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Urgent - Ali welding help needed in Beds/Herts (Paid!)
cloudy - 27/5/10 at 10:16 PM

Hi all, I really need to weld a mounting ring to the bottom of my ally tank friday night or over the weekend if possible. I am south beds, would obviously pay for your time - can anyone help? Rescued attachment IMG00062-20100527-2311.jpg
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wilkingj - 27/5/10 at 10:21 PM

Talk to 907, he is near Haverhill, Suffolk, and comes Highly reccomended.

cloudy - 27/5/10 at 10:23 PM

I know 907 does fantastic work, almost 100 miles from here though

James

matt_gsxr - 27/5/10 at 10:23 PM

Sorry, I can't weld.

I bolted mine together using a 1inch thick bracket like yours, tapped on the inside with an O ring.

Bit fiddly to tighten up the bolts, but I "modified" a spanner. My tank had already seen loads of fuel and would have been difficult to remove, and I can't weld.




Actually, this was a pointless reply. Get it welded.

Matt

Davegtst - 27/5/10 at 10:28 PM

Don't know if he is still there but try a guy in Welwyn Garden City. 19 little ridge, WGC, AL7 2BH 01707 323483. I used him a few years ago to ali weld uip some intercooler pipes and his work was second to none.

welderman - 27/5/10 at 10:59 PM

James, im welding all weekened at work, get on your bike and ill do it, my biatch Steve will make you a brew

cloudy - 27/5/10 at 11:21 PM

As good as that sounds, it's a 4 hour round trip!

James

FrankP - 28/5/10 at 03:38 AM

Hi,
there is a guy in harlington just off J12 of the M1 who did some welding for me and he was quite good.
U2u me if you want his contact details
Frank

locoR1 - 28/5/10 at 04:19 AM

James is Peterborough to far? Wont be the best ally welding youve ever seen but it wont leak

dave r - 28/5/10 at 06:55 AM

i have a tame welder just west of bedford if thats any good to you ?
has it had fuel in it ?
dave

907 - 28/5/10 at 08:37 AM

If I was stuck...


I'd match drill the six holes in the tank,
cut the flange in half,
screw bolts into the flange up to the bolt head,
and install it from the inside so the bolts poke through to form studs.
Wrapping ptfe tape round the studs will stop it dropping back into the tank.

If I didn't have a welder that is.

Paul G

cloudy - 28/5/10 at 09:07 AM

Thanks for all the replies Frank/dave you have U2U...

907 I had considered making a bolt up arrangement, but worried about being able to seal the studs...

James

welderman - 28/5/10 at 10:38 AM

quote:
Originally posted by cloudy
As good as that sounds, it's a 4 hour round trip!

James


2 hours here, my biatch will even go to the butty shop for you (he loves there big breakfast), chat, weld, few beers, you can stay over, home next day if you want


Joe

MakeEverything - 28/5/10 at 03:46 PM

quote:
Originally posted by welderman
.....you can stay over.....


Sounds a bit suspect to me. He already has a biatch too, and he only went over to borrow a spanner.....

Ever seen Pulp Fiction?

Dingz - 28/5/10 at 05:20 PM

You have U2U

cloudy - 28/5/10 at 07:27 PM

All sorted - pump fitted and a whole tank used already Thanks all