Welders?
We ran a ($80 on sale) harbor freight flux core welder and literally replaced, cut up, and welded every panel on our entire B-Body. Just be sure to have a grinder handy! My father started out just purchasing it as a learners tool and to do some slight metal work, but it got the job done and operated great for over a year of restoration (I would not believe it if we didn't do it). If we do another restoration, we will probably invest in a much higher quality welder and save the heartache and hassle of spending countless hours of grinding' the trail it leaves behind.
+1 on the Harbor Freight 110v 90amp. I like it. It has enough bite for pretty much any car project. I got the new black one thats made by a new manufacturer. It a little bit better built and seems to have more bite, than the previous blue one and it feeds smoother, and has a kill switch wired into the trigger that keeps it from accidentally sparking on you. Its far from frustrating to use. You will need to get a grinder because you will have to grind any weld you do.
My advice is get a auto-dimming helmet, it will help you a whoooooole lot.
Oh if you do any body work on the exterior, be sure to cool your welds down with air. Flux core runs a bit hotter than the gas/tig process.
There is 2 camps on this subject, the frugal, just to get it done for a project or two, and light usage. And the investment, planning on keeping it around for years and years, car after car, project after project. You'd want to drop some coin on a welder, make it a
good one with a 220v and gas hook up.
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