Hello from croydon

[mad-dog-mccarthy]

Just reckon i'd better introduce myself, i have never done any welding, and would like to give it ago, but curcumstances and disability meens i'm restricted as to what i can do. i drive a landrover discovery, that requires a bit of in the boot area. maybe i'll take lessons sometime, any how thats my intro

 

[bill_gj]

Hello MDM. I'm sure you'll feel a t home as I suspect there's more than a few delicately balanced types here already (aka nutters).
I haven't got a Disco, personally. But I do have my son's bio-degradable Disco on my driveway. I'm trying to sort out an engine smoke problem at the moment. so the rust has to wait.

 

[mad-dog-mccarthy]

Hi Bill, you wont go far wrong by purchasing a EGR blanking kit for the disco, that will go a long way to curing the smoke problem. you can get all the advice you require at the discovery owners club.

 

[bigtaloola]

Hi mad dog its Bigtaloola
I lived in tooting a long time ago now I'm in the midlands. Hope you have fun trying to mig weld just get a clarke mig and some scrap and practice
all the best

 

[malcolm]

I'd go with that. Useful having something reasonably beefy in case you ever decide to weld the chassis. 150 amps would be OK, Clarkes work well.

Pick up something reasonable, read the tutorials and practice and you should get there, though courses are useful too.

 

[mad-dog-mccarthy]

Great thanks for the welcome guys, i'm looking into getting a mig from machine mart, they seem to be reasonably priced, and someone on another forum has offered to teach me how to , how brave are they?

 

[Bigjoe]

Maybe drop weldequip a private message as he stock's the full range of Clarke machines and can normally beat MM on price and definately beats them on back up!

Joe

 

[la_coterie]

Hiya, I drive a disco van for my work, dragging a 3.5Tonne trailer with it, well that the only reason I've got a disco (just a jumped up 4wd ldv van )

 

[Dusty]

Yo Mad Dog, welcome and enjoy there are a few landy owners here some of us have Disco's too!

I have myself just recently started to replace the floor of my 200tdi (see another rotten disco thread) with a bit of luck and a dry day or two it'll be ready. soon ish!

Dusty

 

[Marky]

welcome !