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This was my experience as well. Placed the order online. 3 days later they send me an email stating that one of the parts I ordered was out of...
A couple pics of the finished repair. [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] [IMG] I'm pretty happy with it overall.
I am subscribed. It was a PEBCAC error....
Bracing [IMG] [IMG] Tacked repair [IMG] X-member repair (note: I bought a plasm cutter) [IMG] Closeup [IMG]
So somehow I didn't get notified of all the new posts to this thread. I will post more pictures in a bit. I did brace it when before I cut it....
The first owner of my '34 Pickup was my wife's great-great grandfather who bought it new in '34. It was handed down to my wife's grandfather and...
You guys are too fast. I'm not sure why the pics wouldn't work. They are in a public album. Is anyone else having issues with them?
Then, I cut away the frame from the x-member between my marks: [IMG] I will make a pattern from the x-member while it is still in one piece....
I also cut out a strip 1 3/4" wide x 5 feet long from the same sheet.....with a sawsall.....man that sucked. I tack welded it together. [IMG]...
I made a pattern of the bad section and transferred it to the 11 ga steel I got from the steel store: [IMG] And cut it out....with a...
I'm working on my '34 pickup. The frame is rough. I looked at replacement frames both used and new. They were a lot of money, and the used ones...
Just FYI, the car portion of the Ford Museum is closed until spring. I was there a couple weeks ago for the old car festival and I'm going to...
So I guess I should start with a little bit about myself. I currently reside near Grand Rapids, MI and I'm a Manager for a large communications...
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