Recent content by Sawsall

Yep, 3 inches difference in the wheelbase... that is what is starting the whole deal in the first place... since I gotta cut the spring mounts and move the axle forward... might as well bring the suspension into this century.

My truck project: 66 F100 body going on a 78 F150 frame... While I got the body off the 78, I plan on doing suspension mods... Your thoughs on this would be appreciated... The plan: remove the rear leaf springs move the spring mount forward and use 2-1/4 square tube from the newly mounted...

Bike I built 7 years ago... Still running & riding it when my back lets me. It is way dirtier and well worn now and I put hard bags on it: more pics at hondachopper.com I'll post more pictures of my other bikes when I get them posted to a web site.

Thanks for the warm welcome! I need to get a online photo album going and scan some old pics... Until then, here is a link to one of my bikes. http://www.hondachopper.com/Gallery/choppers100.html

What shielding gas you use makes a differnce also... Argon makes for a cooler weld... many places suggest a mix for all around, the mix usually contains helium, the helium will burn hotter... C02 is somewhere in between...

One thing to add... not once did I hear DO IT OUTSIDE IN A WELL VENTILATED AREA!!! DO NOT SMOKE NEAR IT! the bubbles... that is hydrogen... VERY EXPLOSIVE! another thing you can use this for... make a small tank for under the hood of your ride... cap the tank and run a vent hose from the...

The spool gun is the way to go if you don't want to go TIG... trying to stuff soft aluminum wire through a standard MIG even with the teflon liner is hard to do, they end up stickin all the time...

Been lurking a bit... Mostly into bikes... But into old cages too... besides quiet moon lit walks on the beach... I weld, fabricate, machine... Grew up makin stuff, Dad was a welder/fabricator... I was welding at about age 8... wrenchin came natural... decided to join the Army...