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• Re: Front end suspension
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 13 May 2011 09:33:04 -0400
  I had mine spot welded. I later learned some don't bother spot welding the upper bushings and experience no bushing rotation, which tells...
• Re: precautions to take when welding on van
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 2 Jan 2019 18:23:25 -0700
  While it probably wouldn't hurt to follows DanNs advice, I have had many Welds done on My Van over the Years WithOut Disconnecting...
• Re: J.B. Weld Head Repair (Bill Knight)
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Sat, 11 Apr 1998 22:23:11 -0500
  ---------------- Mark, Thanks much for the enlightenment on the use of jb weld. My vans heads are nearly new at present but if I ever...
• Re: If your building a dune buggy this is a big help.
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Wed, 29 Aug 2001 11:41:13 -0700
  Uhm, Stan, Goggles?? -m > I've used it about two years and my vision got so bad from HeliArc, Mig > and Liquid Flux welding...
• Re: Front end advice
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Tue, 7 Mar 2006 19:33:41 -0500
  When you do the upper control arm bushings,you may want to tack weld them in place.Use a electric arc welder as opposed...
• Re: MIG welding.
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 1 Oct 2007 23:29:43 -0400
  ...Don't expect to do perfect welding right from the get go. You have to learn the right speed at which to proceed, and...
• Re: NVC- Harbor Freight welding helmets?
  Historical mailing list - David Milo
  Sun, 6 May 2007 20:34:38 -0400
  ...The only problem that I have had with mine is that it is sensitive to fluorescent lamps, a problem perhaps when welding at night...
• Body Work 2
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Feb 1996 12:40:16 -0600
  ...I concur, don't buy a stick welder! You need to find a wire welder. The good ones(Lincoln, Miller) will cost you about...
• Re: westy front swival seat bracket removal
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 19 Nov 2002 12:53:36 EST
  ...Does anyone know > where the welds are? > > > > if you can cut thru those welds by hand you deserve to get those swival bases for...
• Re: New versus Welded Heads?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lofting
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 08:35:41 -0800
  Hi Dennis, The heads aren't cracked, but if I bought re-conditioned replacement heads they would probably be welded-up ones. So my...
• Re: front seat swivel removal
  Historical mailing list - walt spak
  Tue, 27 Apr 2004 13:16:58 -0400
  Eric, I have removed regular seat tracks from a parts car & assume the swivels are attached in the same way - spot welds. Try a...
• Re: jump seat installation
  Historical mailing list - Lee Peterson
  Sun, 17 Jun 2007 14:37:05 -0700
  ...Go to a welding shop. My neighborhood welder had some round pipe > sections that he welded to the floor for the jump seat foot...
• Re: Welders in Denver?
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Wed, 21 Dec 2005 17:25:28 -0500
  ...my welding > >background is 90% buggy and off-road race car fabrication related. This > >means that most of the time I'm welding 4130...
• Re: re. Gary Lee curtain rod?
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Mon, 23 Jul 2007 16:13:04 -0700
  ...Gary Lee curtain rod? DANG! Another "I just welded them on" answer. I can't weld, I don't own welding gear. I know...
• Re: Welding Cat & Trip down 80.
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 14 May 2001 09:35:30 -0700
  I've done this myself with my MIG welder, and it's held up fine. Shouldn't cost more than $20 to have someone...
• FS: Never welded complete Vanagon swivel mechansim NOS!
  Historical mailing list - Michael S. Nichols
  Sun, 13 Jul 2003 15:56:55 -0400
  I have for sale a never welded in Vanagon seat swivel seat mechanism. Appears to be NOS. These are NLA through VW of America...
• Re: Me Sad. Trip cancelled. Whining Content + Warning (PICS)
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 5 Sep 2008 07:54:43 -0400
  ...I took it to a professional welder, and we WERE able to weld new support metal to it. It has been soaking up abuse...
• Welders in Denver?
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Tue, 20 Dec 2005 23:26:11 +0000
  Hi Folks, I recently picked up a swivel seat base and am looking to have it welded in; I stopped by a body shop...
• Re: Can a used gas tank be safely welded
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 3 Jul 2001 09:16:18 -0700
  ...make the tank safe to > weld? ben, if the tank is completely clean (no gas smell)you could weld it IMHO if the tank...
• Re: exhaust head stud welded! to exhaust header flange
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 28 Jun 2009 17:05:56 -0400
  At 04:39 PM 6/28/2009, Jeff Hartman wrote: >disintegrate leaving the harder stud in tact, nice shiny welds around the >perimeter of...
