58 apache 31 stepside noob project help!

[OrrieG]

I would find an old time frame shop and let them straighten it out. Probably not that much and you will know it is right on. I can think of ways to attack it in the driveway, but remember any action has a reaction somewhere. The shop would make sure working on the driver side did not pull something else out, like the passenger front. These frames were designed to flex and move, a frame rack will make sure only the parts that need to be moved do.

[dcody619]

Originally Posted by dicer

You can straighten it yourself, if you had some nice steel I beams, to clamp to and pull against, or talk to a frame shop. If you know someone that does heavy equipment mechanics they could do it.

Well, after calling around Im going to do it myself since shops only want insurance companies.

So I should probably start by removing cabin and front clip right? And then...any tips?
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[hsdropout]

Check craigslist.....a dude in east county has a '59 you might be able to use frame. Listed at 700 bucks, who knows if body is badly rusted he might take less. You should be able to make one out of two....or else have a really big pile of rusted junk.........

[dcody619]

Originally Posted by hsdropout

Check craigslist.....a dude in east county has a '59 you might be able to use frame. Listed at 700 bucks, who knows if body is badly rusted he might take less. You should be able to make one out of two....or else have a really big pile of rusted junk.........

I saw that one and thought but no I want to fix her if possible from home(without having to dump a lot of money in her).
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[SCHRUMGMC]

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