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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Mendenhall MS
Posts: 222
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Frame Straightening
I installed some new hood hinges and bumpers on Tyler's truck this weekend and realized I have a problem that's probably going to require some body shop time.
The hood doesn't align with the fenders. On the driver's side there's a pretty tight joint but on the pass side the joint goes from tight at the fire wall to about a 3/4" to 1" gap at the grille. Upon closer inspection I see that the front portion of the truck (fenders and the radiator support or crossmember or whatever it is) has been shifted to the passenger side. The PO made no attempts to correct this other than shimming the drivers side fender just enough for the hood to close. If I were to remove the shims from the drivers side then both sides would be about 3/4" to 1" too far to the left to let the hood close. So....I suspect the vehicle was hit fairly hard in the front on the drivers side at one point. I'm expecting that the frame horns are both bent. Do y'all think this is a trip to the body shop for frame alignment or is this something I might can do myself. I have a welder and cutting torches and all that jazz. Is it possible I can maybe install a turnbuckle on an angle from the drivers side front frame horn and maybe tweek the frame and fenders and radiator support all in one piece? |
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