floor pans

Good for you learning a new skill, your gonna use it a lot now, that's just how it goes... :)

*Flux core welder
*The inexpensive auto darkening hood,
*A big wire brush, and few little black wire brushes,
*A Couple pair of cheap gloves leather gloves,
*The cheap 4 1/2 grinder
*The 10 pack of: 4" flap wheels, cut off wheels and grinding wheels.

Safety glasses
Safety glasses
Safety glasses
Ear muffs
A box of paper masks
It's also nice to wear a bandana.

**You may want to pick up an extra spool of flux wire, there isn't a lick of difference between .030 and .035. I usually do .035

Some tips: 5/16 is the standard size hole. Keep the torch about 1/4" above the work, keep it close distance makes heat. When you weld plug welds, put the welder on "HI" and the wire speed about 2.5-3. Start in the middle of the hole and build a pool and drag it around slowly working in a circle, practice before hand to get the jest of it. Once you get it you get it.

When you do get around to getting the pan in, before you weld:

Make sure each weld you do is tight, because space between the top piece and bottom will create a blow through and you'll be chasing it all day, so:

* Make the pan fit as well as possible, the better the fit, the better the final product.
* Use self tapping screws to keep the pan tight.
* Use a socket extension and a BFH and tap each hole so it creates a small 'bowl' for the hole your welding, and makes sure the pan is nice and tight.
* Skip around so you don't build up too much heat in one area.


Lastly, use some quality 1k urethane seam sealer, like ultrapro or tiger seal, on eBay. 1-2 tubes should do it. Be liberal.


I'm sure there's something I'm forgetting so feel free to PM. I did my whole project with this welder and it's solid and does the job. People are gonna poke fun and all that, but it's the real deal.