PhilA Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 I bought fluxed 99.9% nickel rods to do the electroplating on my car- apparently they are for welding cast iron. From what I read, heating the part up cherry red then welding it and allowing it to cool very gradually is key. A big old chunk like that may present problems with oil ingress if it's been cracked and run for a while but you should be able to get it repaired for cheaper than sourcing another, I'd have thought. Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted December 27, 2018 Share Posted December 27, 2018 I would have thought a secondhand one would be ok to source. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted December 27, 2018 Author Share Posted December 27, 2018 Yes I think the FB group is looking quite promising at the moment..... Fingers crossed The Moog, Scruffy Bodger and DeeJay 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted January 13, 2019 Author Share Posted January 13, 2019 Hi gang, Almost a negative level of progress to report on the horsebo11ox: Obvs theres stacks of stuff I could be doing, but I have chosen to do NOWT till a couple of crucial bts I am waiting for, get sorted: Exhaust manifold: Found one with the geezer on the Dodge 50 FB group. Took ages to pay him cos mi internet bank doofer knackered up, then I had to wait for a new one to arrive in the christmas post which took yonks! Sent him the £55 payment eventually, but at least a week and a half has gone by with no manifold on my doorstep yet so i dont know whats going on there. No doubt hes sent it by Yodel who've dumped it in a random dustbin or summert ridiculousRadiator: Dropped this off the the motorbike fabricator dude up the road before Xmas. "Yeah no probs, that wont take long, I'll do it between xmas and new year' About Jan 5th I asked what the crack was: 'Oh I've knacked my back so cant do owt at the moment' great. So i've got to wait for mother nature to sort his back out now!!! Hopefully I'll have it by next weekend, but who knows. Now, in other news I've seen a cab for sale on the bay, in Stockport: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/renault-dodge-cab/153329619725 Its £300 which isnt exactly a mega giveaway, but it looks in surprisingly decent nick and I am tempted. Those cab mounts look a lot better than mine!! Obvs I have no means of shifting or storing it but the seller says he'd be happy for me to pillage it at his end and leave the remains for a scrapman to collect. I'm looking at it and seeing 2 good doors: Both mine are rotten at the bottom. I could weld them up, but the idea of just painting and lashing on a couple of unrusty ones is very appealing, I might pay a premium to not piss about spending ages welding mine up. PLus theres a supposedly good windscreen which I could defo use, and if I take my angle grinder and cutting discs I could chop the wings off if they are decent (they look OK) and I think theyd sell quite well on the FB group to get some money back. I would also like to chop the scuttle out and use it for repair sections on mine if its any good. We'll see what happens, but any local shiters up for helping me pillage this one weekend? I'll have a day to remove everything I want, and getting at the scuttle will entail removing the dash, pedal box and steering column so theres quite a lot of work for one person. Anyway we'll see. HarmonicCheeseburger, UltraWomble, egg and 16 others 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 £300 to save a load of graft and heartache! No brainer get it done lad! Think how much closer it puts you to getting back on the road.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 I'd be up for a chop session Mr B, failing that we could borrow a trailer and go and get it. Mr_Bo11ox and beko1987 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loserone Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 What could be better than two cabs outside your kitchen window? I'd love that. Aston Martin, cobblers, oldcars and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Hi gang, Almost a negative level of progress to report on the horsebo11ox: Obvs theres stacks of stuff I could be doing, but I have chosen to do NOWT till a couple of crucial bts I am waiting for, get sorted: Exhaust manifold: Found one with the geezer on the Dodge 50 FB group. Took ages to pay him cos mi internet bank doofer knackered up, then I had to wait for a new one to arrive in the christmas post which took yonks! Sent him the £55 payment eventually, but at least a week and a half has gone by with no manifold on my doorstep yet so i dont know whats going on there. No doubt hes sent it by Yodel who've dumped it in a random dustbin or summert ridiculousRadiator: Dropped this off the the motorbike fabricator dude up the road before Xmas. "Yeah no probs, that wont take long, I'll do it between xmas and new year' About Jan 5th I asked what the crack was: 'Oh I've knacked my back so cant do owt at the moment' great. So i've got to wait for mother nature to sort his back out now!!! Hopefully I'll have it by next weekend, but who knows.Now, in other news I've seen a cab for sale on the bay, in Stockport: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/renault-dodge-cab/153329619725 Its £300 which isnt exactly a mega giveaway, but it looks in surprisingly decent nick and I am tempted. Those cab mounts look a lot better than mine!! Obvs I have no means of shifting or storing it but the seller says he'd be happy for me to pillage it at his end and leave the remains for a scrapman to collect. I'm looking at it and seeing 2 good doors: Both mine are rotten at the bottom. I could weld them up, but the idea of just painting and lashing on a couple of unrusty ones is very appealing, I might pay a premium to not piss about spending ages welding mine up. PLus theres a supposedly good windscreen which I could defo use, and if I take my angle grinder and cutting discs I could chop the wings off if they are decent (they look OK) and I think theyd sell quite well on the FB group to get some money back. I would also like to chop the scuttle out and use it for repair sections on mine if its any good. We'll see what happens, but any local shiters up for helping me pillage this one weekend? I'll have a day to remove everything I want, and getting at the scuttle will entail removing the dash, pedal box and steering column so theres quite a lot of work for one person. Anyway we'll see.Izax of Newton (if they are still going) are up your way for Ali welding, I would go and have a word, they like a live in vehicle or 2 