Looks OK. Good to see a T4 being saved. Listening to the sound of the MIG arc, maybe increase wire speed a tad more so you get a consistent 'frying bacon' sound and not a popping and stuttering sound. I'm fairly new to welding too, and I found the sweet spot on my old SIP Migmate by testing wire feed on old scrap steel then slowly cranking up wire speed until you get a consistent 'frying sound'. Then crank up wire speed until the arc starts popping and the nozzle is forced back due to wire not being melted quick enough for the selected voltage or heat setting. Then reduce wire speed to get the frying bacon sound. It's a good way of finding sweet spot for every setting on your MIG welder. If you are burning through it can help by holding the nozzle at a shallower angle so the wire doesn't 'puncture' the weldpool. Another way of avoiding burning through is to do shorter bursts of weld. I found that technique helpful on some of the thin 0.7mm steel used on my Rover R8. Good luck with the projects and your channel.
@@JoelsStuff Great video, I intend to get a MIG welder and do some practice . I just paid £170 to get a hole in my N/S cill fixed at the garage .......Figure I can get a good welder for not much more and learn to do it myself.
You're doing a great job there Joel, it must have been quite daunting to find all the extra work required on that wheel arch ! Keep up the good work mate. Hope you get it all finished soon.
Nice job! You are a good template maker! I use a jigsaw with a blade for metal for cutting sheet metal. Easy and accurate! I had a few problematic years with my old welder until I switched from 0,8 to 0.6mm wire. Way better for sheet metal! Keep up the good work!
as a t4 lover and a blacksmith fabricator i would also suggest pushing the torch forward rather than backward and just spot and stop on the thin stuff- weld, cool, weld,, cool, etc.. but i also want to say nice job man! those welds look decent and panels are a good fit. tidy work
Great work Joel your welding looked fine to me, shame that arch is rotten but keep going you e gone this far. One area you may want to check as your windscreen was leaking is under the plastic steps, my passenger side had rusted through to the inner sill from a windscreen leak.
Very informative video mate. I’ve just got mine back from the welders and you’ve saved yourself a packet doing diy. I need to treat the floor before I reassemble everything but can I ask your opinion on suitable treatments. My welder has wax oiled the underneath but this too smelly for the interior. Did you just use hammerite? I find it chips quite easily
Great video, took my flooring up today and the 3 main rust areas are in the exact same places, for reference what were you charged for the 2 suspension areas?
@@JoelsStuff Cheers, yea definitely worth doing as much as possible yourself, I'm cutting out and shaping up the steel myself to save money, not that the money will be saved as it'll no doubt go on engine repairs! Gotta love a T4 😅
Hi Joel, Just entering the "interesting" world of T4 ownership and looking forward to all the wee jobs I have to do! :p Can I ask how you bent the metal for the flooring? Is there a handy wee trick or something to bend it round? Cheers man!
Hey! I just used an angle grinder to cut out the shape, then hammer and vice to bend it into shape. There are all sorts of wonderful metal bending/forming tools out there but it’s not something I know a lot about. Good luck!
Looks OK. Good to see a T4 being saved. Listening to the sound of the MIG arc, maybe increase wire speed a tad more so you get a consistent 'frying bacon' sound and not a popping and stuttering sound. I'm fairly new to welding too, and I found the sweet spot on my old SIP Migmate by testing wire feed on old scrap steel then slowly cranking up wire speed until you get a consistent 'frying sound'. Then crank up wire speed until the arc starts popping and the nozzle is forced back due to wire not being melted quick enough for the selected voltage or heat setting. Then reduce wire speed to get the frying bacon sound. It's a good way of finding sweet spot for every setting on your MIG welder. If you are burning through it can help by holding the nozzle at a shallower angle so the wire doesn't 'puncture' the weldpool. Another way of avoiding burning through is to do shorter bursts of weld. I found that technique helpful on some of the thin 0.7mm steel used on my Rover R8. Good luck with the projects and your channel.
