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fade94 · 09-13-2005, 08:48 AM

The frame is unuseable. BOTH frame rails are bent just in front of the rear cab mount. One side even buckled. Short frame
Thanks for letting me vent.

silvertonguedevil · 09-13-2005, 09:44 AM

Is it something that a frame shop could pull/straighten?

stllookn · 09-13-2005, 09:59 AM

Hmmmmmm....that doesn't look like a TX frame...a little too much corrosion on it. I agree...call a frame shop. LWB frames are a dime a dozen around here but moving them is a real pain. That is why I still have one in my pasture. Free if you want it! I am sure another board member has one in your area. Look at this way...good chance to have the new one powder coated!

fade94 · 09-13-2005, 12:29 PM

Cheaper to get another frame then to try to get this fixed. Forgot to say, This is a SHORT frame

Joe67 · 09-13-2005, 12:46 PM

I agree, get another frame, there seem to be plenty advertised here

Unless a shop has some good equipment, it will NEVER be the same.

fade94 · 09-13-2005, 01:40 PM

I knew I had my work cut out putting my leaf rear on this coil frame. But the fact that it's bent, kills the plans now. I wish I could find a short, leaf frame that is BARE. I have everything to put on it off of my DD 71 long bed. Once I have the drivetrain and cab on, I'll begin the search for a bed.

tomatocity · 09-13-2005, 01:48 PM

Find a good (laser equipment) frame shop and have them give you an estimate of the cost and the how straight it will be when finished. A short frame is difficult to find anywhere. The last one I found was bent.

RicksTrucks · 09-13-2005, 02:20 PM

I am in the process of stripping a long frame (I need the coils and holders to put on a short frame that had been bagged) and haven't made plans yet on what to do with it when I am done yet.

69 longhorn · 09-13-2005, 03:29 PM

He!!, long frames are a" dime a dozen".....cut 12" out the middle, & 8" off the butt end & you are good to go

L

fade94 · 09-13-2005, 03:41 PM

I have a long frame already. I was trying to avoid cutting one down. I know where 2 short frames are for $250 ea.

Blue_71 · 09-13-2005, 05:54 PM

i know im a little ways away, but i have a complete rolling 67 swb frame here, that's not bent... im looking to get $175 out of it

tomatocity · 09-13-2005, 06:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blue_71

i know im a little ways away, but i have a complete rolling 67 swb frame here, that's not bent... im looking to get $175 out of it

You are killing me. $175 + 3600 miles of pulling a trailer or $900 in gas. Expensive, but nice, short frame.

GloryHound · 09-13-2005, 07:00 PM

A swb frame was my problem also. Called a frame shop and they said it would cost $50 to hook it to the machine and $250 per pull. Also he said most frames require 3 pulls on average to straighten very few will be straight after one pull since a slight twist in addition to the bend makes pull #2 and then it is on to the second frame rail!

Blue_71 · 09-13-2005, 08:16 PM

never hurts to offer

if nothign else i at least got some laughs

NO LONGER DISTURBED KONCEPTZ · 09-13-2005, 08:23 PM

I got a frame that was shortened down from a longbed frame. The pic is in the 67-72 parts forum.

09-13-2005, 08:48 AM	#1
fade94 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Melissa, TX Posts: 799	F'in frame is BENT.. The frame is unuseable. BOTH frame rails are bent just in front of the rear cab mount. One side even buckled. Short frame Thanks for letting me vent. Attached Images __________________ 68 short bed driver (71 clip on it now, swapping to 68 when weather cooperates) 67 short step project (will get SWB from the 68) 67 Camaro, #'s matching (my wife's) 03 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 diesel 5 speed 4.10 rear Last edited by fade94; 09-13-2005 at 12:29 PM.

09-13-2005, 09:59 AM	#3
stllookn Saving 1 truck at a time! Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kent, WA Posts: 6,465	Hmmmmmm....that doesn't look like a TX frame...a little too much corrosion on it. I agree...call a frame shop. LWB frames are a dime a dozen around here but moving them is a real pain. That is why I still have one in my pasture. Free if you want it! I am sure another board member has one in your area. Look at this way...good chance to have the new one powder coated! __________________ '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 400/TH400 '68 C20 Longhorn 50th Anniversary 468/TH400w/buckets '72 C20 Halfhorn (Longhorn w/o cab and front clip) '69 Flxible Cruiser (look up ugly in the dictionary)

09-13-2005, 12:29 PM	#4
fade94 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Melissa, TX Posts: 799	Cheaper to get another frame then to try to get this fixed. Forgot to say, This is a SHORT frame __________________ 68 short bed driver (71 clip on it now, swapping to 68 when weather cooperates) 67 short step project (will get SWB from the 68) 67 Camaro, #'s matching (my wife's) 03 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 diesel 5 speed 4.10 rear

