look at that I have the same kind of welding hood .I painted flat black over the flames I didn't want the world to think I was flaming.
Made a diff cover first:
And welded a few hours:
Nice to have a welder with 100% duty cycle at 200amps...
Going to build a tranny cover tomorrow and probably give it a shot of paint...
Stein,
Sorry about your Gramma. Didn't your Grampa die fairly recently too? Tough loss if you were close.
Seems like you've had a run of bad luck lately, Audi included. You are overdue for some better.
Thanks again for taking the time to share your photos.
Stein, I'm very impressed with your building of this unit. I either can't see it or have completely missed it. On your articulation steering, I see where you have left and right movement, but I don't see up and down?
The Haglunds are built on the same type design, and they have both up and down and left and right and they still break that assembly which is an expensive repair, and even more so out in the sticks where it needs to be towed back in most cases. My driving has always been straight track rigs, and they will beat to you a pulp if you go fast down a trail (more than about 10mph). IF your design has no up and down movement between the two halves, are you worried about the stress? If you have already designed that feature, I'm sorry I missed it.