You know it Jake!   ;)

But if Jaco every gets ripped off, that detail will surely lead the popo to him.

Heh.

I had never considered welding such a misaligned seam before. But no
excuses.  A pro would have made an actual bead!

On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 11:48 PM, Jake de Villiers
<crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote:
> I take it you're going after the "Canada's Worst Handyman" award - that's
> truly FUGLY!
>
>
>
> On Mon, Nov 15, 2010 at 8:15 PM, neil n <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> I couldn't help myself. Originally thought not to post but looked
>> again at the pics and laughed.
>>
>> http://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/MufflerRepair#5539991788913283618
>>
>> A tip; if you tear your muffler a new one, Hi Temp RTV seems to vanish
>> into some chemical black hole. The hole you see had RTV pasted nearly
>> level with muffler. All gone now. The welding is, well, not really
>> welding. But it shall hold. Good thing is that you can't see it unless
>> you put your head up under there!
>>
>> It was a tricky weld for a newb like me. Not just thin, but i annealed
>> the metal to make working it easier. Add that lunar surface into the
>> mix and making any kind of bead. At least I got to use my BFH (read
>> choked up on sledge) to bash the end straighter.
>>
>> Neil.
>>
>> --
>> Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"
>>
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>>
>>
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>
>
>
> --
> Jake
>
> 1984 Vanagon GL 1.9 WBX 'The Grey Van'
> 1986 Westy Weekender/2.5 SOHC Suby 'Dixie'
>
> Crescent Beach, BC
>
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> www.crescentbeachguitar.com
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>
>

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Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"

http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/

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