as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobblers Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Could you not get away with sticking the spare cab at the end of the garden? two fence panels would more or less hide it, and you could just go in there and drink camomile tea and listen to a medium wave radio to get away from anyone who moans about having a truck cab down the garden. Supernaut, Mr_Bo11ox, Sigmund Fraud and 13 others 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeeJay Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Chop it in half and put it in the horse box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted January 13, 2019 Author Share Posted January 13, 2019 Izax of Newton (if they are still going) are up your way for Ali welding, I would go and have a word, they like a live in vehicle or 2 as well. Wow... Thats exactly who has got it!!!! I live about 250yds from Izax!!! cobblers and oldcars 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulbFun Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 I hope when this is finished you take it to the same rust proofing place DW took the Skoda can you imagine the look on there face a big blue shabby dodge 50 horse box shows up (especially as im guessing they are more used "higher end clientele") HarmonicCheeseburger 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DodgeRover Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 Wow... Thats exactly who has got it!!!! I live about 250yds from Izax!!!Are they still living in the truck in the back yard? The last time I did some stuff for them they had bought a boat and were planning on doing trips over to the IOM TT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted January 13, 2019 Author Share Posted January 13, 2019 Hes certainly got a big Mercedes 'race truck' in the side yard, but he lives in the flat above the shop, looks a pretty cool set-up to me!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3VOM Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Now, in other news I've seen a cab for sale on the bay, in Stockport: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/renault-dodge-cab/153329619725We'll see what happens, but any local shiters up for helping me pillage this one weekend? I'll have a day to remove everything I want, and getting at the scuttle will entail removing the dash, pedal box and steering column so theres quite a lot of work for one person. Anyway we'll see.Happy to volunteer to help pillaging. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mally Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Got to be heavy that.Cutting it on the spot may be the way to go.Are the door hinges bolted on?I'm in Spain until 28th Jan, but if its later than that I could turn up with 110v Angle grinders and a generator if necessary. catsinthewelder 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isaac Hunt Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Saw a 'dropside' trundling down the A14 today with a cab in the back, had to look twice, but think it was a DAF LF or summit modernist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 Well I've won the cab!!!! But the manifold has disappeared off the face of the earth, i'm £55 down and hopping mad oldcars, UltraWomble, somewhatfoolish and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arthur Foxhake Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Dave Q, internets Sherlock Holmes, can surely track him down. The Moog 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hooli Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 But the manifold has disappeared off the face of the earth, i'm £55 down and hopping mad It must be exhausting dealing with crap suppliers. egg, Momentary Lapse Of Reason, Scruffy Bodger and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave_Q Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Bollox, is it a courier that's lost your manifold or do you reckon the seller hasn't sent it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yes oui si Posted January 15, 2019 Share Posted January 15, 2019 Got a name and a town for the seller? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted January 15, 2019 Author Share Posted January 15, 2019 i'm gonna hold fire before naming and shaming, i've spent 2 weeks fucking about but still dont really know exactly whats gone wrong!!! I am flippin savage though! I dont think the seller is a fraudster, but he is a bit disorganised. yes oui si 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted January 16, 2019 Author Share Posted January 16, 2019 Turns out the manifold has been successfully delivered to the completely wrong address stated on the shipping label, at least I know whats gone wrong. Hopefully ‘Pam’ who has signed for it has not got a Dodge 50 with a bust exhaust manifold and will hand it over without a scuffle when I go round tonight. oldcars, mrbenn, mat_the_cat and 22 others 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yes oui si Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 *returns to sleep mode* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Grabs popcorn & waits.... In other news Im up for an angle grinder sesh if you like and can fit surprisingly big bits in the Picasso Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
They_all_do_that_sir Posted January 16, 2019 Share Posted January 16, 2019 Turns out the manifold has been successfully delivered to the completely wrong address stated on the shipping label, at least I know whats gone wrong. Hopefully ‘Pam’ who has signed for it has not got a Dodge 50 with a bust exhaust manifold and will hand it over without a scuffle when I go round tonight."Hi Pam, I'm here for the fannymould" might not go down well Sent from my TA-1012 using Tapatalk Volksy and LightBulbFun 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lankytim Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 I wonder if "Pam"s husband is like Mr Rottweiler from Bottom. "WHAT DO YOU WANT??" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UltraWomble Posted January 17, 2019 Share Posted January 17, 2019 Any news on the errant manifold and Pam? egg and Dick Longbridge 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Bo11ox Posted January 17, 2019 Author Share Posted January 17, 2019 Urgh, don't friggin ask I did go up to Tibshelf and picked it up. Brought it back, then tonight I cleaned it up, tapped out the stud holes on the downpipe flange, then found that the downpipe flanges are different!!!! FAAARRRRKKKKKK!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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