Hi guys I'm at the point gonna scrap my zx, really pi@#ing me off.

I have a problem in the engine bay and can't finish my respray to its done.

 

This is the problem

 

 

I had some rust I cut it out and welded in a patch, but it keeps coming out crap.

So now cut it out again and hole is getting bigger and bigger.

 

I want it right and just can't do it.

 

I even cut the part from a spare zx I have welded it in a was going good then tried grinding welds down and either side of welds keep getting thin.

And now that's ruined.

 

Anyone know a welder in Kent area that could fix this, I have the welder and tools.

 

Can't move the car to take it anywhere either I'm really in the crap and don't know what to do.

 

This is what it looked like when I done it

 

 

I painted it black and used some seam sealer on it all over the welds to stop it rusting till my next day of today and then when trying to grind welds flush metal around welds got thin and cut the whole lot out again.

Is anyone scrapping a zed shell with no engine, around London/Kent area that I could cut this out, or would a decent welder be better off fabricating it from scratch.

Any advice would be great .

Is anyone scrapping a zed shell with no engine, around London/Kent area that I could cut this out, or would a decent welder be better off fabricating it from scratch.

Any advice would be great .

 

Buddy, look at parts and cars for sale due to family illness,,, He has a shell for sale ok ,, or contact MARK DERBY on here , he is breaking one now HTH

 

Cheerz

 

Chris

I'll have a look now, really don't want to have to get another whole shell cause other then that bit the underneath and seals etc it's like a new car.

 

It started has a spot of rust in the seam sealer and I got carried away with a grinder lol.

 

I'm so pi @#ed off with this car right now, if I need another shell don't think I'll bother with the car.

 

Does anyone think it's fixable or have I ruined the car

I'll have a look now, really don't want to have to get another whole shell cause other then that bit the underneath and seals etc it's like a new car.

 

It started has a spot of rust in the seam sealer and I got carried away with a grinder lol.

 

I'm so pi @#ed off with this car right now, if I need another shell don't think I'll bother with the car.

 

Does anyone think it's fixable or have I ruined the car

 

what welder are you using and what shielding gas is it...look to me like you dont have enough amps and the wire feed is too fast mate...it just needs small hot fast spot welds on silver steel and then you wont get the weld build up you seem to be having.For grinding back you then need a flap wheel instead of a disc as they are to aggresive i think...BTW i use couger light gas from air products much much better than CO2 that pubs use..No its far from ruined mate..LOL

I have cougar gas, my mig is snap on/ cebora like this

 

 

In the pic welds look big cause put seam sealer over them to protect till my next day off

 

Fixed the box section bit like this

 

So box section bit is back in and ok now,

 

And posted wrong pic hole is bigger then 1st pic

 

 

With the hole this big is it still fixable.

 

Please say yes

Also bought 40grit flap disc today, that's where I went wrong, my father in law keeps saying weld and grind flush so don't need filler,

He done it on his mg midget but god knows how,

And his to busy to help me:crying:

 

It was fine could have put a skim of filler over it and now I ruined it trying to get welds to look like it ain't been welded.

Now I need the bit I cut out my spare zed again.

 

And have nothing to cut it out of, and not very good at fabricating the shapes.

I have cougar gas, my mig is snap on/ cebora like this

 

 

In the pic welds look big cause put seam sealer over them to protect till my next day off

 

Fixed the box section bit like this

 

So box section bit is back in and ok now,

 

And posted wrong pic hole is bigger then 1st pic

 

 

With the hole this big is it still fixable.Please say yes

 

yea just take your time and dont try rush the template as the closer the gap the less wire you need;)...that Cebora is one of the best but i still think the wire feed is to fast looking at one of the pics

Your more then likely right I'm ok welding thicker stuff but the tin foil zx is made of I'm useless lol

 

Looking on the net for a mobile welder, I have no chance making that plate now,

Hole is getting so big I dare try it anymore.

 

Cebora welder is brilliant in the right hands lol

Your more then likely right I'm ok welding thicker stuff but the tin foil zx is made of I'm useless lol

 

Looking on the net for a mobile welder, I have no chance making that plate now,

Hole is getting so big I dare try it anymore.Cebora welder is brilliant in the right hands lol

 

any bigger and you,ll be looking to weld a car around the hole:laugh:

any bigger and you,ll be looking to weld a car around the hole:laugh:

 

Lol sounds about right, least I'm smiling now

 

I had metal in my eye, and got flashed about ten times from welder, to end up with hole bigger then I started with after 6hrs in the bloody cold.

 

I wasn't amused could have set fire to it.

 

If it's still fixable I ain't so stressed now I'll call someone into do it,

And admit my car welding ideas are over.

Lol sounds about right, least I'm smiling now

 

I had metal in my eye, and got flashed about ten times from welder, to end up with hole bigger then I started with after 6hrs in the bloody cold.

 

I wasn't amused could have set fire to it.

 

If it's still fixable I ain't so stressed now I'll call someone into do it,

And admit my car welding ideas are over.

 

not the end of the world mate...a day to someone who welds thin and its no problem. BTW ime 100 times better welding thick than thin myself and hate welding anything on wheels

not the end of the world mate...a day to someone who welds thin and its no problem. BTW ime 100 times better welding thick than thin myself and hate welding anything on wheels

 

I learned to weld on these but it was easy to cut, in the shop and was all clean, john faraki saw me messing with a prelude vtec I had could see I was car mad and said come work for him.

 

Was really fun and he could bloody make anything, but he didn't wanna pay me he wanted to build cars and split profit.

But I have kids and couldn't live without a wage or I would have done it forever lol.

 

Hi Terry, Let me now when you get the new section of inner wing and I'll come over and weld it in for you.

 

Paul

Hi Terry, Let me now when you get the new section of inner wing and I'll come over and weld it in for you.

 

Paul

 

Just sent ya a pm,

pm'ed back

Stop flirting you two :laugh:

 

When it's all in and done, we gonna have a tear up the A249?! Nice to see some local members active on here...

 

Hope you get the hole sorted tho

Stop flirting you two :laugh:

 

When it's all in and done, we gonna have a tear up the A249?! Nice to see some local members active on here...

 

Hope you get the hole sorted tho

 

Where ya from mate, I live next to the 249 lol. Just need something to fill my hole now lol.

If I can find inner wing 300zedx will help me, so who's got an inner wing they can chop off for me.

I'm from Medway, used to do welding many moons ago but wouldn't feel comfortable offering my services!

Why don't we ever all meet up, loads of zeds round here and never see one.

Oh maybe it's cause there always broke..

Get Christmas out the way and we'll have to hook up, take some nerdy pics. Be unusual to see more than a couple in the same place at the same time (other than a breakers)

Sounds great has long has mine don't end up a breaker lol.

 

Just bought brand new 99spec bumper, wheels, skirts etc. And now have a big hole in my pocket and in the bloody car.

Where abouts in Medway, I live in Allhallows.

Where abouts in Medway, I live in Allhallows.

 

Rochester, so just up the road!

ok, like you said, get crimbo out the way and have mini meet.

 

Paul