Stinka Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 I have a UK terrano R20, different body but it has a WD21 chassis and suspension. Wanted to fix up some budget sill protection, as when out rock crawling on a trail I bent the standard side steps and took a mark on my drivers sill, only minor but i figured need something more substantial. So i got an old beasty 180amp stick welder of my mate for $50 and some 2" box with a 3mm or 0.12" wall also got some plates cut from 8mm sheet( using imperial here as us europeans deal in meteric which I have found is foreign to the americans lol ) So i procceeded to weld them up, this is my first ever attampt at welding : Now for the test, I jacked it up : Ok some erious deflection, but it returned to perfectly straight. Picture showing return to straight using my 6ft spirit level as a straight edge : So i removed them, then i coated them with red oxide, then sprayed some matt black plastikote (rattle can ) on them and fitted the knock in plastic caps. bolted them up with m12x100mm bolts : In summary, they were cheap to make, owe me less than $100, I learned alot about welding. They might bend at the ends if I drop the whole weight of the vehicle straight on to a rock, but they are prototypes lol. They will protect my b pillars if i slide badly into rocks or trees and offer my sills some serious protection, so I will see how they go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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vagabond Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 looks nice for your first time with a stick welder, at least it doesn't look like a bird crapped on it 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harbinger Posted October 24, 2012 Share Posted October 24, 2012 Nice work! Not bad for a budget job. Also, as an American owning Japanese vehicles, metric is better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinka Posted October 24, 2012 Author Share Posted October 24, 2012 Cheers guys, mind is racing allready thinking about adding gussets, triangulation and all sorts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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