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Welding in a K frame

Sort of looks like the welds were applied by a blind person using his left foot to hold the electrode ... with the fit up done by another blind person.....
BOB RENTON
So my catapillers are not good welding?
 
Sort of looks like the welds were applied by a blind person using his left foot to hold the electrode ... with the fit up done by another blind person.....
BOB RENTON
Wise person or a wise ***?
 
Sort of looks like the welds were applied by a blind person using his left foot to hold the electrode ... with the fit up done by another blind person.....
BOB RENTON
Btw blind in the right eye so thank you.
 
Why, oh why, did I start reading this thread. I HAD to leave at page 3....................
 
My head hurts after reading this nonsense

And it REALLY is nonsense. The factory could very easily have welded them in ... but they didn't. Not for slant sixes, not for smallblocks, not for bigblocks, not for hemis and not even in the purpose-built race cars - and they didn't care about removing the assemblies from the bottom after they were installed! But hey, go ahead and "do it right". Whatever !!
 
The value of the car will drop by half if you weld in your K member. If you ever want to sell it.
 
And it REALLY is nonsense. The factory could very easily have welded them in ... but they didn't. Not for slant sixes, not for smallblocks, not for bigblocks, not for hemis and not even in the purpose-built race cars - and they didn't care about removing the assemblies from the bottom after they were installed! But hey, go ahead and "do it right". Whatever !!
There we will .
 
I still dont see the advantage of a removeable k other than on the assembly line?

This wasn't an assembly line, couple of hours later after making electrical connections and the fuel line it was ready to be lit. Didn't have to worry about the fresh paint in the bay either.

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So after careful consideration most wont weld a K and most wont do sub frame connectors and dont forget roll bars are really bad.
 
So after careful consideration most wont weld a K and most wont do sub frame connectors and dont forget roll bars are really bad.

frame connectors do a great job of stiffening the chassis and roll bars are a must when required
but welding in a K member has no advantage I can see. Hey it’s your car fire up the welder!
 
Roll bars are super cool in street cars until you have a fender bender and crack your head on one. :thumbsup:
 
7018 is a 70,000 # tensile strength material all position stick electrode usually designed as a LH rod for low Hydrogen flux to prevent inter granule cracking. For first pass, try 6010-5P (red wire) for better penetration, then use LH7018 cover pass electrode OR 7028 JET WIRE if appearance is important. 7028 should only be run in flat horizontal beads. However, if using MIG, ER70s electrode wire using either 100% Carbon Dioxide gas or C25 gas that is 25% Carbon Dioxide and 75% Argon mixture, is a good choice.
BTW mild steel is considered a low carbon steel ok for fence posts and non critical applications but 1020 carbon steel or 1045 carbon steel for higher strength applications may be better. Thd higher percentage of carbon adds strength noth in tensile and bending.
BOB RENTON
I don't think anyone would use 7028 (or 7024) on anything resembling car parts. It's a great rod for ship building on material over 1/4". Or for that matter, on the railroad. We didn't have any such rod in sizes under 5/32" and usually ran them at a minimum of 180 amps due to the high iron powder content in the flux.

Pretty much all of our vintage b-body body parts are mild steel.
 
Do you think I am crazy wanting to weld up a K?

Yes... Since the K also has the lower suspension attached to it, you lose the ability to easily change a bent k frame. It happens. Seen plenty of lower control arm pin tubes knocked out as well.

Sometimes trying to make things better has bad consequences, IMO, this is one of those "just say no" moments.
 
I think this was just a bet to see how many people would actually hang around and try to answer a non-sense question.
It must have worked
 
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frame connectors do a great job of stiffening the chassis and roll bars are a must when required
but welding in a K member has no advantage I can see. Hey it’s your car fire up the welder!
I don't see a dis advantage so far. Most cars don't have a removable K and there are up grades for these rubber mounts to poly mounts to solid so do not see how this will hurt at all.
 
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