• Re: Tiico - Welding Engine Mount
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon man
  Wed, 31 Jul 2002 20:32:40 -0400
  Solid (welding) will not solve your problem, It will amplify it. Some folks have solved the vibration, their solutions are in the archives. I...
• Re: Muffler & pipe patches
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Jul 1996 13:23:36 -0500
  ...My question is how do I go >about this? Do I go to an automotive shop or seek out someone who does just >welding...
• Re: sick of replacing Control Arm Bushings every year
  Historical mailing list - Ed
  Sun, 26 Apr 2009 12:14:19 -0400
  I wonder how many upper control arm bushings are being damaged during spot welding? I've replace the bushings twice and each time I...
• Re: Head treatment for pitting--flattening technique
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 19 Jan 2005 09:21:04 EST
  ...Done right, it's also a prettier weld. George
• need welder in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sat, 6 Oct 2007 09:02:02 -0700
  Hey, I need to find a welder to attach some brackets to a stainless steel muffler (Stebro). Anyone have a recommendation for someone that...
• Re: Cylinder Heads - can they be welded ??
  Historical mailing list - Jeff at Vanagonparts
  Mon, 2 Aug 2004 10:30:01 -0700
  Warren, The head can be welded, unfortunately, to do it right, you still need to pull the head so it can be done correctly...
• Re: WAS: building carrier bar..... NOW: Test Weld PIC
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Sun, 16 Mar 2008 08:07:58 -0700
  ...That makes a big difference. > > 120 volt welders can't produce enough heat to weld 1/4" 'properly'. > > To maximize the amount of heat...
• Re: Welders in Denver?
  Historical mailing list - joe trussell
  Wed, 21 Dec 2005 00:39:21 +0000
  ...4 tack welds on each side. how do i know? because i >have had these swival bases welded into about 3 vans now, and...
• Re: swivel seat
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 16 Mar 2006 00:31:18 EST
  ...once you weld it in, the end result is the same thing as what the factory did on the westys.. i added one to...
• Upper control arm bushings, replacement question
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 9 Nov 2014 08:33:45 -0800
  ...Is there an alternative to spot welding the bushing shell to keep it from spinning? Maybe drill and tap in a short small machine...
• Re: Portable MIG and TIG welders
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Thu, 7 Jun 2001 00:45:45 -0500
  ...You won't be able to weld continuous for too long with this outfit, and I don't think it was designed to weld...
• Re: Syncro gas tank in a 2WD?
  Historical mailing list - John Carpenter
  Tue, 13 May 2003 15:02:09 EDT
  ...It would be really nice if you had a piece to test weld. The system basically just uses hot forced air as the heat...
• Re: Get Bent??? go straight!-Maybe, Maybe Not.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Apr 2001 09:31:17 EDT
  ...the metallurgical composition of the > base metal, something which is seldom known in casual repairs; the built up > stress from the welding process; the...
• Re: bumper build - weld up done
  Historical mailing list - Ben
  Thu, 1 Aug 2013 20:19:26 -0700
  ...He can't weld two pieces of wet together. BenT sent from my electronic leash On Aug 1, 2013, at 8:04 PM, Alistair...
• Re: Broken exhaust stud.... bummed... need ideas
  Historical mailing list - Raul Cisneros
  Mon, 3 Aug 1998 13:31:34 EDT
  If you have an arc welder, and the stud is out enough from the surface, you may be able to weld a short bolt...
• Jump Seats-How to Mount to Floor?
  Historical mailing list - JOHN REYNOLDS
  Sat, 11 Aug 2001 16:45:58 +0000
  ...Has anyone else mounted these into a van that did not have the welded brackets, nor the welded in nuts in the seat pedestals...
• Re: Vanagon Engine Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Scott Maurer
  Fri, 20 Dec 1996 17:46:58 +0000
  Russell, No, I bought a complete engine gasket set, VW sealents, and used JB-Weld as well. Early on in the project I read...
• Re: If you're bored.... Vanagon Engine Conversion Progress (welding pics)
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:41:36 -0400
  Neil, Are you using a MIG or TIG welder? I am just getting started with MIG, I can never get welds that nice there...
• Re: Hose clamps..
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 21 Apr 2010 13:52:53 -0400
  ...first, is the screw also SS? Second, is the clamp housing folded/crimped onto the band, or spot welded? Spot welding destroys the rust...
