57 frame restoration

[candyx]

I'm about to pull my frame out of my 57 3100 ,i have the parallel 4 bar mocked up.I want to box the frame rails front to back add the IFS which i have been learning towards the No Limit Engineering ifs and the frame cross member from Progressive Automotive.My question is should i just seporate the frame and box the rails then reassemble the frame with the new ifs and cross member or keep it together while i do all the changes and remove the old cross members as i go? i plan to weld up every hole in the frame rails that is not in use so it doesn't look like swiss cheese.Then the frame will be powdercoated which leads me to another question,since the rails will be boxed and open on the ends i doubt the powercoater will be able to coat the inside of the rails.Do i need to worry about the inside of the rails rusting or should i try to coat the inside of the rails with something after the powedcoat is completed?

[57ToyBox]

I would specifically ask you PC guy to spray inside the boxed in frame rails to insure it doesn't rust in there and eventually rowen the finish on the outside of the frame rails.

[hotrod1]

check out my build. 56 pro touring

[candyx]

Originally Posted by hotrod1

check out my build. 56 pro touring

I have been watching your build you really did alot of fab on your frame very impressive.Maybe you can tell me why the rear of the frame channel leg on the bottom is smaller then the top of the channel behind the shock cross member.What was the purpose of that from the factory,did you box this area?Do you cut the top of the channel to match the bottom to keep the box plate plumb?

[hotrod1]

I dont know what the purpose was. We will be boxing this area after we figure out rear end placement and shock attachment. The last cross member will most likely be removed as well. We will then box that area. We have a No Limit 21 gal tank that will go into that area. We made sure that any area on the frame where it was not equal were trimmed to make sure that it came out square.