I separated my tail pipe from my muffler the day All & I went to Frank's to look at his mini.
Tonight, I decided to get under the car and fix the u-bolts that had moved. The car sounded like a fvcking ricer, but a cheap "no money" Toyota Celica. I got the one u-bolt off without incident. However, the second one snapped in two. PAIN IN THE ASS! This was @ 9:45, Autozone closes @ 10.
Like I need an excuse to use my welder. :cool: So, I moved the good u-bolt to the front near the LCB and welded the rear connection. My only advice for this project; buy a fucking lift! There's no room under a mini, EVAR! The car was up on all 4 jack stands, and I still had very little room to move. Add a grounding strap, drop light, leather gloves, a jack (to hold the pipes up; prevents sagging), wire feed gun, and welding helmet. I looked like a NBA player in a sushi bar in downtown Tokyo. I did an ok job, good thing no one will ever see the welds. :O The worst part was the top of the pipe. Um, yeah.
I was going to do all of this Friday, but damn the countersinks!!! Even if you think you have read the parts insert, reread it!
15 September 2004
On the car welding.
Posted by wb at 05:05
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Need to build a rotiss...rotissouri(sp?) spit.Then we could have a pig roast as well as fix the underside.
I like how you were setting off car alarms in your parking garage. You should weld a cover onto the pipe and rig up a toggle switch to go into ricer mode.
mmmm...nuthin' like a flux core wire flavored ham.
the slag adds to the flavor... mmm, a bit alum tasting.I would need a small y junction between the Y-pipe and the tailpipe. Some sort of valve/metal flap. Just have to figure out how to keep a good seal when I wasn't in 'ricer mode'. That and figure out where it would open... ya know, lacking room and all that.Hmm, We could build an A-Team cabbage cannon... I remember BA was always welding something, even when they built something with wood!
must...get...MIG...weld....................er
Here's BA:I don't remember him being that tall.sidenote: why do people think they have to pound the shit out of their keyboard when typing? My cube is connected to another, so I feel the vibrations from that desk! ALSO write a fucking macro!?!@?!??!@#?!@?#!@
the cabbage shooter was excellent. i still like the ultra-light plane they built from the steel tubing, a lawn mower and parachutes...now that's something you could weld up lickity split.
Where's B.A.?
maybe they didn't have ummm, ethnic lego people heads and hands. and, after all, a yellow B.A. would be pretty ridiculous.
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