Restoration of Juice

squizy · Post by **squizy** » Tue Aug 15, 2006 2:00 pm

Pardon the pun....I reckon juice will be sweet when complete.

JUICE1 · Post by **JUICE1** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 7:29 pm

Some more pics

Volksmuller · Post by **Volksmuller** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 7:47 pm

no holding you back thats for sure ..looks heaps better than when I last saw it roaming the streets of byron....hope you live a long way from the beach!!!poor ol girl needed that bit of TLC....nothing like giving a split a bit of loving cheers steve

wohoo · Post by **wohoo** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 8:13 pm

looking good fella, nothing like the feeling while welding in ya shorts hey, also grinder is a great name of your mates..

Tonz Magonz · Post by **Tonz Magonz** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 8:19 pm

Juice1 Can you tell us more about the spot welder and how well it works ,also price of such a beast.Like the look of the wood rimmed wheel.are you planning on keeping it..? If not please,let me know.... Cheers Tonz

muzza72 · Post by **muzza72** » Sun Aug 27, 2006 9:02 pm

your project is realy moving along and looking good

murray

JUICE1 · Post by **JUICE1** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 6:44 pm

Hi Tonz,
From my experience with this particular spot welder they are a fantastic help, they do an exceptionally neat job. It doesn't generate as much heat as a mig, so there is a much lower risk of distorting or buckling the metal. We've found the welds to be extremely strong and attractive looking. Not sure how much this particular one cost as it was a gift from my Mrs, but I've seen them for around $1000. The worst thing is you've got to be able to access both sides of the metal, which unfortunately makes it impossible to use everywhere, but with the adjustable arms you can get to most places.

I used this spot welder to repair the back panel between the engine bay and the mudguard of my 1953-54 bug which was wrecked during a pre-resto accident. I couldn't fault it's performance, there an old school machine, but perform a valuable function.

byronbus · Post by **byronbus** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 6:48 pm

A mate of mine has a spot welder he bought off city rail, works unreal...hope to use it a bit with my bus

Tonz Magonz · Post by **Tonz Magonz** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 8:48 pm

Thanks Juice, keep up the good work and don't forget the pics... Tonz

JUICE1 · Post by **JUICE1** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 5:42 pm

Some more pictures of the progress, we're satisfied that there is no more disguised RUST left so now it's a matter of cosmetic surgery rather than transplants.

lobus · Post by **lobus** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 6:17 pm

volksfolks wrote:looking good fella, nothing like the feeling while welding in ya shorts hey, also grinder is a great name of your mates..

SHORTS! I thought they were the latest mohair overalls.

Great pics and even better work, it is looking better with every pic.

daveo · Post by **daveo** » Mon Sep 11, 2006 6:54 pm

Like the before and after pic's!
Nice one.

fungibus · Post by **fungibus** » Tue Sep 12, 2006 10:00 pm

great progress juice, steaming a long.

I like your steering column guage holder,
did you make this? if you don't mind could you post a few close up pics of this.

Cheers
Pash

JUICE1 · Post by **JUICE1** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:32 am

Here you go Fungibus, we didn't make the holder it came with him. Still undecided whether to keep it or go original.

Chief · Post by **Chief** » Mon Sep 18, 2006 9:29 pm

I have a soft spot for utes, this is as sweet as the juice it made.

Good score. Keep the photos coming.

Mohair overalls?? bet they are fun when your welding.

I like a buck for everytime Ive set fire to myself grinding the welds.. I have scares.. yeah its sad. Its an old age thing....... I hope.

Love the ute, they just never die, dont let it beat you, keep up the good work, get them number plates.

Chief