"Birddog" (maintmgt)
09/12/2016 at 02:29 • Filed to: None
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"Birddog" (maintmgt)
09/12/2016 at 02:29 • Filed to: None | 0
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If you happen to know of anyone that’s about to take their “My First Mig” welder to the axle of their ATV/ATC/Go Cart.. Etc.. Stop them!
You see. I have this really fun machine here. It has issues but it’s a solid, pants crappingly fast SOB.
I have these new wheels and tires I reeheealy want on it. Not just because they look awesome either. They have a shallow backspacing that will widen the track by 4". Couple that with the +6 swingarm? Stability and getting Oppo are soo much easier.
However.. Some lugnut lost the hub spacers for the rear. And instead of getting or making new ones they just slapped the hubs on and busted out the Harbor Freight wire feed. Thus destroying about $200 worth of hardware. The hubs are Cast Steel, the Axle is Forged. Those “Welds” lasted 3 rides.
Just because you can weld it...
Lucky I have a couple of parts machines laying around.
facw
> Birddog
09/12/2016 at 04:01 |
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Not to be confused with “My first MiG”
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Birddog
> facw
09/12/2016 at 04:07 |
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Such a lucky little Glorious Leader!
shop-teacher
> Birddog
09/12/2016 at 07:17 |
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I LOL’d at “My First Mig Welder”
Reminds me of the first “bodywork” that a friend of mine in high school did. He bought an ‘81 CJ-7 for $200 that was more rust/bondo/cardboard than metal. It had been in a fire, the motor was locked up, and the trans had no reverse.
He bought all the replacement panels from JC Whitney and that cheapo flux welder Harbor Frieght sells. He then said, “Fuck it,” and simply slapped the new panels over the old ones, pop-riveted them on, rattle canned it and called it a day. The floor panels were patched the same way, sealed with DAP painters caulk, and roll-on bed-linered. After all that work and money he sold it .... For $200.
Pickup_man
> Birddog
09/12/2016 at 09:11 |
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I’m amazed anyone would ever think that’s acceptable. How hard is it to find/make a spacer?