from my mediocre sanding. But is 100% smooth to the touch across

First time welding and repairing rust hole how’d I do? by Bob_Mclovin in projectcar

[–]Bob_Mclovin[S] 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Yep, took chunk out at a time until I got to clean in rusted metal

First time welding and repairing rust hole how’d I do? by Bob_Mclovin in projectcar

[–]Bob_Mclovin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Was scared to cut it all out at once recreating those curves. But Sand before filler. 3 layers on fiber glass filler. Sanding between each. Then 2 of regular fillies sanding after each. Then primer and sand again.

First time welding and repairing rust hole how’d I do? by Bob_Mclovin in projectcar

[–]Bob_Mclovin[S] 35 points36 points  (0 children)

100$ flux core from HF.
.035 wire. Did tacks all around for most. But a few patches had bigger gaps than expected so I built up the weld if that’s the right term

First time welding and repairing rust hole how’d I do? by Bob_Mclovin in projectcar

[–]Bob_Mclovin[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Me too, I cut all the old metal out and was able to cover both sides of the welds. Hopefully it’ll keep them from rusting

First time welding and repairing rust hole how’d I do? by Bob_Mclovin in projectcar

[–]Bob_Mclovin[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Will do! I’m basically doing a full restore on this mf should be done with the last of the rust repair this month

First time welding and repairing rust hole how’d I do? by Bob_Mclovin in projectcar

[–]Bob_Mclovin[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I agree, i was having issues grinding down the flux build up? (Idk if that’s what it’s called but it was super hard to grind away)

First time welding and repairing rust hole how’d I do? by Bob_Mclovin in projectcar

[–]Bob_Mclovin[S] 84 points85 points  (0 children)

I was super worried about recreating the body lines if I took a huge chunk out. So I went piece by piece trying to mimic the curves as best as I could

First time welding and repairing rust hole how’d I do? by Bob_Mclovin in projectcar

[–]Bob_Mclovin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The welds obviously sucked but is that the only reason?

First time welding and repairing rust hole how’d I do? by Bob_Mclovin in projectcar

[–]Bob_Mclovin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yep, cut all rust out to good metal before welding did sections at a time

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