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esunbaboon · 01-06-2007, 09:17 PM

I'm learning to weld so I figured I'd make something for my car. Yeah they aren't the prettiest welds but they work. This is the first useful thing I've welded. I painted it flat black and it's drying now so I'll post the painted pictures in the morning. It did make the frontend feel a little tighter.

Here's it painted

yellow2000S/R · 01-06-2007, 09:22 PM

Take your time and grind the braces down to sit more flush so you can fill in the weld areas. Then grind down any high spots and smear some body filler in it since you are a beginner... thats what I did on the strut bar I made...

esunbaboon · 01-06-2007, 09:31 PM

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Take your time and grind the braces down to sit more flush so you can fill in the weld areas. Then grind down any high spots and smear some body filler in it since you are a beginner... thats what I did on the strut bar I made...

Wow thats really nice.

ToyotaTat · 01-06-2007, 10:20 PM

damn gracie...exhaust soon? haha glad to see you got the strut bar you wanted

Willdue · 01-06-2007, 10:35 PM

Wanna make me one lol

Honduh · 01-06-2007, 11:10 PM

not bad. more than I can say i've fabricated.

esunbaboon · 01-06-2007, 11:12 PM

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damn gracie...exhaust soon? haha glad to see you got the strut bar you wanted

Actually I think with in the next couple of weeks I'll start buying the parts. I just gotta decide if I wanna go catback or turboback.

05Accent · 01-06-2007, 11:48 PM

nice job.. hell if it works why not use it.

Crzyguy972 · 01-07-2007, 01:05 AM

that def looks a lo better, than the shape it was in when iw as at your house. nice job man

ej20wrx123 · 01-07-2007, 01:15 AM

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Originally Posted by esunbaboon

Actually I think with in the next couple of weeks I'll start buying the parts. I just gotta decide if I wanna go catback or turboback.

thats a no-brainer.....go turbo-back

TRD_Celica00 · 01-07-2007, 01:49 AM

wow preety cool

Uberu · 01-07-2007, 03:12 PM

i'd definitely say go turbo-back as well. That stb looks pretty cool though.

esunbaboon · 01-07-2007, 09:37 PM

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thats a no-brainer.....go turbo-back

Yeah, I meant if I want to try and build the downpipe or just buy one, I can get one for $165. So I'll probably just build the cat-back part and buy the downpipe.

allspoolin4 · 01-08-2007, 12:38 AM

what'd u mig that strut bar?? i wanted to make one but to tig that mutha, i got a smaller lincon mig welder, it does the job, but i wanna invest in a tig machine wanna go half's haha

esunbaboon · 01-08-2007, 07:59 PM

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what'd u mig that strut bar?? i wanted to make one but to tig that mutha, i got a smaller lincon mig welder, it does the job, but i wanna invest in a tig machine wanna go half's haha

I used oxy/acetylene.

FASTERTHANU · 01-08-2007, 09:02 PM

looks Great! feel any improvement?

ToyotaTat · 01-08-2007, 09:14 PM

alejandro looks much better painted

SoStock92 · 01-08-2007, 10:41 PM

Those look like flux core welds...

those welds will break the first stress those shock towers see.

noclutch · 01-09-2007, 12:05 PM

^ what he said.

Those arent strong at all. You shouldve prepped the metal pieces so they fit flush together all the way around, tacked them in a couple spots, then finish welded all the way around. Right now they're just kind of stuck there with a glob of bird ****.

01-06-2007, 09:17 PM	#1
esunbaboon Tri-State Addict Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Feasterville Member #2490 My Ride: 1992 Volvo 940 Turbo iTrader: (0)	Look what I made I'm learning to weld so I figured I'd make something for my car. Yeah they aren't the prettiest welds but they work. This is the first useful thing I've welded. I painted it flat black and it's drying now so I'll post the painted pictures in the morning. It did make the frontend feel a little tighter. Here's it painted Last edited by esunbaboon; 01-07-2007 at 09:33 PM.

01-06-2007, 10:35 PM	#5
Willdue Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Catasaqua Member #2000 My Ride: To many VW's iTrader: (3)	Wanna make me one lol __________________ Mark IV. Wayyy out there.

01-07-2007, 01:05 AM	#9
Crzyguy972 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Langhorne, PA Member #514 My Ride: 2005 Mazda 6 iTrader: (1)	that def looks a lo better, than the shape it was in when iw as at your house. nice job man __________________ " Nitrous is like a hot girl with an std, you always want to hit it but afraid of the consequences...."

01-07-2007, 01:49 AM	#11
TRD_Celica00 Tri-State Training Wheels Join Date: Jan 2007 Member #3294 My Ride: 2002 Honda Miata iTrader: (0)	wow preety cool __________________ 02' S2000 AP1>AP2 To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

01-07-2007, 03:12 PM	#12
Uberu Tri-State Addict Join Date: Jun 2006 Member #2064 My Ride: 2006 Impreza 2.5i iTrader: (0)	i'd definitely say go turbo-back as well. That stb looks pretty cool though. __________________ formerly SGMsubI Ha, is this possible, "And that's besides the fact that I'm lactose and tolerent lol..." -Willdue Wow

01-06-2007, 09:22 PM	#2
yellow2000S/R Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: York, Pa Member #2462 My Ride: 66 Fairlane, 73 F250, 79 F150, 82 GL500, 96 F250, 98 Wrangler, 04 Hoe, 06 Wrangler, 11 Silverado iTrader: (2)	Take your time and grind the braces down to sit more flush so you can fill in the weld areas. Then grind down any high spots and smear some body filler in it since you are a beginner... thats what I did on the strut bar I made...

01-06-2007, 11:10 PM	#6
Honduh Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2006 Member #1977 iTrader: (0)	not bad. more than I can say i've fabricated.

01-08-2007, 12:38 AM	#14
allspoolin4 Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: south jerzz Member #3329 My Ride: ek sedan iTrader: (1)	what'd u mig that strut bar?? i wanted to make one but to tig that mutha, i got a smaller lincon mig welder, it does the job, but i wanna invest in a tig machine wanna go half's haha

01-08-2007, 09:02 PM	#16
FASTERTHANU Tri-State Addict Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: PA Member #1021 My Ride: EVO iTrader: (1)	looks Great! feel any improvement? __________________ slide your ride

01-08-2007, 10:41 PM	#18
SoStock92 Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2006 Member #1721 My Ride: 92 BMW 525, 95 BMW 525, 87 BMW 325, 95 BMW 530 iTrader: (0)	Those look like flux core welds... those welds will break the first stress those shock towers see.

01-09-2007, 12:05 PM	#19
noclutch Tri-State Addict Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Buslengths ahead of sleeperstyle, PA Member #2604 My Ride: Black 3G Eclipse, Riced out iTrader: (0)	^ what he said. Those arent strong at all. You shouldve prepped the metal pieces so they fit flush together all the way around, tacked them in a couple spots, then finish welded all the way around. Right now they're just kind of stuck there with a glob of bird ****.

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