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Soup · 09 Apr 2008, 11:13 am

Here are the really nasty rusted out spots on my Samurai, this project is made extra fun by the fact that I have absolutely no ****ing clue what I'm doing. I'm basically going by the haynes manual for everything, so the body work is going to be interesting, I have an electric arc welder so It shouldn't be too hard, unless I kill myself.

Driver's side footwell

Passenger's side footwell

I took the valve cover off so I could strip the paint off of it, what can I use to clean the insides? can I reuse the gasket or do I need to get a new one?

HKSemo · 09 Apr 2008, 06:19 pm

good luck on this

im so glad we have no snow at my house, our cars would be fawked

97talon · 09 Apr 2008, 07:13 pm

Post pics up after you weld so I can laugh at you

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Soup · 09 Apr 2008, 08:33 pm

It will be really really ugly, I decided to try it out on my mom's gazing ball stand (just in case she needed stronger welds to hold a polar bear with it or something) and she got mad at me for it.

HKSemo · 09 Apr 2008, 08:39 pm

^hahahahahahahahaha

97talon · 09 Apr 2008, 09:36 pm

Hahaha. Welding is an art.

Soup · 09 Apr 2008, 10:27 pm

It's fun as hell, every time I think about it I want to go do it.

97talon · 10 Apr 2008, 12:46 am

I've seen enough welds to last forever, and I still have 30 years to go..

Traction Issuez · 10 Apr 2008, 07:58 am

arc welder might be a little much for sheet metal, even more so when you don't know what your doing. but for shits and giggles, if your mom was pissed about your practice welds on her gazing ball thing, weld her doors shut on her car, she will forget about the gazing ball.

97talon · 10 Apr 2008, 06:57 pm

Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

Soup · 10 Apr 2008, 07:11 pm

actually at the time I didn't need to, she had a ford escape and the passenger door got stuck shut because it was a P.O.S.

97talon · 10 Apr 2008, 07:40 pm

It's probably rusted shut

Marek · 11 Apr 2008, 10:28 am

You shouldnt re-use the same gasket, specially for the ridiculous cost of it.
If you want to clean the inside nice and clean, let it sink in gasoline but in a closed container so the vapors dont go!

Nice to see people undertake projects and take care of their rides! Did you notice Haynes tells you to unplug the battery before you do ANYTHING on the car??

If you want to clean the engine bay nicely, use some "SIMPLE GREEN" but mix it with some warm water, spray it all down, use a kitchen brush and scrub that sucker! All the fugly gunk will flex and you'll be happy as simple green did 70% of the werk

good luck, and keep us posted!

JGT8229 · 11 Apr 2008, 03:51 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by 97talon

Hahaha. Welding is an art.

x2 u defently need practice andx some experience before u got wwelding shit on cars

Soup · 11 Apr 2008, 05:06 pm

Anything cheeper than gasoline I can soak the valve cover in? Would acetone work? I want to repaint it this weekend anyway.

09 Apr 2008, 11:13 am	#1 (permalink)
Soup Veteran Tremekian Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,193 Soup's Gallery	Soup's Samurai Here are the really nasty rusted out spots on my Samurai, this project is made extra fun by the fact that I have absolutely no **ing clue what I'm doing. I'm basically going by the haynes manual for everything, so the body work is going to be interesting, I have an electric arc welder so It shouldn't be too hard, unless I kill myself. Driver's side footwell Passenger's side footwell I took the valve cover off so I could strip the paint off of it, what can I use to clean the insides? can I reuse the gasket or do I need to get a new one? Last edited by Soup; 09 Apr 2008 at 11:16 am.

09 Apr 2008, 06:19 pm	#2 (permalink)
HKSemo /-//<ي Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: SoCal, California Posts: 10,597 HKSemo's Gallery Infractions: 0/3 (300)	Re: Soup's Samurai good luck on this im so glad we have no snow at my house, our cars would be fawked __________________ /-/ /< ي è\/Ø New car soon enough

09 Apr 2008, 07:13 pm	#3 (permalink)
97talon VIPER>ZR1 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 20,696 97talon's Gallery	Re: Soup's Samurai Post pics up after you weld so I can laugh at you .

