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Hi all, Hope this is the right place to post this. We hold backyard race days for friends at our farm in Lake Grace. It's 2500 acres and we have a racetrack on it, complete with viewing platform etc This Aus day we had almost 20 people out there, heaps of cars and heaps of great driving. Every 2nd person had a bloody gopro so there's heaps of footage. Enjoy the video.

Hey Brad, I'll shoot you a PM in a couple of months and if you still have it we can go from there. I'm just in the middle of paving out the back so have no funds, but it doesn't stop me from dreaming. What model is it and price etc - would you send to Perth? Send me a PM if you wish.

Thanks man thats just the info I was after... Would definitely prefer a unimig over a random brand one. Somehow missed the unimig 200 in my searching... Now to find a place to get it cheap in Perth...

Well I've welded MIG alright with pure argon. is TIG a lot more sensitive to the type of gas? Looks like I'll either get two bottles, argon and argoshield, or just do monthly rentals or whatever BOC offers. I've been looking at This TIG, from what I can find online it seems pretty good... anyone used one of these?

I'm just a welding noob but I thought GTAW is supposed to be 100% argon? I'm looking at getting myself a TIG, so this is relevant to my interests... what gas mix do you guys use for ally, and can it be used successfully with stainless and mild steel as well?

While this thread is around, and in the Fabrication section, figure I might ask you knowledgeable folk about TIG welders. I'm fairly OK with a MIG, and I understand that TIG is a different ballgame, but I want to get into TIG work and get myself a welder that will be good for practice, and do some standard automotive jobs (up to 5mm mild steel, aluminium), and not be too costly - it won't be seeing extensive use. Are there brands to watch out for (good and bad) - and what's the basic specs I'll need to weld mild and ally fine? Would something like this suit me: gumtree tig Thanks guys.

I love my bluepoint superlow jack. One of my most prized possessions I have a set of relatively cheap Repco sockets, quite like them. Strong spanners is pretty important imo, snapped the heads of a few smaller cheaper spanners.

Just realised I've seen this on Reddit - haha. Well done, great read.

That's three questions. You'd probably strangle me Brad if you saw what I've done for suspension arm work on my buggy. I'm redoing them and want to do it at least vaguely properly. Was seriously strapped for time when I bodged up the current ones. When I get around to it in a few months I'll post up a thread asking for advice I think.

You'll be wanting the standard set of tools if you haven't got em - decent spanners and sockets. For jap work I like to have some stubby spanners (much shorter versions) on hand. Also some ratcheting spanners are handy and speed things up. Here's a few more ideas to get you started: Hammer Vice Drill press MIG Welder Dropsaw Extension cords - the ones on rolls are pretty handy Work lights LED lights with magnets to help you see extendable magnet pole things to get bolts you drop Trays to store bolts/nuts in etc Drip trays & oil pans Breaker bar rattle gun

Hey mate, can you post up some before and after pics of what you've done? Always interested in suspension/arm modifications.

I ended up buying some $50 cheapie from bunnings that attaches as a drill piece - aside from the drill getting in the way, it was fairly easy. Must be high on crack though cause my lines were pretty shaky. Also found out that using some lube to cool the nibbler is the way to go, or it gets very hot and if you're going through aluminium the pieces will start sticking in the nibbler. I was cutting sheets of ally and ended up using a grinder and zapping it on some steel to clean out the ally gunk every few metres. Nibbler is still great though and has a permanent place in my workshop. I'm still picking half-moon pieces of aluminium out of the bottom of my shoes.

Handheld Grinder, should come with cutting and grinding disks. Maybe get a flapdisk for it too Gloves/gauntlets Clear full face protector Earmuffs Cordless drill Tape measure Paint pen or equiv to mark with Square File, sandpaper Clamps - Irwin clamps - the beefy ones on the left are sweet Probably all you need to make a cooling plate aye?

working on it trying to keep it competitive with the rotor through corners while reducing or eliminating the bumpy ride. lots of rubber bushes in order... next year, should have some sweet updates.

Have you started it since you swapped the player, maybe you just drained the battery