The BAD AST Project - Faze II

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looking at mig primarily. though some tig at the end of the semester.

and i cant remember if you fabbed the control arms, or bought them. which was it?



michael

Michael,
Mig is good, it is fairly easy to learn. Tig is better but it takes longer to learn and longer to do. Take your Mig class but I would also suggest an Oxy-atcetylene class. This is kinda of old school but it will help with Tig coordination when you get there.
I designed and fabbed the front and rear suspensions. There are no "off the shelf" components for a one-off build like this.

Andrew,
Yea, it's a little early, but it is much easier to throw on some paint just for weather protection. The hot/cold cycles here in MI PLUS the humidity changes makes for some pretty rusty parts in a short time period. The arms and links are done so I blew some topcoat on those (it can always be blasted off and redone). The frame is in primer right now which is easy to sand off locally for the cage and front body mount welding. It won't get painted till all of that work is done.
Thanks for looking.
Mark
Plus, like Kybosh said, it helps to see SOMETHING painted...