FJ Cruisers of Northern California

Can anyone weld?

Here's the deal: I need some welding done on my FJ. I'm trying to build a frame for an auxiliary fuel tank. This would involve some angle iron and flat plate steel (to create a skid plate). We wouldn't be welding to the frame but instead creating a "box" for the fuel cell to sit in. The box would then be mounted to the frame through existing holes, grade 8 bolts and flat plate steel. I have a plan but I just don't know how to weld or have the equipment to learn.

After this is complete, I will have a stock filler tube that could be modified if someone else wanted to do this to their vehicle.

FYI: for those who are thinking of doing this - It cost about $400-500 without welding (or steel) and filler tube. It's not cheap. The benefit would be an additional 17 gallons of fuel.

To me this is a worthy project and worth the money. I have put a lot of time into this over the past....year or so. I'll be happy to share what I know with anyone who's interested.

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Permalink Reply by pkelly72 on May 26, 2009 at 9:09pm

No time or place yet. I hope to have something set up by Thursday.

I can't weld either.

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Permalink Reply by Sonof40 on May 29, 2009 at 8:35am

Since I haven't heard any new info I am going to commit to another activity for Saturday (5/30.) Please let me know if you need the welder at another time. Also BTW my welder is a MIG and I don't have CO2 so it can get messy. Someone who can weld will probably have their own. BUT I would be happy to help any way I can so please don't hesitate to ask.

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Permalink Reply by F@kken FJ on May 29, 2009 at 4:08pm

You are the man Steve! :bigthumb: ....well second to your Thai Island =D

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Permalink Reply by Sonof40 on May 30, 2009 at 10:40pm

OK I was going to let this go but now I must speak. It was "TI" Island (as in Titanium) not Thai. Now I can sleep. Vince may yet be voted off (if I could find those Tiki Torches)

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Permalink Reply by pkelly72 on May 29, 2009 at 5:25pm

I thought the fuel filler neck would have been here today (Friday) but go figure, it hasn't arrived. I've been waiting on this f@#k%^g part now for over a month. I'm P.O'd.

Screw it, I'm going to the Eldorado forest tomorrow with dheigher. See you there.