fox engine bay welding holes!! lol

this was my first time welding although i had to do some welding for work over 20 years ago.it really is easy the grinding part is the hard part .

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thanks man i still have to wet sand it and these pics you can see all the dust there from working on the car.
 
Looks good- wow- thats the first car ive seen with a factory k-member in a looong time- almost forgot what they look like. Nice and clean though!
 
twistedstang said:
Looks good- wow- thats the first car ive seen with a factory k-member in a looong time- almost forgot what they look like. Nice and clean though!
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thanks, the factory k-members are like painted with overspray it seems i had mine blasted and powdercoated in black .i thought there would be more contrast with the cyber gray paint.i like the aftermarket stuff but my build isn't about saving weight or massive amount of horsepower,this has been done alot mine is simply a nice driver with modern comfort features.
 
the welding of the holes and seems are great experience for someone who hasnt welded much.scotts fab has steel plates that are countured to fit andweld in,these cover alot of holes and make it alot quicker
 
lol...gotta laugh when u see a welded up bay as it looks so complete and not all shot up....I'd like to have heard the orders each year...."Hey Bob....add another hole in the program here for this..."
 
whats the technique for welding up the small holes? Im a welding newb. Have a Tig welder, but never had to weld anything up or painted, only bare, metal to metal joining.
 
Small holes you can do by welding a small bead around the perimeter of the hole, then doing the same along the new perimeter you just created. Basically like "coloring it in" from the outside inward.

For the large ones, get some sheet metal, cut out a piece to fit inside the open hole, tack weld it in place, then give it a bead around the perimeter.
 
Ozz said:
Small holes you can do by welding a small bead around the perimeter of the hole, then doing the same along the new perimeter you just created. Basically like "coloring it in" from the outside inward.

For the large ones, get some sheet metal, cut out a piece to fit inside the open hole, tack weld it in place, then give it a bead around the perimeter.
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Damn, I thought that was one of my tricks for thin metal---- building a "bridge" around the area to weld up.
 
cjmatt said:
whats the technique for welding up the small holes? Im a welding newb. Have a Tig welder, but never had to weld anything up or painted, only bare, metal to metal joining.
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Wow, a welding newbie with a tig setup??? You must be a tungsten grinding mofo!
 
i used a piece of copper pipe i flattened it and then set it from the backside and filled in the holes.the welds won't stick to the copper the bigger holes i took a big magnet you can buy them from harbor freight and cut the metal the same size and tack weld then run a bead around it.i am a newb and this worked great for me .snippers work real good cutting the metal to size.
 
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