Buy the TIG from Hazzard Frought! I’m an electrician by trade but I goof around with welding. I’m an idiot and I’m not half bad at aluminum. The key is the aluminum has to be clean. Wipe wipe acetone, scrub with a stainless brush. Use that brush for aluminum only, don’t contaminate it. Watch some videos on aluminum tig. Get the foot pedal with the welder. HF also has the aluminum spool gun which is good on sheet metal, too. A little practice and you’ll be fabbing all kinds of shit outta aluminum. Years back a buddy with a 359 Pete wrecker broke the cast aluminum hood hinge. It’s a pretty sizable chunk. I goobered it back together with the tig and it was still holding years later when he retired her. Lemme know if you need any pointers on the TIG. YOU NEED IT
Great old stories,memories rushing back of working in the 70s and 80s when we did anything we could to keep them running. What is your friends UA-cam channel so I can check it out
Idea for the roof patches... tons of junkyard cars are rotted all over but for the most part [unless Texas it seems] you can get a head start on patch panels by cutting the roof skin off of old cars or pickup trucks from the early 60's and 50's or whathave you... Stitch weld the steel and if on those aluminum corners down low, just pile the Argon gas to it [not C02] and you should be able to plug those holes. Do the copper trick by putting a flat piece of copper behind the whole and then fill it with weld... grind down the welds... hammer and dolly what ever dips or humps :-)) Love the work. Only the sides of that roof are steel eh? He'd be better off getting that aluminum roof and forget the thin metal sides [Peterbilt sent it out that way back in the 70's with pretty much a whole aluminum roof anyway so... ]. So many old cabs are still standing because 1. high off the salty roads but 2. Because aluminum bodies and/or stainless don't salt rot and rust. Otherwise... I'd look into the old roof skins... even cab corners from old 50's pick up trucks... just keep an eye out for the shape and radius that's close to what you want on old junk cars. It works. Check out the Truck buddy just finished on Halfass Custons. You'd love this thing. He turned an old International Semi from the 50's into a bigass crew cab pickup to haul the family trailer on vacations and stuff lol
Use hockey pucks drill hole in the middle and you have new motor mounts they last longer than the actual mounts do I ve used them for years there 1 dollar a peice and easy to find
My dad told me a lot of stories from his time and he used to drive old trucks In 1980 he burned a Ford Falcon GT because he crashed it but now that GT model is worth 1 million dollars
It’s always a good day when ol2stroker and diesel creek post a video
I use to work at J&L Spring in south Glensfalls this all looks familiar 😆🤣😂 great job
Geez, James you sure bring back memories talking about Herb' and his junkyards and old style pick and pull yards Thanks, Herb
Can’t wait for an update. Great memories
Me either!!!
Buy the TIG from Hazzard Frought! I’m an electrician by trade but I goof around with welding. I’m an idiot and I’m not half bad at aluminum. The key is the aluminum has to be clean. Wipe wipe acetone, scrub with a stainless brush. Use that brush for aluminum only, don’t contaminate it. Watch some videos on aluminum tig. Get the foot pedal with the welder. HF also has the aluminum spool gun which is good on sheet metal, too. A little practice and you’ll be fabbing all kinds of shit outta aluminum. Years back a buddy with a 359 Pete wrecker broke the cast aluminum hood hinge. It’s a pretty sizable chunk. I goobered it back together with the tig and it was still holding years later when he retired her. Lemme know if you need any pointers on the TIG. YOU NEED IT
Its good to see u have good mates where u both help each other
Great old stories,memories rushing back of working in the 70s and 80s when we did anything we could to keep them running. What is your friends UA-cam channel so I can check it out
James doesn't have one.
@@Ol2Stroker his shop reminds me of my father in laws and the stories
Stricklands cana va bout 20 acres big truck junkyard
Idea for the roof patches... tons of junkyard cars are rotted all over but for the most part [unless Texas it seems] you can get a head start on patch panels by cutting the roof skin off of old cars or pickup trucks from the early 60's and 50's or whathave you... Stitch weld the steel and if on those aluminum corners down low, just pile the Argon gas to it [not C02] and you should be able to plug those holes. Do the copper trick by putting a flat piece of copper behind the whole and then fill it with weld... grind down the welds... hammer and dolly what ever dips or humps :-)) Love the work. Only the sides of that roof are steel eh? He'd be better off getting that aluminum roof and forget the thin metal sides [Peterbilt sent it out that way back in the 70's with pretty much a whole aluminum roof anyway so... ]. So many old cabs are still standing because 1. high off the salty roads but 2. Because aluminum bodies and/or stainless don't salt rot and rust. Otherwise... I'd look into the old roof skins... even cab corners from old 50's pick up trucks... just keep an eye out for the shape and radius that's close to what you want on old junk cars. It works. Check out the Truck buddy just finished on Halfass Custons. You'd love this thing. He turned an old International Semi from the 50's into a bigass crew cab pickup to haul the family trailer on vacations and stuff lol
Any updates on the ole truck?
James hasn't had time to touch it in forever.
Would love to see James trucks
What a great Veda Detroit whano!
Jeeez man... "Roger Raymond orange"... hahahaha I know Roger - we built his racing engines. Small world... Does James own that shop?
Ezrider has a huck gun. He’s the one that dropped his peterbilt door. Ask him what size you need.
Use hockey pucks drill hole in the middle and you have new motor mounts they last longer than the actual mounts do I ve used them for years there 1 dollar a peice and easy to find
There’s that tune again who is it
My dad told me a lot of stories from his time and he used to drive old trucks
In 1980 he burned a Ford Falcon GT because he crashed it but now that GT model is worth 1 million dollars
Great video. I need to get off my ass and start tearing into my old Kenworth.
N is Nashville I believe.
Its stands for Newark California. My truck was built there as well.
Lowering?
I still use them lol