I bought probably the cheapest LC 100 in the country, it means a little bit of frame rust repair, I’ve done all kinds of fabrication and welding, never really done much frame repair, does anybody make a frame repair plate kit like they do for four runners and Tacoma‘s?
Would be interested to know if there are any options like that. I'm based in the UK with holes in similar locations; the rear suspension crossmembers and rear chassis section, albeit not as bad as yours.
I've got some 4mm (1/8 ish) plate and plan to cut out the bad sections, treat the area as best I can and weld in replacement plates this weekend.
I think that frame is beyond repair, at least with the body on it. The area inside the body mount perch , and the adjoining area, really, needs more than a patch. If I was going to repair this, I'd remove the perch...but I'd be very concerned about how thick the metal is in that frame.
I'm interested in an update here. I've recently bought an lx470 with rust even worse than this...Really just considering swapping the frame at this point.
That guy in Rhode Island may have your answer..autorust.com or something like that. He can make pieces to replace sections of the frame that have to be cut out due to rust. SafeTcap is his product line
