I appreciate the concern haha. I did bevel the ends and also left a gap. Im pretty new to welding but i read up on it and watched a lot of videos before attempting. How can u tell machine is too cold?
It is if i replaced the spindles. I didnt because i didnt want to replace tie rod. I’m using the stock 36 spindles. I had to grind the top of the spindle a bit for the brakes to be able to attach, but it wasn’t too bad
The weld shouldn’t be blobby on top of the joint. It should have melted in more. Turning the heat up will help cure that. And, it shouldn’t be full of little bubbles. Those show contamination that was trying to cook out, but didn’t. Cleaning the metal before welding will cure that.
Ah i assumed they were the stock ones. They’re whatever the truck had when i bought it. Maybe someone replaced them when they put the disc brakes on. I think the drums look much better tho. I got some aluminum buick drums i want to machine for fitting later on
When your weld is all boogered up like in your picture. If your heat, speed and motion are right, you should be able to weld halfway around that joint without all the starts and stops, and you'll have a uniform weld that you don't need to grind. Unless you plan on chroming, that is. Welding takes practice, practice, practice.
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