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Colt
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Hello, Looks like real good information here. Worked in Auto Body Repair for 40+ years. Retired about 10 years ago and just trying to get back at it for fun. Restoring a '64 Fairlane and plenty of welding to do. Thank you. :)

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Artie F. Emm
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Welcome, Colt! Post up some photos of the Fairlane if you can, we'd love to see pics. What kind of welder do you have?
Dave
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colt welcome to the forum
plenty of old guys here to communicate with about
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Welcome to the forum Colt.
M J Mauer Andover, Ohio

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Colt
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Artie F. Emm wrote:Welcome, Colt! Post up some photos of the Fairlane if you can, we'd love to see pics. What kind of welder do you have?
Thanks for the welcome. I have a Campbell Hausfeld 90 amp Flux Core that I use for little jobs around the property here, but I need to step up to weld some 3/16. I always used 75/25 mig for sheet metal work years ago, but I noticed a lot of new welders are using 100% co2. My Fairlane project is going to require welding 20ga up to 3/16 plate and I'm just under the impression the gas mig will be cleaner for sheet metal. I did have a Lincoln Tig about 10 years ago and sold it.(Mistake)

Here is a picture of the Fairlane be'n drug home by my dog and I :) I have been ordering parts and acquiring metal and researching welders. Will post some more pictures when project is under way. Thank you again for the welcome. Also to those posters below Artie

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Welcome to the forum. Looking forward to pics of your restoration project.
Cheers.
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Artie F. Emm
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I think I know what's wrong with it- this tire is looking a little low.
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Kidding, of course!

But for real, a heads up- both flux core and co2-shielded MIG are too hot for auto body work. When you start looking into machines, let us know if you'd like to bounce ideas around.
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Colt
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Artie F. Emm wrote:I think I know what's wrong with it- this tire is looking a little low.
fairlane.jpg
Kidding, of course!

But for real, a heads up- both flux core and co2-shielded MIG are too hot for auto body work. When you start looking into machines, let us know if you'd like to bounce ideas around.
Yeah, when I first got this car there were a lot of parts in the wrong place. The fan shroud was up in the back window on the package shelf and the driveshaft was in the trunk. I knew right away why it didn't run. :lol:
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Oh, great... another guy with a "trailer queen"...

Just kidding. Welcome!

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Otto Nobedder wrote:Oh, great... another guy with a "trailer queen"...

Just kidding. Welcome!

Steve S
This coming from the "trailer king"....
#oneleggedproblems
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GreinTime wrote:
Otto Nobedder wrote:Oh, great... another guy with a "trailer queen"...

Just kidding. Welcome!

Steve S
This coming from the "trailer king"....
:lol:
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