[RexDodge]

Ok! I finaly got into the garage to get at the frame. The top pic shows my stand up bracing I spot welded onto the frame before I made my cuts. It also shows a piece of stock I c clamped to the frame (on both sides) to help align the frame after removing the 12" section. I did scribe control lines at 20" on center on both sides but the picture does not show it. The second picture shows the gap under the stand up bracing after I put my come-a-longs on (both sides) and pulled the to halves together. I was wigging out when I measured the floor to frame on each half and each side. Not one measurement of the 4 has the same! After laying there on the garage floor contemplating why the heck I stated this I decided to add the flat stock that is c clamped (to align the side to side). Added the come-a-longs and pulled the two halves together and presto! Checked the frame with a 4' straight edge, did some cross measuring and it worked! The third picture just shows the spot welds and the bottom right picture is the results after pulling the bracing, jacks and blocking. The bed is not bolted down but it shows that it all worked. I picked up new mounting pads today for the cab and bed. I am happy with the results so far. Next weekend I will put the truck up on jack stands and finish the welding on the frame. Maybe even work on the cross member so I can run my exhaust through there. Always something else...later all.