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GloryHound · 08-01-2005, 03:26 PM

I got my wonderful SWB truck stripped to the frame!

After getting it their I started taking measurements and have discovered it is bent between the front crossmember and the front cab support.

and more

!! So after much

ing I decided I will be cutting the front off my LWB parts truck to get everything to work. Now I have to get the LWB into the garage (without an engine) so I can strip it down to the bare frame and take measurements. Looking at the SWB what I am thinking of doing is cutting the frames in the very center of the front cab support. This way I can use grade 8 bolts and the cab supports to align everything. Then I will take an 1/4" plate about 12" long and put it on the inside of the frame for added strength. The bolts will go through the rivet holes in the cab support through the frame and then through the 1/4" plate on the back. But I will weld the seam on each side first using the plate or cab support for alignment and grind it smooth. Then weld the cab support and plate in.

So what does everyone think? Will this be strong enough? Any other recammended ways of fixing this? I was going to take it to a frame straightening shop but they are estimating anywhere from $300 to $2000

to fix it!

08-01-2005, 03:26 PM	#1
GloryHound Working on a Nova. Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: ## Posts: 506	Delays, Delays, Delays I got my wonderful SWB truck stripped to the frame! After getting it their I started taking measurements and have discovered it is bent between the front crossmember and the front cab support. and more !! So after much ing I decided I will be cutting the front off my LWB parts truck to get everything to work. Now I have to get the LWB into the garage (without an engine) so I can strip it down to the bare frame and take measurements. Looking at the SWB what I am thinking of doing is cutting the frames in the very center of the front cab support. This way I can use grade 8 bolts and the cab supports to align everything. Then I will take an 1/4" plate about 12" long and put it on the inside of the frame for added strength. The bolts will go through the rivet holes in the cab support through the frame and then through the 1/4" plate on the back. But I will weld the seam on each side first using the plate or cab support for alignment and grind it smooth. Then weld the cab support and plate in. So what does everyone think? Will this be strong enough? Any other recammended ways of fixing this? I was going to take it to a frame straightening shop but they are estimating anywhere from $300 to $2000 to fix it!