i'm going nuts.... this is killin me

 

it would also help if you were using a shielding gas to prevent all the porosity (little nipple/butthole looking defects) That would def make your welds stronger too. adding the plate was an excellent idea and you could double up on your beads (side by side) to help give it more strength.

 

been outside for an hour or two. using this hand held wire brush to frikin remove as much paint material and that flux stuff before i lay down more welds...



im hoping my friend with an arc welder tomorrow will be available.... gunna crank that thing to full power and just go at it.

 

alright... frame is refixed....
waiting for tomorrow.. ARC weld this shat.

in the meanwhile, i took the truck for a test run....


a piece of my partially gutted cat dislodged itself into the exhaust system and made it low flow and quiet
and then it unlodged itself and BANG, flew out the back.

 

This truck is teh crap good sir.... It makes me want to kick you for even thinking it's cool. Go home. No one wants you here.

 

if you have porosity (worm tracks) you have to grind all of that out. putting more welds on top won't help. you have to grind all that out. use some rod with good penetration no 6013

 

this truck isn't the crap, its a POS!

 

I'm afraid that Jeremy Clarkson and the gang may disagree with you on that Nam. lol!

 

True.

so far the truck can survive my failures. geez, Thank you Toyota for building a badass truck. I know its not special but holy crap, its reliable.

 

pos...

 

lol whats with all the hate man ?

 

ehh nam is just a loser so I make fun of his ricer truck...

 

bro wtf? anyone could see that chassis is weak from that cutout. why not make a mini c-notch? would be stronger.

 

went to a friends house to use the stick welder. grinded down the welds i made and cleaned them up.

his dad offered me to come by sunday night at his shop to use the huge 220V arc welder. instant yes.


I just want this issue over with.

 

take a sheet of flat plate steel, cut all the pieces for a notch out of it, weld it in place, then cut the old frame out from under it. please, it'll be SOOOOOO much better!

 

Yea I agree, might as well notch it while the bed is off. Or put some beastly brace across the top.

 

I am guessing you guys mean might as well make a big 8 inch notch instead of the mini c notch.

 

No a notch that still fits under the bed floor.

 

Before you reply, buy some stock in steel, it's going up!

 

I was talking bout doing a 18inch step notch from hell.....


Seriously, a 3-4 inch notch, even at the rising price of steel, is worth it. It's cheap insurance, your life could depend on it.