Recommended Frame Repair article from ICar.

[RedTruck]

I found this tonight and thought some of you fellas doing frame repair/modifications may find it useful. It's for newer model years, but I'm sure much of the reinforcement and max heat information still applies. I know it's been talked about from time to time, but the recommended way here is to joint a frame with a reinforced butt joint as opposed to an angle or Z.

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Paul

 

[itsacrazyasian]

Doing mechanical work for the body shop across the street, i've changed ALOT of frames over the years. I've seen them section a bunch too, but i tell you what, the new Ford frames are a pita to straigten. we usually change them, it results in far less labor since we usually end up removing the motor and tranny anyway to access the frame.