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Heath's Hatch

Started by Heath , Jun 16 2013 10:23 AM

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#401 _76lxJAS_

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Posted 25 March 2015 - 01:29 PM

also 1mm @ 100amps is a bit excessive.

he is working with 3mm in the video.

the old rule of 1 amp per 1 thou still applies to this test.

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#402 Heath

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 10:02 PM

Enjoyed the videos Jason, thanks. Never stop learning, even at my age (hehehe).

Had to cut out the area between the numberplate recess and the tail light bucket. Once again used rounded edges with a holesaw to initiate the shape.

Folded up a section:

I've been using the pedal pretty consistently recently so can't talk about amps. The prep is certainly where the time is. Been working hard this week and have both panels made up and fitting nicely. Tacked one in tonight.

Edited by Heath, 13 May 2021 - 07:05 PM.

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#403 wot179

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 10:05 PM

I imagine its gunna be a pretty complicated linkage setup for your brakebooster....should tidy the engine bay up nicely, though.

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 10:09 PM

A very keen eye would have noticed the wiper linkages sitting in the boot also. Perhaps these will actuate the booster? Hmmm...

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 10:24 PM

Noooowww I get it.

Patch sections look neat as.

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#406 _Bomber Watson_

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 10:29 PM

Just trying to transfer weight to the back i take it

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 10:35 PM

Twin Subaru engines coming up hahahaha

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#408 _Bomber Watson_

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 10:51 PM

Would that be twice as gay as a WRX, or half as gay?

I cant work it out....

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#409 Rockoz

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Posted 26 March 2015 - 10:57 PM

Booster in the boot reminds me of the Bob Morris Alan Jones Group C Falcon

Had 2 brake boosters in the boot.

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#410 _76lxJAS_

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Posted 27 March 2015 - 11:45 AM

Would that be twice as gay as a WRX, or half as gay?

I cant work it out....

Definitely half as gay with the power it would make.
But twice as gay with the double burble of twin boxof engines. 😊

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#411 _Bomber Watson_

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Posted 27 March 2015 - 11:56 AM

Ah so it would even itself out and simply be as gay.

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#412 SmacT

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Posted 27 March 2015 - 12:19 PM

Ah so it would even itself out and simply be as gay.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

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#413 TerrA LX

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Posted 27 March 2015 - 01:58 PM

Twice as gay would be a boxer engine in the back and a rotary in the front.

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#414 Heath

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Posted 01 April 2015 - 10:03 PM

Filled the little holes (these are the difference between the bootlid width of a sedan, and the hatch lid width of a hatch).

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#415 _76lxJAS_

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Posted 01 April 2015 - 10:16 PM

nice work mate. not far off now..

looks like your heat transfer is getting less.. are u moving faster?

also the home hobby sandblasting kits would be very hand for cleaning up the paint etc around where u need to weld.

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Posted 01 April 2015 - 10:24 PM

I'm always trying to move as quickly as possible but because I've got nowhere to rest my hand etc. and the gap varies a bit, it isn't all that easy! I didn't experiment with other tungstens or nozzles but did turn the gas down a little.

Edited by Heath, 01 April 2015 - 10:25 PM.

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#417 Heath

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Posted 02 April 2015 - 09:44 PM

Just some better photos of the welds on the flat panels the other day.

Actually getting a better TIG nozzle this weekend with the gauze etc. like the ones the guys on YouTube always rave about. Too bad I've already done basically all of the external welding.

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#418 _AD_75_

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Posted 02 April 2015 - 09:53 PM

Looks like those patches welded in good health id be happy with that.

Edited by AD_75, 02 April 2015 - 09:53 PM.

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#419 _Bomber Watson_

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Posted 02 April 2015 - 10:11 PM

I hear on the grapevine Heath has recently come into a bit of cash...Shoudl be able to afford a tungsten now.....

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#420 _76lxJAS_

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Posted 02 April 2015 - 10:44 PM

gas lenses are great. they provide so much better shielding than a standard nozzles..

its all i ever use. #7 for me for most work,,

if you have the $$ the stubby lenses are pretty good also. they make the tig head so much smaller and bit easier to get around tight spots.

tig fingers are a great help. allowing you to rest you finger on the job without burning yourself.

http://www.ebay.com....=item4ae5855620

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#421 _reefhog_

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Posted 03 April 2015 - 03:58 PM

Looking good. Nothing better than seeing so many hours of work going into a project.

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#422 Heath

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Posted 06 April 2015 - 01:31 PM

For anyone interested in the Chaser I mentioned a few pages ago who hasn't seen them before etc. here is a video on one that's pretty siilar to mine - just a few more aftermarket bits. I know many of you blokes don't know what a JZ is but you can hear one screaming in this video hahaha

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#423 _mick74lh_

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Posted 07 April 2015 - 08:12 AM

You had my dad pretty convinced it was a Camry when he saw it.

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#424 Heath

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Posted 07 April 2015 - 11:45 AM

You should have invited him drifting the other night lol.

Well I'm gonna cut the false floor out of this car to change the height of it. Would have been nice to do this when the tail lights were out but... oh well!

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Posted 07 April 2015 - 01:23 PM

G'day Heath, do you think you should fit those shock tower braces out of an LX if you're gonna lower the floor?

I'm just wondering if the floor may have been raised (and that flat section filled) to allow more support between the wheel arches because they wanted to delete those upper braces for some reason?