Radiator Support Replacement (1st time welding)

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Күн бұрын

I am by no means a professional welder.
In today's epic episode, man mends metal for the first time. This 2009 Honda Civic has been in a front end collision, and requires a new radiator support. I show you how I remove the old support, and how to weld in a new one.
Music by: Allunare.

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@scottwalton658 Жыл бұрын

I appreciate the way you show the frustration of the work. Other videos make it seem like it's a breeze but it truly is not. Thanks man,

@patrickmeers330 18 күн бұрын

Dude I feel your pain and while it was frustrating for you, it reminds me at least that when I feel this way on the job it’s not just me dealing with it. Starting this project in a few days thanks for your video.

@chivoblanco6194 Жыл бұрын

Dude Watching you is giving me the confidence to just do this myself lmao, I got all the front end parts just sitting around lmao.

@developmentdivision122 Жыл бұрын

Get up and get after it!! For me, the hardest part is proving to myself that I can do something. A fun trick I utilize is starting with something small like organizing the parts or the easiest part first. That will get the momentum going. Goodluck and get ‘er done!!

@kadenjueneman8676 Жыл бұрын

For anyone reading this DO NOT FOLLOW HIS WELD ADVICE. Look up a video or two of actual welding and the process of how it goes and how they should look when finished. Plus it is much easier using a regular metal drill bit to drill the factory spot welds out.

@joshr2056 28 күн бұрын

Great video!

@m.whetstone881 3 жыл бұрын

Hey. Ok for 1st time. A tip. The mig needs the gas at the welding area. That’s why there’s a cup for splatter also. The cup keeps the gas at your work area your welder. Most start out with a practice piece of material. Your doing it !!!!!! That’s the biggest thing.

@scotth.4840 2 жыл бұрын

Unless he is using flux core wire.

@robmurray5784 5 ай бұрын

Great video. Like most of us, you're trying to figure it out. I suspect you've got the wrong gas for MIG welding. Are you using pure argon, or tge argon/CO2 MIG mix?

@developmentdivision122 5 ай бұрын

This welder doesn’t use any gas! It’s straight flux

@alexvega1046 2 жыл бұрын

What level or strength did you weld that at?

@simonwenzowski9148 Жыл бұрын

how did you know that the rad support was aligned correctly when you began spot welding it? Did the bumper/fenders line up straight after this?

@developmentdivision122 Жыл бұрын

Yeah it lined up straight. Since doing this, I’ve done a little more research on doing something like this. Thankfully the mounting points for the radiator support were not damaged or moved significantly. I could see the paint overspray from the factory (they paint over the radiator support and framing at the same time I think). From there I saw where the old one was, and where the new one should go.

@patriciajohnson6728 Жыл бұрын

Nice work!!!!

@carbonbuilds 7 ай бұрын

Your not supposed to take the tip off the welder. The copper tip you unscrewed stay there when you are welding

@Theferg1 2 жыл бұрын

Great video bro!! Hey how did that little sander/grinder work? And where did you buy it at? Thanks

@developmentdivision122 2 жыл бұрын

Harbor freight. It’s a 1/2 x 18 belt sander. Works great, but the harbor freight sanding belts aren’t the most durable. I prefer the 3m purple 36+ sanding belts.

@Theferg1 2 жыл бұрын

@@developmentdivision122 Thanks for the response I bought one off of Amazon and I definitely ordered the 3M belts!!

@rayshawn1986 2 жыл бұрын

The way the old frame bent as you were chiseling it away from the body of the car makes it look like the metal is pretty malleable. Couldnt we just pull it back into place by hand?

@developmentdivision122 2 жыл бұрын

You could pull it. However a radiator support is relatively cheap. Pulling requires more time and measuring to get it just right.

@nathanaw7334 Ай бұрын

a late response to this, from experience after crashing my 90s Honda, you can bend it back into shape but getting it to how it was is near impossible, it'll bend back out but things won't line up again, in my case my headlights were aimed too high afterwards and the bumper was pointing down despite being properly secured to the car. best option is to replace the core support with a new one, or a non-damaged one from a parts/scrap car