Yeah, I made the pattern at work yesterday, then traced it onto 1/4" plate last night. But I got so into the teardown of the rest of the frame that I never got them on last night! Either tonight or tomorrow night I will finish grinding the welds and install the fish plates. I think now that the frame is just bare rails, I might lay the frame on it's sides to weld in the plates. I think the welds will look better that way, rather than trying to weld upside-down and stuff :)

Hey Glock, nice looking job! The reason I like to keep the cuts straight is because I use part of the removed section to make diamond shaped plates to lay over the joints, including the 90 degree areas top and bottom.

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Looks damn good keep up the good work....

Thanks!! I can't quite tell from the pics, but it looks like you are plating the verticle cuts as well. Is that what you meant by "including the 90 degree areas top and bottom"? Hadn't thought of that.

You are the one who has inspired me through your posts to attempt this. Thanks to all for your great comments!!

Here is an unpainted pic from Ebfabmans website. Hope ya don't mind me borrowing it bud!!
http://ebfabman.com/0b0bcd20.jpg

WOW!!!! Awesome job!! That goes for both of yas!

What could a person expect to pay for a quality job like that?

I'm looking forward to seeing progress photos as you go.

Isn't that the LWB truck you wrecked a while back? Great job!! ;)

Where can you find these flap discs?

Acklands Grainger for us Canadians :D Princess Auto also sells them. About $10-$15 each but well worth the money

It was! Until now........

I have been buying them lately at Harbor Freight, I think they are about $6 or $7 for a 3-pack. I order them through MSC Industrial for work. Much better and last longer, but at $5 each (USD).

More Pictures!!
 

MORE PICTURES!!!

I finished the frame tonight! Now I need to degrease it, then it goes to the sandblasters on Monday.

Here is the end result:

http://usera.imagecave.com/glock35ip...K/DCP_3299.JPG
http://usera.imagecave.com/glock35ip...K/DCP_3305.JPG
http://usera.imagecave.com/glock35ip...K/DCP_3307.JPG

you mustve flipped that frame on its side! cheater! jk, i was looking at the close up of the fish plate and i was thinking damn thats a nice bead then it appeared in the pic above that its on its side?!?

Can you post some measurements? How much where? Why cut at the place you did? Etc.? I am going to do the same thing shortly. I am skilled enough, and have the equipment to do it. But i always look for a better idea. Thanks

If that is cheating, then I am guilty!!! :D I tried to grind the welds on the inside while it was on the jackstands, but that proved to be a PITA! So I grabbed the engine hoist and lifted one side in the air and worked on the lower side, then let it down and did the other side. It did make for much nicer welds. :metal:

I will get some measurements from reference points for you tonight and post them here. Basically, you remove 12" from the middle, just ahead of the rear cab mount, and take 8" off the very end of the frame. I chose the exact location I did for one reason: the serial number is stamped on the top of the upper rail right where I removed the 12", and some other numbers are stamped ahead of them on the side. I placed the step in a way that would leave both sets of numbers. It's a no-no to deface the serial numbers, so I wanted to leave them alone.

As requested:

http://usera.imagecave.com/glock35ipsc/frame3.jpg

Ive been getting my flap discs from wally world. They were @ $5 if I remember right. Great job on the frame...corn