09-13-2005, 12:46 PM	#5
Joe67 67 is sold Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Troy, Michigan Posts: 6,733	I agree, get another frame, there seem to be plenty advertised here Unless a shop has some good equipment, it will NEVER be the same. __________________ Joe - Formerly 67c10step ------------------------------- 1967 Chevy Stepside - ECE 4/6, fuelcell, 5lug - SOLD gr8lakes - My ebay auctions Click here to order forum apparel :: Click here to become a subscribing member

09-13-2005, 01:40 PM	#6
fade94 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Melissa, TX Posts: 799	I knew I had my work cut out putting my leaf rear on this coil frame. But the fact that it's bent, kills the plans now. I wish I could find a short, leaf frame that is BARE. I have everything to put on it off of my DD 71 long bed. Once I have the drivetrain and cab on, I'll begin the search for a bed. __________________ 68 short bed driver (71 clip on it now, swapping to 68 when weather cooperates) 67 short step project (will get SWB from the 68) 67 Camaro, #'s matching (my wife's) 03 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 diesel 5 speed 4.10 rear

09-13-2005, 09:44 AM	#2
silvertonguedevil Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Seaside, Oregon Posts: 1,789	Is it something that a frame shop could pull/straighten? __________________ -Greg My Chevy trucks, past and present: 1962 C10 SB Fleetside 1964 C10 LB Fleetside BBW 1966 C10 SB Fleetside 1966 C10 SB Fleetside BBW 1968 C10 SB Fleetside 1971 C10 LB Fleetside 1971 C10 SB Fleetside 1972 C10 SB Fleetside Cheyenne 1972 C10 SB Fleetside Cheyenne Super 1972 C10 LB Fleetside Cheyenne Super 1974 C20 Cheyenne 1979 K5 Blazer Cheyenne 1982 K10 SB Fleetside Custom Deluxe 1982 K10 SB Fleetside Scottsdale 1986 C10 SB Fleetside Silverado 2008 Silverado 1500 4x4

09-13-2005, 01:48 PM	#7
tomatocity Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Sacramento CA Posts: 1,255	Find a good (laser equipment) frame shop and have them give you an estimate of the cost and the how straight it will be when finished. A short frame is difficult to find anywhere. The last one I found was bent. __________________ Got bored, sold everthing. Got bored, looking for a 1960-66 C-10. Want to build my last truck.

09-13-2005, 02:20 PM	#8
RicksTrucks Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Claremore, OK 74017 Posts: 2,639	I am in the process of stripping a long frame (I need the coils and holders to put on a short frame that had been bagged) and haven't made plans yet on what to do with it when I am done yet. __________________ 68 Short Stepside C-10 69 SWB C-10 70 Flatbed C-20 70 LWB C-20 BB402 70 LWB C-10 CST 70 LWB C-10 CST 71 Short Stepside Cheyenne C-10 72 LWB C-10 72 Blazer 4x4 4spd 95 Jeep Cherokee 4x4

09-13-2005, 03:29 PM	#9
69 longhorn Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: rock island,il,usa Posts: 5,382	He!!, long frames are a" dime a dozen".....cut 12" out the middle, & 8" off the butt end & you are good to go L __________________ http://community.webshots.com/user/hotrodhorn

09-13-2005, 03:41 PM	#10
fade94 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Melissa, TX Posts: 799	I have a long frame already. I was trying to avoid cutting one down. I know where 2 short frames are for $250 ea. __________________ 68 short bed driver (71 clip on it now, swapping to 68 when weather cooperates) 67 short step project (will get SWB from the 68) 67 Camaro, #'s matching (my wife's) 03 Dodge Ram 2500 4x4 diesel 5 speed 4.10 rear

09-13-2005, 07:00 PM	#13
GloryHound Working on a Nova. Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: ## Posts: 506	A swb frame was my problem also. Called a frame shop and they said it would cost $50 to hook it to the machine and $250 per pull. Also he said most frames require 3 pulls on average to straighten very few will be straight after one pull since a slight twist in addition to the bend makes pull #2 and then it is on to the second frame rail!

09-13-2005, 08:16 PM	#14
Blue_71 Bloo Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Barren County Kentucky Posts: 6,283	never hurts to offer if nothign else i at least got some laughs

09-13-2005, 08:23 PM	#15
NO LONGER DISTURBED KONCEPTZ Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 257	I got a frame that was shortened down from a longbed frame. The pic is in the 67-72 parts forum.



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