Engine Bay Smoothing...
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check my build thread josh. i documented a lot of the work john did with my engine bay smoothing. we also purchased the panels from v6sprout on corral. john did all the work in our garage with a POS welder. it was about 2 days worth of work to weld up all the holes. then it was all about grinding, filling, sanding, filling, sanding... 
i posted up some of the work in my build thread. i have tons more pix in a gallery if you want to peek.
i posted up some of the work in my build thread. i have tons more pix in a gallery if you want to peek.
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If you plan on buying a welder, and want to buy new, the miller 140 with autoset is pretty sweet. I plan on buying this welder for myself. Its like the Ronco food dehydrator of welders. Set it and forget it.
MILLER MILLERMATIC 140 W/AS MIG WELDER 907335011 - eBay (item 120305950458 end time Nov-14-08 11:59:06 PST)
MILLER MILLERMATIC 140 W/AS MIG WELDER 907335011 - eBay (item 120305950458 end time Nov-14-08 11:59:06 PST)
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WOWOWOWOWOW! 
Aluminum Engine Bay Panels, Rear Seat Deletes, Door Panels, and more for your Mustang
I'm in LOOOOOVE!
Aluminum Engine Bay Panels, Rear Seat Deletes, Door Panels, and more for your Mustang
I'm in LOOOOOVE!
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Yeah, they are pretty nice, and if you do plan on welding aluminum you can buy the spool gun upgrade and these are compatible with the miller spool guns, which those bitches are sweet.
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1990 Mustang GT (In Process)
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Ryan
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1993 LX Coupe (Daily Driver, but just choose not to)
2005 Excursion (Big Pig)
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JP,
I was going to post a link to the Miller 140 also... mainly because of its ease to use and it can be upgraded to use the spool gun, so you can weld some aluminum. The welds won't be as pretty as a tig, but you will be able to do it.
I was going to post a link to the Miller 140 also... mainly because of its ease to use and it can be upgraded to use the spool gun, so you can weld some aluminum. The welds won't be as pretty as a tig, but you will be able to do it.
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I was discussing this with a welder over 30 years expierence as a full time welder. He thought brazing IE gas welding would be a faster and easier route. welding up all round holes with a mig is a son of a bitch
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I'll let you in on a secret....shhhh can tell nobody this
A piece of brass flat bar backer and flux core wire makes short(er) work of it.
Gas back is nice but but it ha its place. Like $hawn said it has to be clean. Doesnt have to be nowhere near as clean with flux core
