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dsraven · 03-03-2020, 04:15 PM

if you were to build a new frame you could make it straight instead of A framed, and it may make it easier to build suspension around it all.
maybe use the free steel to build a rotiserie. personally I would not use welded angle to box or build a truck frame with. maybe you can trade some angle for some square tube or sheet. usually 3/16 sheet is what gets used for boxing. cold rolled will not have the mill slag on it so it will be easier to work with and use less grinding or sandblasting equipment to get a clean surface for welding.
it's your truck, do what you think is best for you.

03-03-2020, 04:15 PM	#7
dsraven Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: calgary alberta Posts: 8,501	Re: Chassis table if you were to build a new frame you could make it straight instead of A framed, and it may make it easier to build suspension around it all. maybe use the free steel to build a rotiserie. personally I would not use welded angle to box or build a truck frame with. maybe you can trade some angle for some square tube or sheet. usually 3/16 sheet is what gets used for boxing. cold rolled will not have the mill slag on it so it will be easier to work with and use less grinding or sandblasting equipment to get a clean surface for welding. it's your truck, do what you think is best for you.