09 Apr 2008, 08:33 pm	#4 (permalink)
Soup Veteran Tremekian Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,193 Soup's Gallery	Re: Soup's Samurai It will be really really ugly, I decided to try it out on my mom's gazing ball stand (just in case she needed stronger welds to hold a polar bear with it or something) and she got mad at me for it.

09 Apr 2008, 08:39 pm	#5 (permalink)
HKSemo /-//<ي Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: SoCal, California Posts: 10,597 HKSemo's Gallery Infractions: 0/3 (300)	Re: Soup's Samurai ^hahahahahahahahaha __________________ /-/ /< ي è\/Ø New car soon enough

09 Apr 2008, 09:36 pm	#6 (permalink)
97talon VIPER>ZR1 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 20,696 97talon's Gallery	Re: Soup's Samurai Hahaha. Welding is an art.

09 Apr 2008, 10:27 pm	#7 (permalink)
Soup Veteran Tremekian Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,193 Soup's Gallery	Re: Soup's Samurai It's fun as hell, every time I think about it I want to go do it.

10 Apr 2008, 12:46 am	#8 (permalink)
97talon VIPER>ZR1 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 20,696 97talon's Gallery	Re: Soup's Samurai I've seen enough welds to last forever, and I still have 30 years to go..

10 Apr 2008, 07:58 am	#9 (permalink)
Traction Issuez LuCiFeR Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: hanging eddy wu from a tree and beating him Posts: 13,498 Traction Issuez's Gallery	Re: Soup's Samurai arc welder might be a little much for sheet metal, even more so when you don't know what your doing. but for shits and giggles, if your mom was pissed about your practice welds on her gazing ball thing, weld her doors shut on her car, she will forget about the gazing ball. __________________ 1st MEMBER OF THE KEEP IT TO THE STREETS FOUNDATION. *RICO BRICKINGTON*

10 Apr 2008, 06:57 pm	#10 (permalink)
97talon VIPER>ZR1 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 20,696 97talon's Gallery	Re: Soup's Samurai Hahahahahahahahahahahahaha.

10 Apr 2008, 07:11 pm	#11 (permalink)
Soup Veteran Tremekian Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,193 Soup's Gallery	Re: Soup's Samurai actually at the time I didn't need to, she had a ford escape and the passenger door got stuck shut because it was a P.O.S.

10 Apr 2008, 07:40 pm	#12 (permalink)
97talon VIPER>ZR1 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Laconia NH Posts: 20,696 97talon's Gallery	Re: Soup's Samurai It's probably rusted shut

11 Apr 2008, 10:28 am	#13 (permalink)
Marek Veteran Tremekian Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Montreal Posts: 4,492 Marek's Gallery	Re: Soup's Samurai You shouldnt re-use the same gasket, specially for the ridiculous cost of it. If you want to clean the inside nice and clean, let it sink in gasoline but in a closed container so the vapors dont go! Nice to see people undertake projects and take care of their rides! Did you notice Haynes tells you to unplug the battery before you do ANYTHING on the car?? If you want to clean the engine bay nicely, use some "SIMPLE GREEN" but mix it with some warm water, spray it all down, use a kitchen brush and scrub that sucker! All the fugly gunk will flex and you'll be happy as simple green did 70% of the werk good luck, and keep us posted! __________________ ¤´¨) ¸.·´¸.·´¨) ¸.·¨) (¸.·´ (¸.·` ¤ roll it up and smoke it. '92 944T, 3"straight pipe+18psi=fun-'91 244DL, stock

11 Apr 2008, 05:06 pm	#15 (permalink)
Soup Veteran Tremekian Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,193 Soup's Gallery	Re: Soup's Samurai Anything cheeper than gasoline I can soak the valve cover in? Would acetone work? I want to repaint it this weekend anyway.

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