Welding tips or suggestions

[snakeoil24]

Is wire size a factor? I'm running .030 solid. any advantage to flux core?

Use .023 and solid core with 75/25 gas blend

 

[ckessel]

Thanks everyone for the great information!! Always learn from this site.
So what I ended up doing was cutting a section of floor to gain access to the inside of the frame rail. I then bent up some sheet metal to follow the top edge of the frame rail. Basically, I created a new flange on the inside of the rail. Then plug welded the frame rail and the floor to the new flange. I'm really happy with the results and think I have negated any loss of strength.
So basically, I'm saying I came here for advice then just did it my way anyway LOL

I did the same along with following the instructions provided, from USCT, then needing to deviate when they were not quite right for me.

 

[Green72]

So just to follow up on how my method worked out. After i created the flange on the inside of the frame rail I was able to massage the edges of the floor along with the frame rail and end up with very little gap. I was then able to weld the floor to the frame rail and honestly at my skill level I couldn't be happier. May have been the long road but nobody's paying me buy the hour!!

 

[ckessel]

Looks fine to me. Many times you have to change methods/tactics to get what's needed.

 

[gkent]

Not all advice is good advice !! Sometimes you have to look at what others have done and adjust your actions based on that. Looks good to me !!