I wanted to do some plug welds to help make sure the bracket never comes loose. I hate drilling holes so I experimented with sweeping the plasma around the inside of a large hole through a piece of wood. In the end I decided that it looks too bad. Maybe somewhere that will never be seen but not for these.
Welding to the frame is dodgy business for two reasons. One there is a doubler there, but I can't tell if the doubler is everywhere I will be welding. So really I have no idea how thick I am welding to, and I can not inspect the back side. And if I burn through it will set me back weeks. Yeah dodgy.
First tack all the pieces together:
Now the dodgy part. Once all the pieces are welded together, I have to weld them to the frame. These are my first out of position welds. Normally you position your work piece so that you are welding on a flat surface. By welding up and down, the puddle is trying to fall off. Looks like it worked, but I can't be sure about penetration. I will fill the plugs and stitch up the back next time the engine is out.
I think I may have to replace or weld in the PS monstrosity:
This is great though. I technically don't need my engine stand any more. I can also take out and put the engine back in the exact right spot quickly every time. This is huge. I have a couple additional thrust mounts to do, and the tranny mount and then on to the steering.
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