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Old 10-21-2018, 06:39 AM
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How would you guys weld the long join on this panel I would normally mig it to keep the distortion down but wondered if gas welding would be ok or would it be to hard to control
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Old 10-21-2018, 08:09 AM
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Is that a butt weld or an overlap seam?
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Old 10-21-2018, 08:15 AM
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It’s a joint
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Old 10-21-2018, 08:16 AM
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It’s a butt joint
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Old 10-21-2018, 12:45 PM
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I generally TIG weld the long-side sections on Buses. I can tell you from experience that the repair you are doing is one of the most difficult to do correctly.

I always remove the floor as it usually needs replacement and it's the only way to access the back of the weld. Also, it's a good idea to planish as you go. That big, flat panel doesn't take heat well. I tack it up. Do a light planish then weld and dress as I go.

Here is the latest one I've done on my personal project. Not a split, but a similar process: https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/vi...=asc&start=100

Cool Mango, semaphore Bus, by the way...
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Old 10-21-2018, 02:26 PM
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It’s not mine it’s a mates I welded this one up a few years back the whole side was a mess but was on a tight budget so we just did what we had to I ended up tigging it it turned out ok but would like to get it a bit better
It’s actually the yellow bus in the back found I’ve got to do now
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Old 10-21-2018, 03:05 PM
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Old 10-21-2018, 04:59 PM
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All the legends on this site seem to prefer oxy welding.

Good luck!

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Old 10-21-2018, 06:30 PM
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Default long welds on flat panels

If I tiggyed it, I would use the .040 tung, #3 cup and 40-60A.
If I torched it, I would use a #0 tip,

Tack and planish full length, either method, until tacks are 1.5-2in o/c.
Then start at one end and weld 3in, and then hot planish - with a rigid straight edge on the panel every minute. Repeat until done.

Hint: I do not let the panel get ahead of me.
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THIS IS NOT A LONG WELD. (Steel panel for an old XKE.)

I've had to weld a lot of flat panels, and have gone to file finished in most cases...

Sedans, coupes, vans, panel trucks - sides, roofs, hoods, floors, firewalls. Steel and aluminum.
This is what works for me, and is a variation on the different styles/procedures I have learned from the senior metal men, over the years.
Methods are generally the same - how you combine them is your style.



(p.s. - I have long arms w/6.5ft total, fingertip to fingertip)
I'm not much good working inside trunks and engine compartments, though.
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Old 10-22-2018, 04:51 AM
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It’s how I would have done apart from would have probably tried to run the weld in one go after tacking but I think your approach might keep it in check a bit more
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