Welder - I'm looking for a welder to do some welding on a car

[james t kirk]

So here's the deal....
Long story short.....

I have a cracked frame component on an old car.

I need a welder to come to my place and do some welding work to repair the crack. (Weld on patch plates, gussets, etc.) I have ordered the repair parts.

The car is in the air on jack stands, so I need a welder who can work on his back overhead. So he has to be good.

If anyone knows of anyone, I'd appreciate the point in the right direction.

 

[tboy]

I'd make sure he is certified as a structural welder. I could weld it up for you but not if your life depends on it. If it was my vehicle I'd have no problem doing it and drive the car with total confidence but wouldn't risk it for someone else.

What you can do to save yourself some $$ is pickup a cheap grinder from Crappy tire and make sure the entire area is perfectly clean of all rust, undercoating, and any hoses, lines, or ?? are removed from the entire area. I have welding mats that protect the surrounding area but the frame is going to get hot and if there's a fuel line or brake line or ?? attached, it might melt.

 

[Ceiling Cat]

A cracked frame on a car usualy means it is FINITO! Welding on a car is very tricky, you can blow all the electronics out if you do not know what you are doing.

 

[papasmerf]

I can weld it but would charge you travel time to from and to Buffalo

 

[james t kirk]

It is not finito. Not even close. It's a bracket that is welded to the frame that supports the differential and it cracks all the time on this particular model of car. (A well known fact among those who own this car and repair kits are readily available.) The ground will be disconnected when welding so any electronics will be fine. Not that the car has any as it's 40 years old.

I need a welder who can weld while laying on his back and looking up.

The car is on jack stands about 3 feet off of the ground.

 

[tboy]

It is not finito. Not even close. It's a bracket that is welded to the frame that supports the differential and it cracks all the time on this particular model of car. (A well known fact among those who own this car and repair kits are readily available.) The ground will be disconnected when welding so any electronics will be fine. Not that the car has any as it's 40 years old.

I need a welder who can weld while laying on his back and looking up.

The car is on jack stands about 3 feet off of the ground.

Oh man, whomever does it I can see some slag burns in his not too distant future lol.......

I'd like to know what car it is, from the sounds of it, 40 yrs old, fully independant rear suspension, could it be, corvette? Cobra? Jaguar?

 

[james t kirk]

Oh man, whomever does it I can see some slag burns in his not too distant future lol.......

I'd like to know what car it is, from the sounds of it, 40 yrs old, fully independant rear suspension, could it be, corvette? Cobra? Jaguar?

No, none of the above (unfortunately), but yes, fully independent rear suspension.

 

[tboy]

No, none of the above (unfortunately), but yes, fully independent rear suspension.

ok, OUT with it lol......

There's a hell of a lotta stress on the diff. You've got the torque from the engine on the input shaft, then the two axles, forward and backwards torque under acceleration and down shifting. I can see why over time they let go......