[morpheus]

well i'll show someone some pix of your light bar & see if i can get someone 2 make me 1 up.

[Zook_Fan]

I would make you one but I'm out of material... and postage probably wouldnt be worth it

[morpheus]

yeah shame that. i might see if i can just make 1 out of some flat bar or something.. cus i cant bend pipe..

i'll put a pic in here when i get it done.

[morpheus]

ok i bought some shit 2 make a light bar. did anyone post weater its a glare on the front window?

[Mike]

yeah lights over the windscreen like that do cause a bit of glare you might be able to make a bit of a deflector or something that goes under the lights

[Zook_Fan]

yeah there is a bit of glare but you really only use it for the slow, technical driving so it isnt that bad. i have taken mine off now and dont know if could be bothered putting it back on

[morpheus]

oh thats a bit of a shame. if you decide u definately wont be putting it back on ur car. and might sell it. PM me. im gonna give making one a go, but to be honest its just gonna b a shitty flat bar looking thing, and i have only used my welder twice.. lol..

[Zook_Fan]

righto ill keep that in mind for ya mate. i took it off coz i was going to make up a snorkel and that is where the wiring goes down but just never got round to make the snorkel or put it back on

[morpheus]

did you put the wiring down inside the window frame or in some piping on the outside?

[Zook_Fan]

down the inside of the drivers door frame. it was positioned in a gap so the door didnt actually touch it even with the door closed. crappy suzuki engineering is good for something

[Damo]

Zook_Fan wrote:

...crappy suzuki engineering...

Ey! Them's fightin' words!!!

[Zook_Fan]

well who makes body parts for a rugged four wheel drive out of metal that is thinner then tin?

[morpheus]

it would appear that i should have paid more attention in metal class @ school. a flat bar light bar, held together with bird poo that dont fit the car.

good on me....

[Zook_Fan]

show us a pic anyway

[morpheus]

haha, so we can have a laugh?? ok. i'll pull it out of the shed. its not painted or anything, when it didnt fit i gave up..

[morpheus]

keep in mind its literally like the second time i have used my welder, haha.

it woulda worked but i think 1 of the brackets is in more than it should be.. so the holes dont line up with the car..

[Pubic]

when you're welding mate.... i presume its a stick welder.... (possibly a flock of sea gulls....)

make sure you are feeding the rod into the weld, not just holding it on the outside. you have a lot of slag build up on top of your weld and it looks like you have bugger all penetration.

try upping your amps a little and make sure you feed the rod into the weld as you move along.

[morpheus]

yeah i know all the "theory" behind welding, but as you can see im shit, haha.

its like reading lots of porn mags but being crap @ sex.... hang on, thats not me, just an analogy. honest..

im just gonna have 2 give welding some more practice. probably cut the thing apart & give it another go. re-think my approach.

[steve]

it took me years to get good at stick welding, then i got mig and was shit again because it's different. and just when you think you've mastered it, you do a big crappy weld

so yeah, just keep doing it

[hooki]

also, make sure your using decent quality arc rods. The crap cheap ones make it bloody hard to weld with, especially if your just starting out. Even better, get a mig welder, heaps easier to pick up on

[Damo]

Also dont be afraid to bevel the edge with a grinder, or put a gap in between the 2 pieces. My welds always seem to be better when I prep the joints like that.

[Damo]

Zook_Fan wrote:

well who makes body parts for a rugged four wheel drive out of metal that is thinner then tin?

Light weight is a good thing if you're anal about panel gaps get a BMW

[Zook_Fan]

im not anal its great for things like wiring