Thanks for the great tips! I’ve pinned this comment for future reference 😊
@@JoelsStuff Great video, I intend to get a MIG welder and do some practice . I just paid £170 to get a hole in my N/S cill fixed at the garage .......Figure I can get a good welder for not much more and learn to do it myself.
What a job! This makes me feel a bit more confident that the T4 I just bought can be kept on the road for years. Got a few holes here and there! :-)
Anything can be kept alive with enough life support :)
Good on you for giving this a go, your welding is getting better.
Thank you 😊
Only just came across your channel now brother. Best way is to do it yourself. Self belief is key. Respect mate
Thank you!
You're doing a great job there Joel, it must have been quite daunting to find all the extra work required on that wheel arch ! Keep up the good work mate. Hope you get it all finished soon.
Thank you! It’s all done now so hoping for a good few years out of it! 😊
@@JoelsStuff Brilliant, well done ! I hope it gives you many years of trouble free motoring. Take are mate !!
I think you've done a great job plus practice makes perfect. It's a good skill to have and its keep the bus on the road
Thanks 😊
Nice job! You are a good template maker! I use a jigsaw with a blade for metal for cutting sheet metal. Easy and accurate! I had a few problematic years with my old welder until I switched from 0,8 to 0.6mm wire. Way better for sheet metal! Keep up the good work!
Thanks! I’ll keep that in mind
Mighty job. The welding looks great. it must have been pretty daunting to have to strip everything back out and cut chunks from the van.
Yes, it was a make or break moment, but I gave it a go!
Well done mate that will keep you on the road for a few more years, keep plugging away at the rest👍👍👍.
Thanks!
Great work Joel, a really good tip is make sure you can always see the weld puddle, but I’m very impressed 👍🏻
Thank you!
as a t4 lover and a blacksmith fabricator i would also suggest pushing the torch forward rather than backward and just spot and stop on the thin stuff- weld, cool, weld,, cool, etc.. but i also want to say nice job man! those welds look decent and panels are a good fit. tidy work
Thank you for the feedback! I’ll keep this in mind
Great work Joel your welding looked fine to me, shame that arch is rotten but keep going you e gone this far.
One area you may want to check as your windscreen was leaking is under the plastic steps, my passenger side had rusted through to the inner sill from a windscreen leak.
Thanks. Yup they got welded last year so all good. The wheel arch is now done (mostly - finishing it off today 😊)
@@JoelsStuff awesome look forward to the next part 👌
Very informative video mate. I’ve just got mine back from the welders and you’ve saved yourself a packet doing diy. I need to treat the floor before I reassemble everything but can I ask your opinion on suitable treatments. My welder has wax oiled the underneath but this too smelly for the interior. Did you just use hammerite? I find it chips quite easily
Great video, took my flooring up today and the 3 main rust areas are in the exact same places, for reference what were you charged for the 2 suspension areas?
Thanks! I paid a couple of hundred, which made me realise how much I saved doing the rest myself.
@@JoelsStuff Cheers, yea definitely worth doing as much as possible yourself, I'm cutting out and shaping up the steel myself to save money, not that the money will be saved as it'll no doubt go on engine repairs! Gotta love a T4 😅
Hi Joel, Just entering the "interesting" world of T4 ownership and looking forward to all the wee jobs I have to do! :p Can I ask how you bent the metal for the flooring? Is there a handy wee trick or something to bend it round? Cheers man!
Hey! I just used an angle grinder to cut out the shape, then hammer and vice to bend it into shape. There are all sorts of wonderful metal bending/forming tools out there but it’s not something I know a lot about. Good luck!
Great Job!
Thanks!
Looks really good.
Is that a gas less welder? What gauge wire were did you use?
Thanks. I’m using a mig gas welder, with 0.8 gauge wire and Co2 gas. I sometimes use gasless flux core wire too, which is not too bad
This makes me dread lifting my floor even more 😄. Good job though mate.
It’s worth doing 😬
Turn the wire feed down it'll work better
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