Little Aluminum build

mcoe · Sun Oct 05, 2014 3:50 pm

I was packing up to head to our shop for the weekend and the neighbor yelled at me and had me come look at his project. I just met the guy a couple weeks ago and he mentioned he was building a racing truck and I told him that if he needed anything welded just let me know. He is building a racing truck out of an 80's model Chevy S-10. He gave me a wooden frame and ask me to copy it out of metal. He preferred aluminum but would take steel. I priced the metal and when the aluminum was a couple dollars more expensive I went with aluminum. The frame is to hold a booster bottle onto the front bumper so I had to get the contour that same as the bumper since I drive an S-10 it was very easy. I am happy with it.

TRACKRANGER · Sun Oct 05, 2014 3:59 pm

Matt

Nice reproduction job. He should be pretty pleased.

Trev

xwrench · Sun Oct 05, 2014 5:35 pm

Cool. He is lucky to have such a neighbor.

mcoe · Sun Oct 05, 2014 6:01 pm

Thanks guys, I am still practicing up on aluminum. I just got a tig with AC capabilities so I am glad he wanted them flushed off because my butt welds looked rough but luckily my T joints looked good. I am very happy with how it turned out. That will look good on the front of that truck of his. That was an easy $50

Superiorwelding · Mon Oct 06, 2014 1:09 pm

Matt,
Your wife is so sweet to you!!
-Jonathan

mcoe · Mon Oct 06, 2014 1:16 pm

She didn't weld that!!! She was out bow hunting with her dad and I was stuck doing it by myself

Superiorwelding · Mon Oct 06, 2014 1:18 pm

mcoe wrote:She didn't weld that!!! She was out bow hunting with her dad and I was stuck doing it by myself

No, no, no. She leaves love notes on the table for you!!! Not many wives would do that, unless that was not in fact from your wife? Oh dear

-Jonathan

mcoe · Mon Oct 06, 2014 1:22 pm

She did leave me a note, We got a new paint marker and she decided to see if it works.

Superiorwelding · Mon Oct 06, 2014 1:23 pm

mcoe wrote: She did leave me a note, We got a new paint marker and she decided to see if it works.

HA!! caught you!!! Which She?????

Ok on a serious note, you did a great job there!!
-Jonathan

mcoe · Mon Oct 06, 2014 1:25 pm

SHE as in MY WIFE!!!!

Alison left the note and thank you. It was my first aluminum fab job.

AKweldshop · Mon Oct 06, 2014 1:46 pm

mcoe wrote:SHE as in MY WIFE!!!! Alison left the note and thank you. It was my first aluminum fab job.

Only $50??

Bill Beauregard · Mon Oct 06, 2014 2:06 pm

Several years ago a newlywed customer left a paper bag full of stuff for me. What she didn't know was, she left a love note to someone she called Sweetie in the bag. I, and the rest of the crew got a good laugh. For years I gave her crap about her little love note to me.