Project F

Hi all

I hail from SA Durban and these are some pics of the mk1 Fox im building for a track/road car .. it doesnt have MOT/COR yet so i am busy stripping it and doing what is still legal so i can pass it then comes the cage race seats etc












Please comment as i need as much help as i can get  8)

Cool, looks like you have made a good start!

Keep the pics coming!

Dibbler

That'll keep you busy :wink:

cheese and rice .. just spent a couple hours chipping off some of that sound deadening tar stuff … about 1/4 the way thru the floor  

Thanks for the comments guys  
keep thinking how cool it will be when im done  

It takes time!

cool well my plans are to hit it at nites now .. ive just recently put down the cement under it and closed up the side so its kinda like a shack garage that i can work in without rain affecting it too much .. planning to cut the top of the firewall off .. trying to find out if its legal to do so tho

This is what im talking about .. abit expensive tho

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sorry so long .. did some updates today .. nothing to hectic but something cool i think

ok so this weekend i found the Tig/Mig Welder in the garage and pulled the bad boy out to see what I could do ..






Now I need some help with the settings on the machine and Gas PLEASE .. because it was a balls up ..



Holes anyone ..


So i found the grinder and the spanners and operated those abit ..
removed the struts ..steering rack and grinded down some factory welds from things i had removed






inside

Outside .


So i need to learn to weld .. i dunno how the F to do it with this kinda machine .. It burnt the sharp point i kept making which i was told to do .. and it kinda welded the rod onto the point making it a ball .. and burnt holes in the car

I only know mig but if you're burnign holes in the metal, either its thin and rusty or your amps are set too high - or both!

well i think its mig, please have a look at the first few pics and see if you can tell me what settings to try … also .. the little piece of wire that goes in the "gun" that you make the arc with ..do i need a sharp point and is it meant to stay sharp .. as i start it goes round maybe its the wrong material .. its tungsten ? thanks so much  8)

Really don't know to be honest mate, only just starting to get to grips with MIG myself.

Try on some scrap steel with setting down low and just keep increasing until you get good penetration without burning holes.

Take a look here - Welding - The DIY Guide

I know it's only for MIG but may be helpful and show you what a perfect weld should look like! :wink:

Cheers
Andy

thanks man will do  8)

ok guys sorry its been so long .. BTW I have found out that I had a TIG welder not a MIG and that is why I am battling so much and im told that its not meant for cars    

anyway I have since removed the back axcel and petrol tank and today I cleaned up and repainted the wheel arch inners

Working on getting the stuff needed for Rear disc conversion and wondering about upgrading the fronts as well, dont want to change too much once I assemble if I can help it , hunting a FI petrol tank aswell
and planning on running a Beetle master cylinder … like this setup …




These are my pictures below from today ..

also got these  8)



and one of these