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Re: Steel thickness
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kev the builder Kev Lowther
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1977 Trabant 601 Standard Universal
There always more rust once you start its like an iceberg and as you clean the rust and paint ready to weld the holes grow especialy if you use an angle grinder mounted wire wheel as theyre aggressive but you want good steel to weld to

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Re: Steel thickness
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I hate welding old cars. Its always a game chasing holes. Its a good test for your patience :mad:

Andy.

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kev the builder Kev Lowther
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yes you start in one place and end up somewhere else,its not that easy welding upside down laid under the car when you dont have a car lift

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It's bad enough under a VW bus where you can at least crawl in one side and out the other. With the Trabant being low to the ground you have to come back out the way you came and crawl back under the other side if you are working on a spot near the middle of the car. Then you get yourself into position only to realise that you should have moved the welder round to the other side of the car as well...

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In reply to a post by Matthew Byrom, post: 65252, member: 1568 Right, equipment all set. Just taken front wings off - Okaaaaay... Bit more corrosion than I thought, but as I expected. Wasn't helped by a previous owner using a dash of expanding foam to plug a gap or two on the edge of the wheel arches! grinning smiley

We want to see the pictures! grinning smiley

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Re: Steel thickness
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My phone's camera wouldn't focus properly until I realised I'd cracked the front lens... I'll have to grab a few selfie-mode photos as I progress.

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