Richard that is a big help. Using mild steel would be nice. (read cheaper and more convienient!)
Is the bulkhead ballistic steel (Hardened?)? Did you have to preheat the weld area to avoid cracking later? Did you stick weld? If so did you just use a mild steel rod?
In the past I gave up on arc welding. Repairing automotive sheet metal with stick was not pretty when I did it! (Man can I blow holes in thin steel!) So I bought a MIG welder. I can do flux core or use argon gas. It should do 5 mm of mild steel ok. This is what I planned to use. What do you think? I can get some one to do a bit of arc welding if needed.
Thanks again
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Ralph Volkert
UC 2Mk I*
Upper Hull: CB 8075
Lower Hull: 8105
S/N: 9075
Date: Jun(est) 42
contract #: CDLV 213
1946 Willys Jeep
1974 Plymouth Road Runner
1987 Trans Am
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