Hi,
while the car is up in the air for sills and quarterpanels, I see the frame rails are showing their age / the previous owner's driving style. Their are dented severely. I may be able to bash them into shape again and I consider to bolt the almost-obigatory frame rail chassis reinforcement beams over them. But, I don't like those, drilling and bolting, and creating double layer sheeting (we know what that does at the front...). So, I don't want this:
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(BTW, pic nicked from the internet and no intention to dis them, I just don't like them.)
So, I think I will cut of the entire rail between the reinforced ends, and weld a full 4 mm thick U-channel piece in it's place. Of course making sure to keep the car straight and not set the interior on fire while doing it. Is this a know procedure, did I reinvent the wheel or am I overlooking something? I would prep some threaded holes in the channels to make a cross brace, later.
Please share your thoughts, preferably from experience,
Cheers,
Hugo
while the car is up in the air for sills and quarterpanels, I see the frame rails are showing their age / the previous owner's driving style. Their are dented severely. I may be able to bash them into shape again and I consider to bolt the almost-obigatory frame rail chassis reinforcement beams over them. But, I don't like those, drilling and bolting, and creating double layer sheeting (we know what that does at the front...). So, I don't want this:
(BTW, pic nicked from the internet and no intention to dis them, I just don't like them.)
So, I think I will cut of the entire rail between the reinforced ends, and weld a full 4 mm thick U-channel piece in it's place. Of course making sure to keep the car straight and not set the interior on fire while doing it. Is this a know procedure, did I reinvent the wheel or am I overlooking something? I would prep some threaded holes in the channels to make a cross brace, later.
Please share your thoughts, preferably from experience,
Cheers,
Hugo
