Topic: daisy 2.0 build (Read 92526 times)

Little-Green-Machine · « **Reply #240 on:** December 14, 2009, 23:03:53 »

alli sheet, chequer plate heaven? :lol:

Disco Matt · « **Reply #241 on:** December 15, 2009, 09:11:51 »

Use the plastic - lighter, won't need painting, and more importantly you already have it so it's not going to take money away from the rest of the build. I'd also rather be surrounded by plastic than metal in cold weather! :lol:

Xtremeteam · « **Reply #242 on:** December 18, 2009, 22:01:53 »

lawlz

is this still not finished???

About to start another build o mine

martyn · « **Reply #243 on:** February 05, 2010, 18:26:59 »

Hi Glad you sent me this thread those portal axles are awsome they make the standard one look very puny.
This is one hell off a build,
I had one hell of an accident 3 yrs ago and havnt been able to work. my 4x4 i had to sell as i couldnt drive for 2/12 yrs.

Its been doing my head but im getting back to it now and want to make a better off roader than the one i sold.
This is very inspiring for me so WHAT is the UPDATE WHERE ARE WE now.

Dont tell me your in russia :lol:

boss · « **Reply #244 on:** February 05, 2010, 22:34:38 »

well if russia is still going to happen i got to get a shuffle on becasue im running out of time :?

there was a JD2 waiting for me but i cancelled that order as i went over there last saturday to do some tidying and a little welding and remembered how irritating my welder can be. so im looking at welders again.

apart from that i havnt really done too much to it. cant make my mind up if i should just go back to the standard landrover controle arms or to carry on with the alternate link idea. if i did stick with the landrover stuff it would cut a hell of a lot of time off. but i may have castor issues with the front :-.

there may be something coming in the post soon aswell :D

we shall see

martyn · « **Reply #245 on:** February 07, 2010, 18:46:26 »

my son is a foreman coded welder working at the mo in Corus ill ask him where is the best cheapest etc stick or mig i cant weld as good as him so its a mig for me.
just a thought if you did go mig you can always change the wire for ally if you needed to, they say ally welding is v difficult but i think its because not many peps use it with correct settings its no more difficult than steel and some migs can go tig as well but i wont bore you further.
Might it be worth trying to leave the welding so it can all be done in one go then hire a welder for say a weekend

I'm showing my ignorance here but what is a JD2.

boss · « **Reply #246 on:** February 07, 2010, 21:06:01 »

a JD2 (JD squared) is a tube bender, it is probibly one of the better ones for the price.

you aint cool unless you got one of dem

:lol:

http://www.jd2.com/shop/

figuring itll be better if i get it rolling before i start with a cage

YRM arnt trading again untill the 15th so ill be putting an order of some tabs in then. would do it now but i want to avoid confusion and chasing people up if the order gets lost or forgotten(like last time with another orange comapny :roll:)

if you could have a word with your son for me that would be greatly appreciated

martyn · « **Reply #247 on:** February 08, 2010, 18:28:12 »

judging by the state of a lot of the so called cages i see around my area the peps making them are definitely not using the JD2 most have rather big flats on the outside bends. and a 4' disc cutter to make the cut outs. looks cool their life in their hands oh and plenty of blobby welds covered up with the same colour paint as the vehicle. scrutineering doh don't think so.

I didn't recognise the make bender as i use the one in my bro in-law fab shop its old but good and a bit of an animal.

Seeing my son tonight update tomorrow

martyn · « **Reply #248 on:** February 08, 2010, 20:32:45 »

Spoke to son he tell me stick welders either work or not no in between so before you buy a new one check these out.
The plug connections / the wire itself not burnt or damaged with items fallen on it / earth connection where it goes into clamp /good earth on body clean etc .

And last but most important where do you keep the welding rods in the garage? is it damp rods do not like getting damp and need to dry out so if you have some that are dryer than others it will effect the performance the lecky charge will normally dry these out but if someone is not v/ experienced it will effect . So bring some home with you and put on top of radiator at home for a couple of hours before you use them.
On pucker jobs some types of rods are kept in an welders oven to stop moisture ingress to alleviate this prob.
If no joy let me know.
Don't forget the likes of Machine mart etc sell hobby welders so don't expect the welder to work for hour after hour as they over heat

boss · « **Reply #249 on:** February 08, 2010, 21:13:39 »

its all mig welded, not arc. All the reels of spare wire are kept in a wood cabenet with a bag of sillicone crystals in it. Im after a new MIG, looking at a newer sealy, really dont want to as the current sealy i have doesnt have the balls to do anything thicker than 3mm without alot of prep. Might dig into the savings and get the lincoln or a migatronic. Sorry if ive caused any confusion there.

boss · « **Reply #250 on:** February 12, 2010, 19:50:04 »

yo!

giving this one a try :D

martyn · « **Reply #251 on:** February 12, 2010, 20:05:23 »

That will do the job then nice and shine too. you wont be using the top of that as a shelf then.

