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<blockquote data-quote="I8AJEEP" data-source="post: 401129" data-attributes="member: 9191"><p>As you can tell from the base line photos, one of the ugliest parts of the truck and most time consuming to fix is the frame stiffening plates that were added to give rigidity to the front section of the frame and remove the front end crumple zone. David and I discussed several approaches to fixing this. The path we ultimately choose was based on one thing - what will yield the best strength and aesthetics.</p><p>The process was basically to plasma out the face of the frame sand it down flush with the top and bottom plates of the frame, put in a new face plate, put on a fish plate and plug weld it a lot to get the strength and rigidity we were looking for.</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1219.photobucket.com/user/priest0321/media/sparks1_zpseaba1e00.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/priest0321/sparks1_zpseaba1e00.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1219.photobucket.com/user/priest0321/media/sparks2_zpsd893f89a.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/priest0321/sparks2_zpsd893f89a.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1219.photobucket.com/user/priest0321/media/Frameready_zps631fef59.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/priest0321/Frameready_zps631fef59.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1219.photobucket.com/user/priest0321/media/chopped1_zps2c6d4918.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/priest0321/chopped1_zps2c6d4918.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1219.photobucket.com/user/priest0321/media/IMG_0663_zps5063df7b.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/priest0321/IMG_0663_zps5063df7b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>steering box mount is built into the frame and sleeved so the steering box was strapped on for mock up.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1219.photobucket.com/user/priest0321/media/IMG_0664_zps2a369b7b.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/priest0321/IMG_0664_zps2a369b7b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1219.photobucket.com/user/priest0321/media/IMG_0665_zps3226b930.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/priest0321/IMG_0665_zps3226b930.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1219.photobucket.com/user/priest0321/media/IMG_0667_zpsfd16743b.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/priest0321/IMG_0667_zpsfd16743b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1219.photobucket.com/user/priest0321/media/IMG_0675_zps165dc40e.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/priest0321/IMG_0675_zps165dc40e.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1219.photobucket.com/user/priest0321/media/IMG_0676_zpscc38926a.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/priest0321/IMG_0676_zpscc38926a.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1219.photobucket.com/user/priest0321/media/IMG_0677_zps2217ed15.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/priest0321/IMG_0677_zps2217ed15.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1219.photobucket.com/user/priest0321/media/IMG_0678_zps7a2e2fff.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/priest0321/IMG_0678_zps7a2e2fff.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1219.photobucket.com/user/priest0321/media/IMG_0680_zpsb68afa4d.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/priest0321/IMG_0680_zpsb68afa4d.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p>first layer of steel on and sanded down</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1219.photobucket.com/user/priest0321/media/IMG_0685_zps421e35ce.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/priest0321/IMG_0685_zps421e35ce.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1219.photobucket.com/user/priest0321/media/IMG_0687_zpsf7e7bb41.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/priest0321/IMG_0687_zpsf7e7bb41.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p>front side of the steering box mount</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1219.photobucket.com/user/priest0321/media/IMG_0689_zps8482581d.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/priest0321/IMG_0689_zps8482581d.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p>steering box mount mocked up</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1219.photobucket.com/user/priest0321/media/IMG_0690_zpsb3055516.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/priest0321/IMG_0690_zpsb3055516.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1219.photobucket.com/user/priest0321/media/IMG_0692_zps6520e551.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/priest0321/IMG_0692_zps6520e551.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1219.photobucket.com/user/priest0321/media/IMG_0694_zps48621fe8.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/priest0321/IMG_0694_zps48621fe8.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p>fish plate on</p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://s1219.photobucket.com/user/priest0321/media/IMG_0695_zps5f419033.