How To Remove Drilled Holes From Pickup Cab Frame - Hartford Courant
What precautions need to be taken to protect the vehicle's electrical system when I weld the cab frame. MIG welding is dangerously bright, and without proper eye protection, you could blind yourself. "MIG" stands for "metal inert gas. " It uses a thin wire and bathes it in an inert gas to push all of the oxygen out of the way. That keeps the surrounding metal from oxidizing, and allows you to seamlessly and smoothly weld metal together. Which electronic components you need to protect depends on how old your truck is. If it's old enough to have a metal dashboard -- from the 1950s or '60s -- then there aren't really any electrons to protect. So you'll want to get under the dashboard and move away any wires that are in the vicinity of the weld. You also might take a picture of the wiring under there so that when you do melt the wires, you'll have an easier time rewiring everything. I also would use some sort of insulating material -- like a piece of sheet metal -- between the welding site and anything you might set fire to. Another good precaution is to do a little bit of welding, then take a look under the dashboard and... Source: www.courant.com
