Welding

1. ash_hart Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Stoke on Trent Posts: 578 106 1.1 Look

   #1 15th February 2011, 17:09

   Just had a quoat from a garage for £300 for just welding.
   It needs:
   1x sill
   1x under boot bar
   5x holes in bulkhead
   few minor holes here n there
   Left arm wich holds gearbox needs alot underneth.
   
   Do you think this is resonable price.
   
   After that i need a ball joint and a track rod end, 1x tiyer 1x rear bush
   
   Im looking at around 400 to get it an MOT
   The engine is grate and i put a new clutch in it. what do u recon ?
2. gavmc88 Frequent Poster Joined: Dec 2010 Aberdeen Posts: 835 Wee Saxo 1.1

   #2 15th February 2011, 17:29

   if you can weld get on ebay and buy a welder for that price. then you can weld anything any time
3. user_36198 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2009 ilkeston derbyshire Posts: 9823 C2 VTR stripped, 406hdi, clio 172

   #3 15th February 2011, 17:31

   i think its worth every penny!
4. ash_hart Frequent Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Stoke on Trent Posts: 578 106 1.1 Look

   #4 15th February 2011, 19:08

   I considerd that but i got no idea how to weld at all and it looks a big job. Welder in the future tho as i wanna do abit o' tinkerin with the sax. hehe
5. Frazer Newbie Joined: Feb 2011 Armagh Posts: 8 Nissan 200sx s13, peugeot 106, saxo vts, rover

   #5 16th February 2011, 13:40

   Do you not know anyone who can weld mate?.
6. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

   #6 16th February 2011, 13:43

   It's always handy to have a welder or two knocking around lol.
7. Bedford126 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH

   #7 16th February 2011, 20:57

   don't buy a welder for 300 quid it will be shit and if your asking about the price of welding chances are you wont have a clue how to weld. For 300 notes its a good price as welding rust is a bastard at the best of times.
8. LeeM Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2008 Liverpool Posts: 7393 Black Corsa C SRi

   #8 16th February 2011, 21:00

   seems pretty reasonable
9. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

   #9 16th February 2011, 21:31

   Quote:

   Originally Posted by bedford126 don't buy a welder for 300 quid it will be shit and if your asking about the price of welding chances are you wont have a clue how to weld. For 300 notes its a good price as welding rust is a bastard at the best of times.

   Ye, I been there and done that, welders under about £700 ain't worth it.
   
   Mine wouldn't weld paper...
10. Bedford126 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH

    #10 16th February 2011, 21:33

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by Bikekid450 Ye, I been there and done that, welders under about £700 ain't worth it. Mine wouldn't weld paper...

    the now we use at work cost 1200 and in my opinion its shit but we hardly mig weld now its almost all tig.
11. RustySkull Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Oct 2009 Basildon And Corringham, Essex Posts: 5179 MK1 Focus RS, Discovery TD5, Renault Trafic 2.0

    #11 16th February 2011, 21:44

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by bedford126 the now we use at work cost 1200 and in my opinion its shit but we hardly mig weld now its almost all tig.

    Yeh I used to use a fairly good MIG, I think it was £2,700 my old boss said.
    
    I used Stick for the pipe work, we had an old oil cooled oxford plant and man it was the nuts, it's like 70 years old and still goes strong even at 200 amps it always did a perfect weld every time!
    
    Then he bought a TIG... Waste of money as I only did Ali like once a month is the job came in lol.
12. yorkie Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2005 flavalas of york United Kingdom (England) Posts: 8456 gen7 toyota celica

    #12 17th February 2011, 13:03

    cheap as fook that!!! mine was £1000 to weld
13. Paulp Super Moderator Joined: Aug 2007 Lancashire Posts: 14256 Astra VXR + 1989 Astra GTE

    #13 17th February 2011, 13:15

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by yorkie cheap as fook that!!! mine was £1000 to weld

    Fucking hell.
14. yorkie Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2005 flavalas of york United Kingdom (England) Posts: 8456 gen7 toyota celica

    #14 17th February 2011, 13:28

    yea york always pricey front chassis legs and full rear inner aches and a sill
15. LeeM Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Feb 2008 Liverpool Posts: 7393 Black Corsa C SRi

    #15 17th February 2011, 13:37

    I got quoted £50 to weld my rear inner arches!
16. yorkie Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2005 flavalas of york United Kingdom (England) Posts: 8456 gen7 toyota celica

    #16 17th February 2011, 13:44

    mine got new ones lol
17. will04 Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Stoke-On-Trent Posts: 272 Vts track slag

    #17 18th February 2011, 00:23

    fuck that shite off, we bought a arc welder spent couple days fookin round with it and managed to weld up 100 cubicles in a cubicle shed and they take half ton animals batterin them all day long and are strong as fook, get an arc welder for about 150 squid and spend a few days pratisin on things
18. Bedford126 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH

    #18 18th February 2011, 00:42

    Quote:

    Originally Posted by will04 fuck that shite off, we bought a arc welder spent couple days fookin round with it and managed to weld up 100 cubicles in a cubicle shed and they take half ton animals batterin them all day long and are strong as fook, get an arc welder for about 150 squid and spend a few days pratisin on things

    totally different welding. You try ark welding on a car and tell me how you get on.
19. yorkie Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Dec 2005 flavalas of york United Kingdom (England) Posts: 8456 gen7 toyota celica

    #19 18th February 2011, 09:49

    was just about to say that lol i just to be a welder/faber too i to lazy nowadays lol
20. user_36198 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Aug 2009 ilkeston derbyshire Posts: 9823 C2 VTR stripped, 406hdi, clio 172

    #20 18th February 2011, 17:24

    arc welding a saxo???? boy theres gonna be some huge holes blown in that bacofoil
21. will04 Regular Poster Joined: Feb 2010 Stoke-On-Trent Posts: 272 Vts track slag

    #21 20th February 2011, 23:52

    well i was welding stell tubes, i am by no means an expert, i have self tough sort of thing so i take it that the chasis is too thin
22. Bedford126 Saxperience Post Whore Joined: Jul 2010 Morley, Leeds Posts: 8469 Civic ep3 type r powered by TDI NORTH

    #22 21st February 2011, 01:16

    yeah about 5mm too thin for arc welding lol.