Control Arms

[Mathius]

You definately did NOT waste your money on a Tig, dont feel bad at all TIG is far more versatile than any other welding process. When i started welding it was with a mig and eventually i decided i wanted a tig so i bought a miller syncrowave 200 i recently water cooled it and i love it. sure I still use the crappy,dirty wire feed for non structural stuff like benches, racks and sheet metal patching. but other than that I TIG. Even at one of my jobs where i finish weld motorcyle frames (Twisted choppers) we tig the frames only theirs no way we would wire weld a customers frame. So basically what im trying to say is dont regret buying a tig for one second they are the Sh*t.

Yeah, a TIG is a far superior welder. It just touched a nerve with me when you guys were trying to say a TIG makes a stronger weld, because that is not true. But it does have a lot more uses, a lot more control, etc. as said above.

Mathius

[Twin_Turbo]

If you can mig weld properly you can make the welds look almost as attractive as nice tig welds.

[Air Daddy]

Can someone give a few pointers on building a set of these: http://www.scandc.com/currectrac.htm

They don't seem to make a set for my '76 Chevy Malibu.

I am a certified welder. I need help with understanding how those are assembled. Particularly the grease ports, and what bushings are used. These are supposed to be superior suspension parts to help with bind in a 4-link situation, so I was hoping to duplicate them for my own purposes.

Mathius

Hey Math,
I found this. They say they are $34.99each.
2 5/8 wide.
The only problem is the grease fitting is in the bolt.

[Air Daddy]

If you can mig weld properly you can make the welds look almost as attractive as nice tig welds.

Almost.....Just not as small.

[Twin_Turbo]

why did you grind the welds on the right? I like exposed clean welds like that, you have too little pride ;) :D

[Mathius]

Hey Math,
I found this. They say they are $34.99each.
2 5/8 wide.
The only problem is the grease fitting is in the bolt.

Where did you find those? And is there a problem with the grease fitting being in the bolt? As long as it works, I don't care. But how hard would it be for me later to get a replacement bushing also?

Mathius

[Mathius]

Almost.....Just not as small.

Yeah, but even that can be compensated for. They make smaller MIG wire. I used 0.23 wire on my floor pans and I was able to run a full bead without burning through on 18ga.

Personally I prefer the standard .30 or .35 in a MIG. Better versatility. Ever try to tack anything with 0.23 wire? Not very strong.

Mathius

[Air Daddy]

Do a search for “Johnny Joints”
Here is one link….
http://www.currieenterprises.com/ces...nnyjoints.aspx



It looks like replacement parts would be available.

[MonzaRacer]

I agree with Mathius, I have seen a fella (on my intake) use a spool gun and build up where the idiot porting it got all out of shape and trashed the intake.
As for a good priced TIG check out Thermadyne, they have one called Dragster 85 its a scratch TIG and a stick welder. I am bringing one home when taxes come in. As for MIG I have my Astro Pneumatic 110 Mig and I can lay down some pretty good welds with gas or flux core.
I got to help hang some quarters for a friend after he got the Dragster 85 and we hung one with almost no filler rod. i fit the quarter for like 3 days and had it very smooth and when it drew up (what little it did ) it was perfect. I practiced on razor blades (this was fun as i wound up taking all of the practice ones and made his daughter a razorblade picture frame (she was way into punk rock stuff for a while and a good friend).
It is a scratch TIG which takes a little getting used too and I would have prefered to learn on a large r model with a pedal butthose are very expensive and the $350 price tag is very inviting. And we swapped out parts and I built up the NOS ports and tacked injector bungs for him, didnt have enough rod to do the welding of the bungs so he took it to work and had them finish it, and they comented on how clean my tacks were.http://www.thermadyne.com/evolution/...=98&pdtnbr=553
Here is the welder link.
Good Luck
Lee Abel