40 Ford X member/boxing plate?

On my 40 Ford frame the X member has rusted away at the bottom where it sits inside the outer frame rail. Could I box these areas and do away with this part of the X member? Or would I be screwing up by doing this. I am in the process of making a jig for the frame before I do anything. Thanks Mike.

 

whatever you do do not remove the center X-member!

post some pictures so we can see how bad your rust problem is

 

The first picture is of the p***enger side front.



I was also planning on taking the ch***is apart to sandblast the entire ch***is.

 

This picture is of the p***enger side rear.


The rest of the frame seems to be soild.

 

www.precisioncoachworks.com has patch sections

 

you have some serious rust problems there, i suggest you look for a better frame.

 

I second the motion. There are many places to buy either complete frames or just rails. I had to make up new parts for my center section. Turned out nice and is strong.

 

Thanks for the suggestions. I think I was somewhere that sells rails for $500. The front and rear crossmembers are probably the best parts on this frame.