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1959 Standard Ten Companion

blackpopracing Posted hell of a lot Posts: 7,899	1959 Standard Ten Companion blackpopracing @blackpopracing
	Aug 22, 2022 21:54:50 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Good choice on the welder Looking at the above welds (I know you have improved now) you need more power, the welds are sitting on top. Up the power by a full number but leave the wire speed as recommended in the guide. Then with the pulse style welds you should get better penetration. A lump of copper is your best friend for thin stuff (a flattened bit of copper pipe will do) press this behind any holes/thin metal and it stops blowing holes in it. Well done for doing it - it's pretty frilly!
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daddyshortlegs Part of things Posts: 526	1959 Standard Ten Companion daddyshortlegs @daddyshortlegs
	Aug 23, 2022 20:21:30 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Aug 22, 2022 21:54:50 GMT blackpopracing said: Good choice on the welder Looking at the above welds (I know you have improved now) you need more power, the welds are sitting on top. Up the power by a full number but leave the wire speed as recommended in the guide. Then with the pulse style welds you should get better penetration. A lump of copper is your best friend for thin stuff (a flattened bit of copper pipe will do) press this behind any holes/thin metal and it stops blowing holes in it. Well done for doing it - it's pretty frilly! At first I just set the welder to the settings in the booklet however what works on a test piece does not always work on a real job, I have also found that having a small gap when butt welding helps as I am effectively melting both edges simultaneously.
	1954 Austin A40 Somerset - scruffy runner 1959 Standard 10 Companion - project 1995 Rover 216 Coupe - impulse buy

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blackpopracing Posted hell of a lot Posts: 7,899	1959 Standard Ten Companion blackpopracing @blackpopracing
	Aug 23, 2022 20:40:26 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I find the book settings pretty perfect for good clean steel, as you say - you have to tweak it a bit for less good metal. I would say be brave when fixing rust - don't try to 'just' trim it past the rust - chop it right back to good solid metal - easier to fix/weld and will last better in the long run. Yes you normally need the thickness of metal as a gap as a general guide.
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glenanderson Club Retro Rides Member Posts: 4,352 Club RR Member Number: 64	1959 Standard Ten Companion glenanderson @glenanderson Club Retro Rides Member 64
	Aug 24, 2022 10:49:04 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Ok, sorry I’m a bit late, but I’m in now. Bookmarked. 😃👍
	My worst worry about dying is my wife selling my stuff for what I told her it cost...

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kevins Posted a lot Posts: 4,858	1959 Standard Ten Companion kevins @kevins
	Aug 24, 2022 11:52:28 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	If the whole car has a degree of surface rust (which is usually impossible to completely remove without blasting) I find it can help to have a mm or two of overlap then use a slightly higher current to burn through the old metal onto the new underneath.


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daddyshortlegs Part of things Posts: 526	1959 Standard Ten Companion daddyshortlegs @daddyshortlegs
	Sept 13, 2022 19:59:06 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Reinforcing plates inside the front wheel arches where inner wings meet bulkhead, lovely.
	1954 Austin A40 Somerset - scruffy runner 1959 Standard 10 Companion - project 1995 Rover 216 Coupe - impulse buy

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daddyshortlegs Part of things Posts: 526	1959 Standard Ten Companion daddyshortlegs @daddyshortlegs
	Sept 13, 2022 20:15:26 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	The car had had a shunt at some time which is probably why the front wings had been changed, the offside inner wing had bulged outwards leaving a diagonal crease highlighted by the chalk line running from lower front back towards the windscreen, the scollop indicated by the other chalk line had been flattened, I drilled through the wing & used a stud bar & bits of timber to get it back into approximate shape but it will never be perfect.
	Last Edit: Sept 13, 2022 20:33:54 GMT by daddyshortlegs 1954 Austin A40 Somerset - scruffy runner 1959 Standard 10 Companion - project 1995 Rover 216 Coupe - impulse buy

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daddyshortlegs Part of things Posts: 526	1959 Standard Ten Companion daddyshortlegs @daddyshortlegs
	Sept 13, 2022 20:29:06 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Further evidence of the shunt, the inner flange of the original outer wing had been forced back leaving a scar in the scuttle just outboard of the hinge attachment hole, some of the spot welds on the bonnet front reinforcing had also broken.
	1954 Austin A40 Somerset - scruffy runner 1959 Standard 10 Companion - project 1995 Rover 216 Coupe - impulse buy

