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1. Looking for good online welding resources, how hard is it to learn?
2. Engine rebuilding, a hard thing or just long and meticulous with the right tools?
Hello,
I made this thread with two topics to keep the forum clutter down. I have a midterm break in university coming up so I am going to do some car research in that time. I'm also closing in on graduation (April) with a degree and I may have a job lined up for when I finish.
The first questions is about welding. Growing up my Dad always had projects going on and from time to time I would get to use are regular welder that uses welding rods. I never made any structural welds or anything important, but it was my first introduction to welding. Since summer is approaching, I'm hoping to have my car back on the road and I’ll be returning home for a quick break, I'll have access to a MIG, Bronzing and regular welder. I know a lot of welding is practicing welds, but are there any good online research which I could read through? (And I will be researching, just wondering if there is on in particular that is good). My end goal would be exhaust work which I know is a difficult thing to do. But I'm fairly competent and I'm pretty good with my hands.
The second question is about engine rebuilding. I currently have an M50 in my car (still needs an intake elbow and a coolant flange) and although it's not complete I'm already thinking about future projects. During the summer I intend to get new wheels, coilovers, skid plate, short shifter and akg poly bushings. If everything goes as planned I'll be storing my car again next winter and starting another chapter on its build. This is a fairly broad topic, and like welding I'll be doing a lot of research on it myself but wanted to ask r3v the question first. How difficult is it to rebuild an engine?
My plan is to get a stand and stick the m50 on it and have it somewhere indoors so I can sit in a heated area and take my time on it, clean each part as needed, power coat some things and make it look good. The engine only has 77k miles on it and seems to be in good shape. I know engine rebuilding is a lot of specific torque limits, a lot of precise measurements and that jazz. But if I had the parts and tools as well as a Bently bible at my side, is it hard or just meticulous?
Cheers,
Aaron
1. Looking for good online welding resources, how hard is it to learn?
2. Engine rebuilding, a hard thing or just long and meticulous with the right tools?
Hello,
I made this thread with two topics to keep the forum clutter down. I have a midterm break in university coming up so I am going to do some car research in that time. I'm also closing in on graduation (April) with a degree and I may have a job lined up for when I finish.
The first questions is about welding. Growing up my Dad always had projects going on and from time to time I would get to use are regular welder that uses welding rods. I never made any structural welds or anything important, but it was my first introduction to welding. Since summer is approaching, I'm hoping to have my car back on the road and I’ll be returning home for a quick break, I'll have access to a MIG, Bronzing and regular welder. I know a lot of welding is practicing welds, but are there any good online research which I could read through? (And I will be researching, just wondering if there is on in particular that is good). My end goal would be exhaust work which I know is a difficult thing to do. But I'm fairly competent and I'm pretty good with my hands.
The second question is about engine rebuilding. I currently have an M50 in my car (still needs an intake elbow and a coolant flange) and although it's not complete I'm already thinking about future projects. During the summer I intend to get new wheels, coilovers, skid plate, short shifter and akg poly bushings. If everything goes as planned I'll be storing my car again next winter and starting another chapter on its build. This is a fairly broad topic, and like welding I'll be doing a lot of research on it myself but wanted to ask r3v the question first. How difficult is it to rebuild an engine?
My plan is to get a stand and stick the m50 on it and have it somewhere indoors so I can sit in a heated area and take my time on it, clean each part as needed, power coat some things and make it look good. The engine only has 77k miles on it and seems to be in good shape. I know engine rebuilding is a lot of specific torque limits, a lot of precise measurements and that jazz. But if I had the parts and tools as well as a Bently bible at my side, is it hard or just meticulous?
Cheers,
Aaron
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