Dodge WC16 Radio Command Car - Project

[yoeri]

wooow what a huge workspace


over here the only space available for the restoration is a 8*6 meter heave party tent....
i'm living in the wrong country i guess

[zepher11]

wooow what a huge workspace


over here the only space available for the restoration is a 8*6 meter heave party tent....
i'm living in the wrong country i guess

Lots of land around here that is for sure. It's the heat that keeps most people away...which suits me quite well.

[Gordon_M]

On the dud reflector, the only option is to peel the back off it and swap the reflector plate. Pretty sure you'd need a shiny one to swap in as little chance of cleaning up the one that is in there.

[zepher11]

On the dud reflector, the only option is to peel the back off it and swap the reflector plate. Pretty sure you'd need a shiny one to swap in as little chance of cleaning up the one that is in there.

It looks like it may of had water in it and froze at one time as the back is plate is bowed out a bit. It wouldn't be a very good one to mount flush, but would work will on the back of a command car with the little bracket. I think it is off to the auction site for that one.

[zepher11]

Well, after completing what I thought was a decent paint job on the frame I found some cracked welds. There are also some general cracks on the front cross member. Looks like some additional welding in my future. Wish I would have seen these beforehand:

[zepher11]

I think this will stop the bleeding so to speak. Worked it over with the welder:







Not sure how much structurally the welds help, but this should add a few years.

[DM Carpenter]

You didn't drill the end of the cracks before welding?

Dave

[zepher11]

You didn't drill the end of the cracks before welding?

Dave

No.

[Ray Edsall]

G,Day Zeph . Yes I saw that also . I had been told by someone that to stop cracks you had to drill the end of the crack .Maybe an old wives tale . Good looking workshop . Ray

[zepher11]

G,Day Zeph . Yes I saw that also . I had been told by someone that to stop cracks you had to drill the end of the crack .Maybe an old wives tale . Good looking workshop . Ray

Hi Ray,

Contrary to popular belief, I don't know everything. I hadn't heard of the drilling of a hole to prevent additional cracking. May have, but probably forgot. I'll keep an eye on them. After seventy four years they have only cracked about 1/2 of an inch. Not quite the San Andreas fault at this point. Fortunately, they are easily accessible.

Thanks for the kind words.

Cheers,

[Kaegi]

drilling hole at end of crack works very well. even drummers do it on cymbals when they crack.

[zepher11]

drilling hole at end of crack works very well. even drummers do it on cymbals when they crack.

I Googled the practice, and it seems like it makes sense to me. That is, of course, if I am able to weld the drilled hole closed.

[zepher11]

With crackgate behind me, I finally managed to get a little work done on the CC this weekend:

[Loffy770]

Nice work there, did you get any parts from the tip I gave you, looked like the guy had tons of parts...

Regarding the practise of drilling holes....
Its actually a must to do that because the metal movement and vibrations will make the crack to expand over time.
My strong recomnendation is that you aim the end point of your current weld where the crack end is hiding and drill out a 10 mm hole that you the buttweld.
Last thing to do is to use a pen hammar and work the whole weld hard to soften out the tension.
You can often se welds cracking due to the weld being harder than the soft steal repired. (This is often the case in migwelding due to the high temp in mig welds, the weld gets hard and britle with soft suroundings)

Cheers
Roger

[zepher11]

Nice work there, did you get any parts from the tip I gave you, looked like the guy had tons of parts...

Regarding the practise of drilling holes....
Its actually a must to do that because the metal movement and vibrations will make the crack to expand over time.
My strong recomnendation is that you aim the end point of your current weld where the crack end is hiding and drill out a 10 mm hole that you the buttweld.
Last thing to do is to use a pen hammar and work the whole weld hard to soften out the tension.
You can often se welds cracking due to the weld being harder than the soft steal repired. (This is often the case in migwelding due to the high temp in mig welds, the weld gets hard and britle with soft suroundings)

Cheers
Roger

Roger, I don't know how I have missed the crack repair process in the past. I have repaired quite a few in the past and haven't drilled any. Now, if I could only remember where they all are!

No parts yet. I left a message some time ago and forgot about it. I left another message this morning...with a human. The contact person was on the phone, but they would call me right back. That was about seven hours ago...evidently, it was long distance, really long distance. Hopefully, they will call back tomorrow. I have a better idea what I need now, and some of those parts look appealing to me.

Thanks again,