I'm fully in the rabbit hole of frame repair.
I was initially just going to slap a couple patches in the frame where I could see that the inside was blown out. (Usual suspect area right around the spring mounts at the cab)
Couldnt leave it well enough alone considering how much time and money is already into the truck... picked up a chipping hammer and found all the holes in the frame rail from the cab back.
Truck is an '85 pick up. Best I can tell how the frame was manufactured was with a 1/8" C channel main peice then the inside is a thinner C channel with a 1/2" flange that got slipped into the main frame and welded top and bottom.
The main frame C channel is 95% solid. The inside frame rail is basically toast in several spots. Going to cut it all out do the entire inner from the cab back with a new tank mount and rear cross member.
Any pro tips on grafting into the main C channel?
Cut out the exisiting inner flange and just cap the c channel, or leave the exisitng inner in place with an 1/8" lip and weld the new plate to that?
I was initially just going to slap a couple patches in the frame where I could see that the inside was blown out. (Usual suspect area right around the spring mounts at the cab)
Couldnt leave it well enough alone considering how much time and money is already into the truck... picked up a chipping hammer and found all the holes in the frame rail from the cab back.
Truck is an '85 pick up. Best I can tell how the frame was manufactured was with a 1/8" C channel main peice then the inside is a thinner C channel with a 1/2" flange that got slipped into the main frame and welded top and bottom.
The main frame C channel is 95% solid. The inside frame rail is basically toast in several spots. Going to cut it all out do the entire inner from the cab back with a new tank mount and rear cross member.
Any pro tips on grafting into the main C channel?
Cut out the exisiting inner flange and just cap the c channel, or leave the exisitng inner in place with an 1/8" lip and weld the new plate to that?