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Rokcrln · 02-07-2006, 12:18 AM

Well after alot of mesuring and checking I have decided my frame if to far out of wack to keep it as is. It started about 6yrs ago when I cut the rear frame off and stepted it it up 2" to get the frame to lay flat. But thios also ment I needed to notch the frame and then that was not enough so I body dropprd it. Then after moving twice I have finally had some time to re-visit where I had left off and that was aligning the body. It turns out that by not doing the work in a jig I ended up twisting and tweaking the rear frame. So now I ether need to get a new frame or cut the rear off and just build a new one from scratch. What have other people done for back halfs? Or should I start looking for a new stock SWB frame and do it right this time with a frame table?

Kevin

02-07-2006, 12:18 AM	#1
Rokcrln Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Winters Ca. 95694 Posts: 4,843	New frame or just a back half... Well after alot of mesuring and checking I have decided my frame if to far out of wack to keep it as is. It started about 6yrs ago when I cut the rear frame off and stepted it it up 2" to get the frame to lay flat. But thios also ment I needed to notch the frame and then that was not enough so I body dropprd it. Then after moving twice I have finally had some time to re-visit where I had left off and that was aligning the body. It turns out that by not doing the work in a jig I ended up twisting and tweaking the rear frame. So now I ether need to get a new frame or cut the rear off and just build a new one from scratch. What have other people done for back halfs? Or should I start looking for a new stock SWB frame and do it right this time with a frame table? Kevin Attached Images Last edited by Rokcrln; 02-07-2006 at 12:21 AM.



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