01-25-2019, 07:08 AM | #1 |
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Was to easy...
The 1980 KL250 rebuild/restore was going well...
then this... this is the first of 4 sections I have to remove... and the dam metal is only 1mm thick... Be a real bastard to get it painted... decals on to have it start to leak a few months down the track.. .
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01-25-2019, 01:53 PM | #2 |
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After you weld in another 1mm piece, have you considered laying another strip over that? I have an old XT350 tank I'm doing that to; it'll have an armored look when I'm done, and hopefully take twice as long to rust through again.
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01-25-2019, 04:48 PM | #4 |
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I put a 2mm patch on the inside with a 10mm overlap..
weld a long bolt to the patch centre to hold it in place.. I just run the mig around it... I done the welds vertical down fast weld and keeps the heat down.. all the rust pitted areas I am going to flow body solder over.. ..
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01-26-2019, 03:36 PM | #6 |
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Yes.. pretty sure it would be the same thing or that close it doesn't really matter..
not very common these days.... wonder where to get it.. A question for Mr Google I think .. Just found this online... ..
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01-26-2019, 05:03 PM | #7 |
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You can generally get body solder in two flavors. The traditional lead based, or the "safer" high tin type that requires a bit more heat.
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