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daddyshortlegs Part of things Posts: 526	1959 Standard Ten Companion daddyshortlegs @daddyshortlegs
	Sept 15, 2022 20:43:55 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Another picture of the scar.
	1954 Austin A40 Somerset - scruffy runner 1959 Standard 10 Companion - project 1995 Rover 216 Coupe - impulse buy

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jonsey Posted a lot Enter your message here... Posts: 2,793	1959 Standard Ten Companion jonsey @jonsey
	Sept 16, 2022 7:18:50 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	At least it gives you a mark to line the wing up to 😁


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daddyshortlegs Part of things Posts: 526	1959 Standard Ten Companion daddyshortlegs @daddyshortlegs
	Sept 26, 2022 20:00:29 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Rain water leaking past the screen rubbers had collected in the corners and rotted through.
	Last Edit: Sept 26, 2022 20:03:19 GMT by daddyshortlegs 1954 Austin A40 Somerset - scruffy runner 1959 Standard 10 Companion - project 1995 Rover 216 Coupe - impulse buy

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daddyshortlegs Part of things Posts: 526	1959 Standard Ten Companion daddyshortlegs @daddyshortlegs
	Sept 26, 2022 20:06:43 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	As there was original lead in close proximity that I did not want to disturb with welding I resorted to using a few small plates tacked in place, I then cleaned the area up with successive Deox-C treatments and lead loaded. The flash rust that formed afterwards was later cleaned up & painted.
	Last Edit: Sept 26, 2022 20:08:15 GMT by daddyshortlegs 1954 Austin A40 Somerset - scruffy runner 1959 Standard 10 Companion - project 1995 Rover 216 Coupe - impulse buy

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daddyshortlegs Part of things Posts: 526	1959 Standard Ten Companion daddyshortlegs @daddyshortlegs
	Oct 14, 2022 18:51:42 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Vent deflectors that sit just behind the windscreen were spot welded in place, they rotted so I drilled out the welds and repaired them with the mig on a low setting, when they are refitted they will be attached with screws.
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daddyshortlegs Part of things Posts: 526	1959 Standard Ten Companion daddyshortlegs @daddyshortlegs
	Oct 16, 2022 19:04:27 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	External vent flap hinge had rotted & had to be repaired, it locates a spring that holds the flap either open or closed, fortunately repro’ springs are available.
	1954 Austin A40 Somerset - scruffy runner 1959 Standard 10 Companion - project 1995 Rover 216 Coupe - impulse buy

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daddyshortlegs Part of things Posts: 526	1959 Standard Ten Companion daddyshortlegs @daddyshortlegs
	Oct 24, 2022 19:23:25 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	The recess that I made for the vent flap was a bit too shallow at the rear so I cut it, lowered & rewelded it followed by a little bit of lead to seal the welds as it is somewhere where water can collect.
	Last Edit: Oct 31, 2022 18:52:14 GMT by daddyshortlegs 1954 Austin A40 Somerset - scruffy runner 1959 Standard 10 Companion - project 1995 Rover 216 Coupe - impulse buy

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teaboy Posted a lot Make tea, not war. Posts: 2,125	1959 Standard Ten Companion teaboy @teaboy
	Oct 24, 2022 20:24:52 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Top stuff, Daddy.
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igor Posted a lot Posts: 2,688	1959 Standard Ten Companion igor @igor
	Oct 24, 2022 22:57:21 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Lead loading in this day and age? I had thought that to be a lost art.


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thomfr Part of things Trying to assemble the Duett again.. Posts: 694	1959 Standard Ten Companion thomfr @thomfr
	Oct 25, 2022 6:40:59 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Just discovered, bookmarked! Great work! Thom
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daddyshortlegs Part of things Posts: 526	1959 Standard Ten Companion daddyshortlegs @daddyshortlegs
	Oct 31, 2022 18:48:23 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Oct 24, 2022 22:57:21 GMT igor said: Lead loading in this day and age? I had thought that to be a lost art. Just a little bit of lead in damp areas, I shall be using filler for profiling.
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daddyshortlegs Part of things Posts: 526	1959 Standard Ten Companion daddyshortlegs @daddyshortlegs
	Oct 31, 2022 19:04:02 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Summer Autumn 2021 Near side A pillar & lower hinge area - Crumbs.
	Last Edit: Nov 8, 2022 14:35:23 GMT by daddyshortlegs 1954 Austin A40 Somerset - scruffy runner 1959 Standard 10 Companion - project 1995 Rover 216 Coupe - impulse buy

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