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Originally Posted by Bomp
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Thanks again Greg! You are also a master of bookmarks! Can you imagine trying to do what we do today without the
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I'm excited to see all your hard work over there come together. With all the one-off ideas you've incorporated already, I can only imagine the stuff you've got yet up your sleeve! Propa-props!
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Originally Posted by Low Elco
Don't sweat it. I've seen Stainless echo cans welded to aluminized exhaust a buncha times. I asked the guy if he had to do something special for the stainless, he looked at me like I was nuts. I fabbed a conveyor system out of stainless, I used the proper wire and Trimix gas, no biggie at all. Even had to weld some Std steel brackets to it, no problem, still together 7 years later. Getcha some!
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Cool! I figger I'm going to load up that stainless wire that I have (which I constantly snip chunks off of for other fixin stuff
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Final diagnosis on the tiddler?
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Originally Posted by Vic1947
Not to introduce more confusion, but I've always used 309L and pure argon when TIG welding dissimilar alloys (carbon steel to stainless). I'm not sure the composition of the gas is as important as the purge. The trick with SS is to purge on the backside to prevent sugaring. Attached photo shows what I use to purge the tube but I've seen homemade setups that work great. With the inside and outside of the weld area bathed in inert gas, the weld bead should have a nice golden appearance and require very little filler. I have zero experience with MIG welding this combination. 309L may not be a wire option and trimix may be better suited to the 308L. But I'm like you, I'd at least give it a try. It should be quickly apparent if it was a bad decision. Just clean up the ugly and regroup.
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Thanks Vic! As I was writing my last post I was trying to think of the snappy, ultra clean way you'd approach it. I always appreciate your input, love following your build and have a ton of respect for guys like you that can make such any messy, difficult task look soooo easy. Smarter, not harder is something you've got figgered out friend!
So I have been busy on Chevy trucks. Just not all on the right truck! Ball joints and window regulator in the Silverado - boring. Woke the Crummy up from it's winter slumber. Had to get the front driveline rebuilt after we blowed it up last year. CV rebuild, new slip joint, lengthen 1-1/2" and new universals = $230 YIKES! Battery is POS but we got it rousted and hit the dirt roads on year-old gas. Q-Jet is right on tune and the GovBomb is working sweet!
Still have some maintenance to do there because it's firewood season again and we already know where there's another grandpa doug fir waiting for us
C10? I got the cross member half done. Still need to slant the center to match the engine/trans centerline where the trans mount bolts, then weld in some bosses where the bolts go. I'm also going to fab some brackets to tie it to the upper flange of the frame rail. Big Brown dropped off some love too! I think they're going to be plenty loud!! I'm going to fab some angle blocks to set my pinion angle and another 1" drop and a kool c-notch, then on to exhaust.