I am about to shave the bay on my 87 crx but first I would like to know if a 220 welder (I think that is what this is called) will work. I will have to talk to my brotehr in law to get the exact specs but just wanted to see if this will work...


Modified by Civic2bBuilt at 7:41 PM 4/30/2007

 

not sure what welder your thinking of, but for welding sheet metal on cars you typically need a wire fed MIG welder with a tank of gas. I use 75% argon 25% co2, which I chose based on the wide thickness of material I use. A good guide to selecting the right shielding gas is this web site:

http://www.weld-direct.com/gas.htm

Now for actual welder selection, if you really only intend on welding sheet metal (or any material 3/16" and thinner) you will be fine with a 115V unit. Some quality units are the Miller or Lincoln 135. I personally weld a lot of stuff near or over 1/4" and have been very happy with my 220V Miller 175. You should be able to rent these units from any local rental store, I imagine around $50 for a weekend rate.