Recently put my new Welder to use. When I was jacking up my Lancia, the Jacking point folded in to the car due to corrosion. The solution was to cut all the bad metal out and weld in new metal.
You can see that I cut it all the way back to the floor. This means I can weld to the floor in a similar way as the original metal was attached. To cut it out I did what I could with my angle grider, putting slices in the metal and pulling off the spot welded bits with plyers.
Next was to clean up the surrounding metal so it was easy to weld to.
I fabricated a new section from a bit new bit of steel. It was cut to size, and then the two edges were bent to 90 degrees with a length of about 7mm.
I didn't have a vice, so to bent the metal I clamped it between to other bits of steel and a bit of wood, then hammered it around the corner.
The section once it has been shaped.
I then placed the section where it would be welded to check the fit.
A wee bit more grinding to fit it in snuggly.
I then sprayed in some Zinc Weld Through Primer over the steel and onto the hole.
The section to be welded was clamped in place.
The welding was then done. This was my first time welding on a car, until now it was just scrap steel in the shed. Welding upside down was very difficult as the weld kept dripping onto the ground.
It's not pretty, but its solid.
I then ground the most blobby bits of the weld off and gave it all a coat of Zinc Primer.
And finally a coat of Hammerite, followed by some underseal.
This should now be good for the MOT. When I get a chance I will also pump some waxoyl in behind my new section for some extra protection.
So its done. It took me a long time, mostly in preperation but next time I have to do it, it should be easier with my experience. :)
