You made me laugh, William as I recall how "over the moon" my wife was when I brought my first rusted out 40 home from Salt Lake. "You drove all the way down there for that ?"
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That's my feeling too. I tried looking for a brand new frame and found them but in the end I have too many other projects. I am glad to see William give it a go.I like rusty vehicles. Glad to see somebody else thinks a rusty Cruiser deserve another chance at life.
I’ve learned that I have to act quick as soon as I get the blessing because it can be hastily redacted. I aslo try and mention the “free” and “if I can fix it someone will buy it” aspect. She doesn’t know those statements can be redacted tooYou made me laugh, William as I recall how "over the moon" my wife was when I brought my first rusted out 40 home from Salt Lake. "You drove all the way down there for that ?"
What's funny is when i commented on your build thread I was actually talking about welding my other truck, whose frame i've already had repaired and treated but the body has holes in it.Subscribed to watch this unfold. Suddenly I don't feel so bad about Sandy.
Nutserts would work for this application.Am I able to drill into the frame once they weld the new portions in and install threads? I would be getting a new used trans crossmember probably anyways.
I thought about it, but honestly I feel the truck still has potential. Yes, it is crusty. Yes it will be some $$ and time to bring it back. But I am not one to sit here and lament if there is a spec of rust, or if it doesn't look exactly like it did new 21 years ago. Drive it to enjoy it. Drive it til you can't. Even if the welding is double the quote they gave me, i'm still in it a significant amount less than I would be buying a truck in OK condition with the same mileage.God Speed @D21FJ60 ! Weaker men would have taken all the parts off and sent it to a crusher. Looks like a fair amount of welding work might be in your future!
Throw that quote out the window, buy a Harbor Freight Titanium Welder, and let the journey begin.I thought about it, but honestly I feel the truck still has potential. Yes, it is crusty. Yes it will be some $$ and time to bring it back. But I am not one to sit here and lament if there is a spec of rust, or if it doesn't look exactly like it did new 21 years ago. Drive it to enjoy it. Drive it til you can't. Even if the welding is double the quote they gave me, i'm still in it a significant amount less than I would be buying a truck in OK condition with the same mileage.
And if it does get to be too much, there are plenty of usable parts I can move over to my 99, which needs love.
This is the encouragement I need because welding would help with my 99 as the body on it is significantly showing it’s age.Throw that quote out the window, buy a Harbor Freight Titanium Welder, and let the journey begin.
It takes some practice like anything worth learning. First pick was right after I figured out where the power button was, after practice things improved…still learning and working on it.This is the encouragement I need because welding would help with my 99 as the body on it is significantly showing it’s age.
Is it really that hard to do? So long as I can get it to pass inspection and feel safe driving it I really don’t care what it looks like.