Forum: Van Body
08-29-2022, 04:09 PM
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The van is currently sitting at 215,000 miles. ...
The van is currently sitting at 215,000 miles. Off road miles are hard to say but there has been lots of them and plenty of hard ones at that. The good news is that I’ve now put on about 5000 miles...
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Forum: Van Body
05-16-2022, 09:52 AM
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Forum: Van Body
05-15-2022, 05:08 PM
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Another crack found
The original crack was welded up using larger MIG wire to get better penetration, then primed and painted, but I'll keep a close watch on it just in case. Then, I found another crack, this time in...
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Forum: Van Body
04-21-2022, 04:52 PM
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Forum: Van Body
04-21-2022, 03:02 PM
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Forum: Van Body
04-21-2022, 02:03 PM
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Thanks for the thoughtful reply. I'm pretty...
Thanks for the thoughtful reply. I'm pretty clear on machine settings, bead profiles, electrode angle, undercuts, etc, but the big issue is that I can't seem to get a consistent bead, they look like...
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Forum: Van Body
04-20-2022, 09:55 PM
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Forum: Van Body
04-20-2022, 11:52 AM
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My plan after welding it is to keep a close eye...
My plan after welding it is to keep a close eye on it. If it begins to crack again, I will definitely add some additional steel, but I don’t have an easy way to fabricate any plates at this point. ...
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Forum: Van Body
04-20-2022, 11:41 AM
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Forum: Van Body
04-20-2022, 11:39 AM
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What appears to be rust, is actually just a...
What appears to be rust, is actually just a buildup of paint. I do like the idea of stop drilling the crack, I hadn’t thought of that. I tried to mig weld it on the first go around, but I couldn’t...
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Forum: Van Body
04-20-2022, 11:28 AM
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Forum: Van Body
04-19-2022, 10:43 PM
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A crack in my frame
During my post trip under-body inspection I discovered a crack in my frame, on the passenger side just to the rear of the front axle, down the middle of the folded section. So far in my research on...
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