Turbo Rotary Mazda Minitruck Build

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Ah, gotcha. That makes sense and does look time consuming.
Ya you can only do so much and then you have to let it cool.

Took me about three hours to get to where i am.
 


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Nope. The tacks are all this is gonna get.

When you weld sheetmetal you have to be careful about how much heat you apply to the metal or you will warp the ever living s**t out of it.

To keep it from warping you need to tack weld(stitch) around the whole piece not concentrating too much heat in one area.

It takes forever, but its the way it has to be done. Eventually all of the holes will be filled and if you do it right then nobody will ever be able to tell it was stitch welded.

Plus it will be ground down and body worked in the end anyway.
Chris, not gonna be the bear of bad news but actually you can get a full solid bead, weld 3-5 inch beads, move to the opposite side and keep doing it. I promise you it wont warp. That or get some .023 wire. We weld car fenders back together at school and use .030 wire just fine running 12-15amps. Also crank the gas. It will help!
 

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Chris, not gonna be the bear of bad news but actually you can get a full solid bead, weld 3-5 inch beads, move to the opposite side and keep doing it. I promise you it wont warp. That or get some .023 wire. We weld car fenders back together at school and use .030 wire just fine running 12-15amps. Also crank the gas. It will help!
This would be true if i were welding to the same thickness of metals. But i am calculating bond to the thicker material of the 1x1 square tubing.

I have played with my settings a lot and this is what i have found to work best for me and also all of the research i have done.

I do appreciate your comment though.

And i am using .025 wire.
 


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And i guess i should say thats its not worth the risk for me. I know for a fact i wont warp the metal like this and the penetration i get is sufficient enough for proper strength.

Once again i am self taught and have found what works for me from experience.
 

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Grind the metal tubing, getting that mil scale off the surface will help tremendously! Bro if you ever got a question, just ask. I'll gladly answer promptly than have your research.
 

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Grind the metal tubing, getting that mil scale off the surface will help tremendously! Bro if you ever got a question, just ask. I'll gladly answer promptly than have your research.
Thanks!
 

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Well third day off in a row.

This almost never happens. So im trying to take advantage and get s**t done.

Its ridiculously hot for this time of year and frankly it sucks working in it but oh well.

Aside from that i am expecting a couple packages today! Yippy!
 

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Ya its the only christmas i get. But im happy with it cuz i get presents all year. Even though theyre from myself..,
 

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congrats on the days off in a row man i know how you usally work so i know that s**t feels good
 

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congrats on the days off in a row man i know how you usally work so i know that s**t feels good
Ya it never happens. But its not like i get to relax. My phone could ring at anytime and i would have to go to work.

I just got a call a few minutes ago about a job tomorrow. So the streak ends at 3 days off...

Oh well. It is what it is. Gotta make that money!
 

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you gotta have some kind of time off man cant work every hour of every day i feel though i got my own house a newborn baby mommas out of work atm so we dont have to pay a babysitter so i get all the bills that come with our own place multiple vehicles and a newborn child. Hense the no progress or new parts on the civic lol.
random question, but you wouldnt happen to have any gauges laying around would you?
im looking for an anutometer pro comp ultra lite oil pressure gauge since i already have the volt gauge to match it, or buy both volt and oil pressure in another type so they match. If you know of anybody that has them or have them yourself and want to sell them lmk.
 

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Well since i lost motivation...

Guess ill update a bit.

The ol lady left this morning before i could have her help me take the bed out of the garage. So i manned up and carried it out by myself...



Then i did some more welding on the rear cab wall. Then i got bored...

Ive been wanting to finish my firewall, but am trying not to get anymore metal near this engine until i can get a dummy engine in here. But ive also wanted to do something about all of this bare metal. So i decided to sand my fenders and firewall and prime them to protect them a bit.

Well i had white spray primer. Weird, but ive been contemplating painting the bay white so this will give me an idea if i like it or not...







Well its f**king bright. Idk if its bright because its a flat white or what but it stands out like crazy...









And then i lost motivation after i got called for a job tomorrow. But i did get my two packages. One package is still mia from a month ago. Gay but whatever.



I wonder what this could be?





The big boxes are my new bead rolled cab floor. These things are legit!



And the summit box...



The packaging paper was killer!



Tilton floor mount pedal setup.





Now i dont know what to do. Theres a lot i want to do but i dont want to start something and not be able to get it done by the 23rd.

So i guess ill continue to do the little things and get this truck tied together...

15 days til this truck has to be on a trailer...
 

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you gotta have some kind of time off man cant work every hour of every day i feel though i got my own house a newborn baby mommas out of work atm so we dont have to pay a babysitter so i get all the bills that come with our own place multiple vehicles and a newborn child. Hense the no progress or new parts on the civic lol.
random question, but you wouldnt happen to have any gauges laying around would you?
im looking for an anutometer pro comp ultra lite oil pressure gauge since i already have the volt gauge to match it, or buy both volt and oil pressure in another type so they match. If you know of anybody that has them or have them yourself and want to sell them lmk.
Ya man life is tough. You just gotta keep on keepin on and try to stay positive!

And nope no gauges. Sorry. That reminds me that i need to start looking fir a gauge setup myself though lol.
 


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