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/priest0321/IMG_0695_zps5f419033.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p>frame rails are done</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="I8AJEEP, post: 401129, member: 9191"] As you can tell from the base line photos, one of the ugliest parts of the truck and most time consuming to fix is the frame stiffening plates that were added to give rigidity to the front section of the frame and remove the front end crumple zone. David and I discussed several approaches to fixing this. The path we ultimately choose was based on one thing - what will yield the best strength and aesthetics. The process was basically to plasma out the face of the frame sand it down flush with the top and bottom plates of the frame, put in a new face plate, put on a fish plate and plug weld it a lot to get the strength and rigidity we were looking for. [URL=http://s1219.photobucket.com/user/priest0321/media/sparks1_zpseaba1e00.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/priest0321/sparks1_zpseaba1e00.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1219.photobucket.com/user/priest0321/media/sparks2_zpsd893f89a.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/priest0321/sparks2_zpsd893f89a.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1219.photobucket.com/user/priest0321/media/Frameready_zps631fef59.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/priest0321/Frameready_zps631fef59.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1219.photobucket.com/user/priest0321/media/chopped1_zps2c6d4918.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/priest0321/chopped1_zps2c6d4918.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1219.photobucket.com/user/priest0321/media/IMG_0663_zps5063df7b.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/priest0321/IMG_0663_zps5063df7b.jpg[/IMG][/URL] steering box mount is built into the frame and sleeved so the steering box was strapped on for mock up. [URL=http://s1219.photobucket.com/user/priest0321/media/IMG_0664_zps2a369b7b.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/priest0321/IMG_0664_zps2a369b7b.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1219.photobucket.com/user/priest0321/media/IMG_0665_zps3226b930.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/priest0321/IMG_0665_zps3226b930.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1219.photobucket.com/user/priest0321/media/IMG_0667_zpsfd16743b.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/priest0321/IMG_0667_zpsfd16743b.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1219.photobucket.com/user/priest0321/media/IMG_0675_zps165dc40e.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/priest0321/IMG_0675_zps165dc40e.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1219.photobucket.com/user/priest0321/media/IMG_0676_zpscc38926a.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/priest0321/IMG_0676_zpscc38926a.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1219.photobucket.com/user/priest0321/media/IMG_0677_zps2217ed15.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/priest0321/IMG_0677_zps2217ed15.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1219.photobucket.com/user/priest0321/media/IMG_0678_zps7a2e2fff.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/priest0321/IMG_0678_zps7a2e2fff.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1219.photobucket.com/user/priest0321/media/IMG_0680_zpsb68afa4d.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/priest0321/IMG_0680_zpsb68afa4d.jpg[/IMG][/URL] first layer of steel on and sanded down [URL=http://s1219.photobucket.com/user/priest0321/media/IMG_0685_zps421e35ce.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/priest0321/IMG_0685_zps421e35ce.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1219.photobucket.com/user/priest0321/media/IMG_0687_zpsf7e7bb41.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/priest0321/IMG_0687_zpsf7e7bb41.jpg[/IMG][/URL] front side of the steering box mount [URL=http://s1219.photobucket.com/user/priest0321/media/IMG_0689_zps8482581d.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/priest0321/IMG_0689_zps8482581d.jpg[/IMG][/URL] steering box mount mocked up [URL=http://s1219.photobucket.com/user/priest0321/media/IMG_0690_zpsb3055516.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/priest0321/IMG_0690_zpsb3055516.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1219.photobucket.com/user/priest0321/media/IMG_0692_zps6520e551.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/priest0321/IMG_0692_zps6520e551.jpg[/IMG][/URL] [URL=http://s1219.photobucket.com/user/priest0321/media/IMG_0694_zps48621fe8.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/priest0321/IMG_0694_zps48621fe8.jpg[/IMG][/URL] fish plate on [URL=http://s1219.photobucket.com/user/priest0321/media/IMG_0695_zps5f419033.jpg.html][IMG]http://i1219.photobucket.com/albums/dd428/priest0321/IMG_0695_zps5f419033.jpg[/IMG][/URL] frame rails are done [/QUOTE]
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