Welding in new rocker panels and cab corners

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mok4200

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Living in Michigan sucks, road salt everywhere, and the truck i just picked up is surely feeling the wrath of it. The rocker panel on my driver side needs to be redone front to back, and my passenger side needs a section done, as well as my cab corner on the passenger side. I plan on using my dad's welder, it is not high quality, it was picked up at harbor freight (brand is Chicago Electric) and it is a flux cored welder (90 Amp-AC, 120 Volt, Flux Cored Welder)

My question is, will this welder work for this application? or should i seek a different welding route...

1999 Ram 1500 quad cab.
 

dapepper9

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Living in Michigan sucks, road salt everywhere, and the truck i just picked up is surely feeling the wrath of it. The rocker panel on my driver side needs to be redone front to back, and my passenger side needs a section done, as well as my cab corner on the passenger side. I plan on using my dad's welder, it is not high quality, it was picked up at harbor freight (brand is Chicago Electric) and it is a flux cored welder (90 Amp-AC, 120 Volt, Flux Cored Welder)

My question is, will this welder work for this application? or should i seek a different welding route...

1999 Ram 1500 quad cab.

It will take awhile but you should def be able to do it. You will have to spot weld and slowly build up until its little gaps that you can do but it can do it.
Its actually the same one I was looking at getting. Great reviews. It's rated for 18-3/16s IIRC and most use 20g when welding in sheetmetal and most replacement panels are as well.
 

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