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If you can remove the wheels and touch the cracks with your hands, welding
them up will not be a problem. Most mechanics and body shops dont favor
doing this type of work. I guess it is not that common for them to do. It is
very easy and can be repaired as strong as before. No need to get rid of the
truck just because these stress cracks have appeared. If someone takes the
time to weld it back properly, it will be as good as it was. Even if you
have to pull the bed off, the job is not as difficult as your mechanic is
making it out to be. Usually this type of job takes more manual preparation
than the actual repairs do. If someone trys to short cut it, then you might
look at selling the truck very soon. Dont give up though, go to some
independant welding shops and ask for another opinion.
don't see why you have to sell and don't see why the repair should be that
expensive... I would think you could jack, bend, tweek the crack back
together, weld the crack then add a boxing plate on the inside and you have
restored the strength of the frame. If that doesn't seem enough to you,
fab or have a piece of channel cut to fit inside the frame rail and weld
it in.. even if it's in the curve of the rail, you can have a piece rolled
to fit... I think you're looking at a couple of hundred bucks tops...IMHO..
I think you're throwing the baby out with the bathwater.....any other
opinions out there ????
Laura,
Regarding your cracked frame, sounds like the cracks may be too severe to
repair, but I had some on my '54 that I repaired myself.
First, I drilled a small hole at each end of each crack, to stop its
progress. Then I welded the crack up, and in some cases, welded a patch
over it. This was not a problem for me as I had the bed and cab removed at
the time.
Good luck!
-
Winford Rister
McKinney Texas
54F100(in progress)
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Laura;
Don't despair. Before you put your truck down, check with a local street-rod
shop or a race-car shop that deals with circle-track sportsman type cars.
The sort of problem you describe is routine work for the latter.
Mike Bishop
Hemified '53 F-100
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Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 17:53:18 -0400
From: Fred Hooper concentric.net>
Subject: Re: 70 6EC 302
Never did see a reply to my question of what these markings would mean on a rear
end, Ford must have put them there for a reason?? Come on guys you can do it! 70
6EC 302......
Fred
hotrod'56
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Date: Mon, 19 Jun 2000 22:51:16 -0500
Subject: Re: cracked frame
From: Brett L Habben juno.com>
Laura,
In today's throw-away society everybody will tell you to junk it. But
when I think back to all the junk we continuously welded up/cobbled up to
keep our farm going as a kid, this is not the end of the world by any
means. Are you attached to your truck? Other than the frame cracks is
it in good shape? Or would it really be better to find another truck?
Only you can answer these questions.
To fix the truck 2 choices come to mind: 1.) Find a better frame and
swap it out (mucho labor). 2.) Find a reputable welder and repair the
frame (don't laugh). Mechanics typically aren't welders, and seen
through a different set of eyes the cracks may not be deemed terminal.
The longevity of the repair is directly related to the skill of the
welder. If the cracks are under the bed, it would be a good idea to
remove the bed first to give the welder the best access possible.
Sure, eventually all of our trucks will return to a pile of iron oxide.
The challenge is to stave that off as long as possible and keep enjoying
them for what they are.
Good Luck,
Brett
PS. Love those 58 grills.....
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> My mechanic pointed out that my 1958 F100 has a cracked frame in
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