You wont be sorry it will pay for itself it looks a beaut. Top tip shop around for best prices for steel if you tell them your starting your own biz they usually give you discount, hope they give you wire and or the new reactor light welding mask? or gas.
with the deal

martyn · « **Reply #252 on:** February 12, 2010, 20:07:19 »

Had another look at it it looks a nice industrial jobby

boss · « **Reply #253 on:** February 12, 2010, 20:10:19 »

it came with a benzil torch....no idea but seems pretty good. a regulator, half a spool of 06 wire, and all the other assiciated crap such as gas lead, earth clamp, wheels ect. ill have a buzz with it tomorow and let you know the verdict

as for price the sealy catolog says around 1k i payed £420

martyn · « **Reply #254 on:** February 12, 2010, 20:17:07 »

keep the inside of the torch clean from splatter where the wire comes out. i dont want to teach grany to suck eggs etc but dont forget after you have welded whatever the wire will be burnt for a couple of inches cut it off with wire cutter.

Looks like a good deal dont forget to use proper gloves cancer in the hands isnt nice

Xtremeteam · « **Reply #255 on:** February 12, 2010, 22:13:44 »

yaaaaaay

there may be progress ahead

boss · « **Reply #256 on:** February 12, 2010, 22:20:11 »

hopefully mikey yes. ;)

boss · « **Reply #257 on:** February 13, 2010, 20:48:30 »

the verdict is.....its pretty good!

the wire feed on it is SO smooth! torch is comfy, the wire feed dial is proportional to the power settings
diddnt get much of a chance to have a buzz with it but what i did do i was happy with

be kind, im rusty as hell with a mig :lol:

swish swish

Disco Matt · « **Reply #258 on:** February 14, 2010, 09:36:09 »

Looks a tidy enough weld to me, I've seen worse on commercial products!

Does the JD Squared tube bender come with the operator shown on the homepage? She's missing PPE but I'm sure I can lend her a pair of goggles and a rubber band to keep her hair back :lol: :lol:

martyn · « **Reply #259 on:** February 14, 2010, 19:12:27 »

Good weld they say should look like a row of sixpences laid outclose to one another showing my age now yes i can remember them. any way yours look like the afore mentioned sixpences and it looks like good peneteration to me!! whoops wrong site.

boss · « **Reply #260 on:** February 21, 2010, 21:32:33 »

boo!

im pretty sure that the female doesnt come with the JD2 but if she did i would probibly throw it away when she came! :lol: :lol: :lol:

fair bit done today!

.....liiike.........

rear axle is half glued on! :D

i orderd some link tabs from YRM and ima waiting on a a-frame bracket from them.......which they have never made before! :roll:
also picked up some 37"ish tyres for mock up. DIFF clearance with said tyres is 15" :D

progress!

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thatll hold....i sopose :roll:

aha!

that was £17 with another 4 markers and some magnetic things!

anyone want rhis thing?

couldnt resist lol

unfortunatly i cant get it on the back wheels like i wanted to at the moment......i dont have enought clearance :( need some more jacks to jimmy it all about :lol:

thats all for now
boss

martyn · « **Reply #261 on:** February 22, 2010, 18:57:56 »

now we'r making progress those brackets wont come of in a hurry.
Just got back from seeing a couple of discos for sale rust worm everywhere they should have been weighed in for scrap cant find agood one or rangy

boss · « **Reply #262 on:** February 22, 2010, 19:06:51 »

welded at 200amps.......so im hoping not :lol:

mikiep1986 · « **Reply #263 on:** March 02, 2010, 21:21:41 »

posting on behalf of boss as he cant get his photobucket to work lol

turbonutter · « **Reply #264 on:** March 02, 2010, 23:16:41 »

looking good bud , glad your getting some time on the truck :D

boss · « **Reply #265 on:** March 02, 2010, 23:34:53 »

should be called hate bucket. :?

cheers for that mike.

even witt the standard springs on im going to haveto either get the smallest wheels i can find or take my garage door off to get it out! even then ill be pushing it!
might be putting orders in tomorow.

mikiep1986 · « **Reply #266 on:** March 03, 2010, 17:29:07 »

no worries dude its cool . .

or you could make a little trolley to go under each axe to hold it just up enough so it aint scraping the floor but enough clearance for the roof ?? :-k

boss · « **Reply #267 on:** March 03, 2010, 18:14:32 »

or............................chop chop :lol:

martyn · « **Reply #268 on:** March 05, 2010, 13:29:02 »

or just leave the tyres down a few pounds or lots of pounds

boss · « **Reply #269 on:** March 05, 2010, 19:55:31 »

yeah.......that wont work.
the back beads are off on both of those tyres and there happily supporting a 200kg axle :lol:

even if i take the tyres off totally im pretty sure ill strugle with the 20" rims.

buzz buzz buzz tomorow

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