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baz-r

2nd March 2011 09:01 PM

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 :rolleyes:

flyerncle

2nd March 2011 09:43 PM

You are so sharp you will cut your self Baz :)

Bonzo

3rd March 2011 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by baz-r (Post 54317)

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 :rolleyes:

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

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

4th March 2011 12:03 PM

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Originally Posted by flyerncle (Post 54321)

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 :o

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 :D

AshG	5th March 2011 09:14 PM

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

5th March 2011 09:35 PM

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

5th March 2011 09:42 PM

pork or bacon? pmsl :D

les g

5th March 2011 10:59 PM

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Originally Posted by flyerncle (Post 54297)

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

fabbyglass

5th March 2011 11:33 PM

Tis the steel around the weld that pops anyhooooooo:)

skov	6th March 2011 08:09 AM

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!

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