Posted by Willy-N on Friday, September 19, 2003 at 0:05AM :
In Reply to: Re: Truck is now shorter. Had a shop do it! posted by mrmc on Thursday, September 18, 2003 at 11:46PM :
I can but will have to wait for better light tomorrow. It was allmost dark when I got home with it and had to use the flash. They removed the outside inverted L Frame to weld up the main frame. Then they put the inverted L back on the frame which bolted into the cross members and onto the frame also then welded it back together also. They had to Air/Arc the outside frame off and remove all the rivets holding it on. That way it did not heat the inside frame. They ground out the rest of it. I watched and even the paint on the inside frame did not wrinkle infact the grease did not come off the metal. They took a chissle and poped the side rail off then cleaned up the edge. The side rail ties into the cross member also with frame bolts and it took 26 to put it back on. I had to do the Air/Brake lines and electrical myself to save on the job. They used string lines to make the frame line up and be level befor welding it. After it was done they cut the rear off and turned it into a bumper for me. Mark H.