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i've seen much worse welds on youtube frame repair videos

After watching well over 75 welding videos on mig welding, you were the first person to mention the welder you were using, the settings you were using and most impotant the size mig wire you were using. I will also throw in that you explained your work in a simple and easy to follow process, hats off to you professor !!

Hi, I was watching the video and nice job, but my job is on the bottom of dodge ram frame 2500 by my knee area salt chewed at frame So truck together not like yours apart with my mig at max Chicago electric it should do it well

Curious as to when you did the leak down test how you knew where top dead center was valve covers were on did it look thru spark plug whole or possibly forgot about that part

I know this is a old video , but as a professional that has done alot of different design welds , should of welded the back first , then grind through to the weld you done first from the outside , no stopping on corners , feather the stops and starts , frames do a significant amount of flexing , a inclusion or a flaw will work its way out towards failure of the weldment

Weld the inside also?

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how do you fill in the holes ?

Aluminum head's are not good for dailys, definitely better off with a good set of lightly ported and Polished vortex head's, they should perform just as good as a set of stock aluminum cast! Good video, I'm glad you showed the leak down and regular comp test and determined the heads are junk and bottom end was good, most people would have scraped that engine, we Chevy boys need to survive the lt1s and earlier blocks!

So how do you know the bottom end is good by this leakdown testsnd compression test?

where to buy the steel sheet? It costs more than frame itself, right?

Push or pulling is easier than side to side cutting because it’s a more natural movement

I believe that when one cylinder is low, it could possibly have been caused by a leaky injector that wasn't replaced on time which would cause fuel to wash the lubrication from that cylinder. I know that I had leaky injectors at one time on my dodge ram v8, and my #7 cylinder is about 150 psi and it misfires. I have the same OTC gauges, great minds think alike!!!!

Rockers need to be loosened to where both valves are closed..

Are you going to use the Dakota digital set up for your vss signal from the transfer?

Looks tidy, great cuts and welds

Very nice work😁

Did not know you could disassemble the bed like that. Just getting starting on my 87 Chevy squarebody 4wd. I plan for it to be a usable show truck. I'm too much of an farmer and engineer to build something that isn't usable. I bought it 8 years ago because the body was in near perfect shape. Very little work to do there. Used it until 2019 when it blew a head gasket. Not to mention I had to replace the rearend 3 years before that. With the whole driveline questionable I started the project. Wow are prices high. I made a list of parts, nice parts, for the cab and that's going to cost $10k alone. My engine will be a 385 stroker with 450 hp. Whatever I get with pump gas. Having the 700R4 completely worked over and going with a much better torque converter. Hoping to have new axles front and read. Strange is making Dana 60 reproduction parts and I want to use these as the Dana 60 is very stout. Will probably install a triangulated 4 link suspension in the rear, maybe the front. Shooting for a 2" lift. Not much..as I said...usable.

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Fantastic! I am doing the same thing right now.I am going to use my plasma cutter to clean up the hole and then hopefully I can do as great a job as you did.

Thats a amateur patch job, sorry

Really nice tutorial delivered in an easy to understand manner,no rushing. Subbed and greetings from the UK.

Dang was hoping to learn how to do the upside down weld on the bottom, I’ve really struggled welding on my back shooting upwards. Hopefully I’ll find some of your other videos that show it. Really like this video, great info!

Thanks for the video, so is ok to weld on frame, some people said that you not supposed to weld because welding is gonna weaken the entire frame.

Why were you spitting on the frame after cutting the frame? Genuinely curious I’m new to welding and plasma cutting. Thanks and helpful video 👍

What plasma cutter do you have?

Since you film yourself plasma cutting and welding, consider getting a shield for your camera to block out the bright stuff. UV rays can and will burn out the sensors in digital cameras and screw with the film in old cameras. Also, you don't want spatter on the lens

for someone doing it as a hobby, you are doing a good job.

nice welds, i think!

Glad to see you back at it. Doesn’t look too bad, all things considered. 👊

wha is the thickness of the metal that you used for the patches?

Great video!! I finally got the 1999 4wd ranger home and it is not in too bad of shape. There is one hole like yours I know of aand when I take the bed off I expect to find more. I was able to get a running, driving 1999 ford ranger 4wd XLT for 850$. I think I got a gret deal even with the mice smell in the cab...lol Your welding is spot on! I do not knw many professional welders that could do that well. What plasma cutter did you use?

Thanking you for this video. Any comments about rust treatment techniques before, during, and after the job?

Having the intake covered hanging from the hoist, in my opinion wouldn't play out too well

Boring, nearly fell into a coma...

Will that coverup be strong still?

I've always found downhill way easier and being certified in up and downhill mig I can tell you downhill penitrates just as much as uphill does

Hi I wanted to know if a 140 amp Lincoln mig welder would patch a truck frame?? I got some 1/8" plate and the factory frame is 1/8 inch so the total would be 1/4". I've welded off and on for over 15 years but maily it was body work but not on frames. So if the welder is able to do it then welding it should not be a problem.

I've watched all the project so far. you are doing a great job! Your body working skills are picking up very nicely, along with your video presentation. Thank you for your had work with this project and its presentation. Thanks for bringing us along and for giving others the confidence to take on that dream project they may be to timid to try. You are inspiring. Regards.

Looks like you're doing a superb job to me.

Curious whereabouts you live? Around and above 200 psi seems great compared to what I’ve seen on other 350 sbc’s! I’m up around 6000 feet in elevation and my 350 was hangin out around 140 psi.

Nice welding buddy

Never ever make a vertical weld on a fish plate. Your plate should have been diamond taper cut looking like an arrow pointing left and right on the side of the frame and where the welds from the top and bottom come together at the point of the diamond the weld continues for 1/2 inch.

Can you down hand that weld

I have never seen this way of patching in, it's one of those why didn't I think of that before. ua-cam.com/video/_u31t13QO6A/v-deo.html

I know it's been two years but if you are still looking for better grinding disks, I just watched a video of someone doing bodywork and mentioned the Walter flexcut wheels. He said they cut his grinding time in half. I am planning on trying them out in the future. This looks like the one he used www.amazon.com/Walter-Performance-Flexible-Grinding-Aluminum/dp/B00PIAGH1S

Good thing about those lenses are even if they dont darken you still get 100% uv and ir protection but still very bright.

Hey not bad. My hangers went bad in my truck.. removed them and the drivers side rear hanger behind it is a pretty bad hole. Should I just put a plate and redrill the hanger holes for the bolts?

To much undercutting on top weld... to much heat, turn down the amps and raise your wire speed up a little more.. I have been welding for 22 years...

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