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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 07:02 PM
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they look so sweet. i might have to weld me on a set!
 
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by TheePlaymaker
this is now my next project along with a 03+ intake manifold. great post! might have to drop them down a little since I don't have a body lift but I'll make it work. I love the look of the rings hanging there tho.

on the second and third pic is basically all the welds in those pictures, your own? Im just trying to figure out what it looks like without going outside since its ****ty haha.
Yes those are my welds. Done with a arc welder using a 7018 rod. everything below the red line is from me.
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 07:55 PM
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Ahhhhh arc weld, Once you go mig you never go back lol
 
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 07:57 PM
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i learned with an arc but mig is so much easier lol
 
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 08:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Blaze10
i learned with an arc but mig is so much easier lol
Yeah same here we have like a almost brand new lincoln arc welder it never gets used because I prefer mig so much more.
 
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 09:04 PM
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mig is easier, but tig is really better IMO.
 
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 10:17 PM
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Originally Posted by bpark8824
mig is easier, but tig is really better IMO.
Yes its way better but I have only had about 30 min practice on it so im not good at it, plus its hard to get used to.
 
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 10:47 PM
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eh, i took welding in high school so i had a whole year of welding with a arc welder. all in what you can afford lol
 
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