37 Ford build--IE: old Header issues thread /37 Ford/5.0/GT40P heads

[Irelands child]

Hey buddy, I got the shield if you got the p/ns! I discovered something interesting about my welder....it works much better with a stronger current....the garages in my little apartment complex are all wired together on the same circuit. When I plug the welder into that circuit I get crappy looking welds but Saturday I ran an extension cord from the outlet near where the meters are and what a difference! I was welding pretty good for a novice!! So I'm not afraid to tackle some exhaust brackets!

Funny how you think the mid 80's is too hot for you and I think the 50's & 60's are too cold for me.....LOL! Actually I think 82 is about perfect!

Make sure the extension cord is heavy enough(#12awg wire, min) - melted, they really do not look good nor work well`. They really like good 110 to 120 voltage.

How, 'bout a Walker 35460 insulator, you can use a 2000-2005 Chevy Impala as your car when the counter person asks ( he will have no idea how to source it in his computer w/o that info! ).

You will need non galvanized 3/8" or better yet, 7/16" for the round stock, plus your torch and a good vise to bend it cleanly. I also used 7/16 bolts, also unplated. Galvanizing fumes WILL make you sick, (turn your hair green and curl your toe nails )
With my wife out of town in England am going to look at a replacement truck tonight - an '05 F250 diesel so I can pull my camper better (poor excuse is better then none ). The '01 F150/ 5.4 suffers in the local mountains after an F350/460cid

EDIT: Not the truck I'll own. The previous owner must have sucked on a cigarette with the windows up for every one of its 15000 miles - it reeks (not just smell, REEK)