• JB Weld in Canada
  Historical mailing list - Gilles Turmel
  Tue, 26 Dec 2006 10:50:02 -0500
  Hi, Does somedy knows where to buy JB Weld in Canada? Best regards. Gilles Turmel
• Re: How are body seams constructed--spot weld or ??
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 10:29:19 -0700
  All body panels are spot welded every half inch or so using flanges or overlapped seams. No sealer is used during welding, and that...
• Front end suspension
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Thu, 12 May 2011 18:46:39 -0800
  Speaking of upper control arm bushings, is there any reason a person could not use JB Weld instead of spot welding those things in...
• Re: If you're bored.... Vanagon Engine Conversion Progress (welding pics)
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 19 Mar 2008 08:30:36 -0700
  No disrespect intended --- :^) Getting proper penetration seems to be the biggest factor in welding. That I can see anyways. That and test fitting a...
• Re: need welder in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Sun, 7 Oct 2007 10:43:02 -0700
  There's a welding shop in downtown Olympia I used to customize the aluminum intake manifold on my Mercedes, which leads me to believe...
• Images: Upper Control Arm Practice Welds Cut Open.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Sun, 23 Sep 2012 23:05:05 -0700
  ...For the real welds, I kept a wet rag in a flexible ice pack. After each tack weld, waited a split second then put...
• Re: 2.1L engine failure - Update #2
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 3 Jun 2010 12:14:38 -0700
  ...Good welders don't weld on assembled oily things,. they weld on bone dry clean bare metal castings. Scott www.turbovans.com ----- Original Message...
• Re: Portable MIG and TIG welders
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 7 Jun 2001 08:24:07 -0500
  ...He was a mobile repair guy for heavy equipment and he didn't have room for a welder on the back of his work...
• Re: Hose clamps..
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 02:19:39 -0500
  ...Spot welding will destroy the oxide layer protecting the SS from rust but it takes very little time, literally seconds, for the weld area...
• Re: camper front seat pivot
  Historical mailing list - Benjamin Tan
  Wed, 2 Aug 2000 14:18:31 EDT
  ...The round plate that with the adjuster, the steel plate that it rides on, and the bottom portion which is welded to the regular...
• Re: exh stud - drilling out is tough
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Wed, 4 Jul 2012 11:52:00 -0700
  This is what my hired-gun welder tried, but it did not work.� While researching this beforehand I found the technique even works on...
• Re: Hose clamps..
  Historical mailing list - Janne Ruohom�ki
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 10:08:57 +0300
  ...first, is the screw also > SS? �Second, is the clamp housing folded/crimped onto the band, or > spot welded? �Spot welding destroys the rust...
• Re: How are body seams constructed--spot weld or ??
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Wed, 8 Sep 1999 01:27:03 -0400
  ...is > spot welded then a seam sealer applied over it then paint? Yes, you got it! > Or is it a continuous weld with a...
• jb weld
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Wilkie
  Mon, 30 Mar 1998 19:50:50 -0800
  I have used jb weld on several vanagon vehicles after finding out that my local dealer was using it as a fix. What I...
• Re: New to list
  Historical mailing list - Marion Lathem
  Tue, 12 Sep 2006 22:08:49 -0500
  Do you have a local muffler shop, or someone with a welder that can weld it back..? Lyle
• Re: Hose clamps..
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 21:00:53 -0500
  ...Spot welding will destroy the >oxide layer protecting the SS from rust but it takes very little time, >literally seconds, for the weld area...
• Welding the front seam at bumper
  Historical mailing list - Christopher Gronski
  Thu, 4 Aug 2005 11:14:57 -0400
  ...Anyway, when the shop welded the pannel back in place they spot welded it before painting. Right now it looks great, but I can...
• LVC: first tries with MIG welder
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 4 Jan 2008 15:11:53 -0800
  ...http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/weldingpics Pretty messy first few tries with flux core wire on my new Hobart MIG welder, but once I get...
• Re: bumper build - weld up done
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Aug 2013 23:27:20 -0400
  ...Oh boy am I inconsistent, in life and in my welds. But the welds will be ground down a bit to make either a...
• swivel seat install carat
  Historical mailing list - James Vidal
  Wed, 9 Nov 2005 09:13:54 -0500
  I have a swivel seat assembly (all 3 parts) that I want to weld in for the front passenger seat. Do I need to...
• Re: Swivel Seats
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 21 Nov 1999 22:34:23 EST
  ...and when you weld it back in your van, simply weld it at the same places it was welded into the westy. you can...