Welding my nuts

[baz-r]

your right guys about worrying about spatter i got some on my nuts once it was not funny and there was an odd smell of burning pork i was not laughing at the time

[flyerncle]

You are so sharp you will cut your self Baz

[Bonzo]

Originally Posted by baz-r

your right guys about worrying about spatter i got some on my nuts once it was not funny and there was an odd smell of burning pork i was not funny at the time

Must be older than you Baz .... The last time I had splatter on my nuts .... Smelt like Bacon to me

I usually hold the nut in place with a bolt, tack weld & allow to cool, then remove the bolt, spray with anti splatter & fully weld.

If you find that you need a tap to clean the thread out. they are cheap enough here

7/16" UNF Tap

[baz-r]

Originally Posted by flyerncle

You are so sharp you will cut your self Baz

not realy welding sat down with my fly not fully closed is not what you call sharp

one time i was fiddling with some ht's on a running engine and give the old boys a zap at my jeans fly zip earthed on the bonnet catch made me jump a mile but i did find the dicky ht lead

[AshG]

you need to fully weld the nuts and make sure you weld the seatbelt brackets to the chassis on both sides. my iva inspector checked both, luckily i had pictures to prove i welded the brackets both sides as he couldn't see them

[flyerncle]

First job was apprentice welder in the early seventys and used to stick weld in shipyards and had large lump of slag go down the jumper and ended up on the undercarriage after chipping the weld,Not funny.

[baz-r]

pork or bacon? pmsl

[les g]

Originally Posted by flyerncle

I think you could safely bet money that you could lift a full car on the seat belt mounts if welded sufficently well,1/2 in weld will allegedly hold a half a ton in weight and I folded my brackets to give more area and welded both sides.

The nut is there to secure the bolt in the hole and there should also be ferrules so the seat belt can move when the bolt is tight and dont forget it's through a 3mm steel plate,my humble opinion, its going nowhere if fabricated with care and attention.

as Paul has said
i have seen with my own eyes
a 1"long 1/4" bead of weld lift one (1) ton
done carefully and correctly welding is silly strong
cheers les g

Tis the steel around the weld that pops anyhooooooo

[skov]

Thanks for all the replies guys!

Did the brackets Friday night. Ground the zinc off the nuts then fully welded them to the plates.
I've just tacked the plates to the chassis for now, but I'll make sure I fully weld them both sides and take photos for Mr IVA man!