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vanceman · 05-19-2010, 08:27 PM

What is an easy way to tell if your frame is straight? Also where is the cheapest place to get some POR 15, and how much do I need for a short wheel base frame brushed and rolled on? Thanks in advance

basemodel67 · 05-19-2010, 08:59 PM

Straightness isn't always easy to determine without using a frame rack, but by measuring from corner to corner and eyeballing it for any visible damage or twisting, you can get a pretty good idea if it's bent.

**LockDoc** · 05-19-2010, 09:16 PM

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I think you are going to find that POR15 is about the same price wherever you buy it. I'm thinking that the company must set the price on it...

As far as the frame, what basemodel said unless you take it to a frame shop...

LockDoc

**leddzepp** · 05-19-2010, 09:29 PM

If my local guy is out of POR, I buy it on Ebay. Resto-motive (company that makes it) pretty much sets the price. I measured my frame as basemodel stated to determine if it was straight.

vanceman · 05-19-2010, 09:57 PM

What would be a reasonable tolerance for the frame? How much Por do I need?

**leddzepp** · 05-19-2010, 10:12 PM

a quart of POR will be more than enough to do a frame. i buy it in the small cans. once you open the can and expose it to air, it cures pretty fast.

vanceman · 05-22-2010, 11:25 AM

I measured corner to corner, it looks like a 1/4" difference. Is this within tolerance?

vanceman · 05-22-2010, 10:38 PM

Nobody knows? If this was yours would you keep on working on it?

**LockDoc** · 05-22-2010, 11:44 PM

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Originally Posted by vanceman

Nobody knows? If this was yours would you keep on working on it?

That would only be 1/8" out overall. I wouldn't worry about it myself...

LockDoc

**GruntMoanCough** · 05-23-2010, 12:01 AM

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Originally Posted by LockDoc

That would only be 1/8" out overall. I wouldn't worry about it myself...

LockDoc

Yes, 1/8" is allowable. Has your truck been crashed or are you just checkin' it?

vanceman · 05-23-2010, 09:25 AM

Don't know the history of this frame. Just want to make sure before I start spending time and money on it. I don't see any visual defects, just want to make sure.

05-19-2010, 08:27 PM	#1
vanceman Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Central Texas Posts: 140	Couple of questions. What is an easy way to tell if your frame is straight? Also where is the cheapest place to get some POR 15, and how much do I need for a short wheel base frame brushed and rolled on? Thanks in advance

05-19-2010, 08:59 PM	#2
basemodel67 Factory Strippers Rule! Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shingle Springs, CA Posts: 707	Re: Couple of questions. Straightness isn't always easy to determine without using a frame rack, but by measuring from corner to corner and eyeballing it for any visible damage or twisting, you can get a pretty good idea if it's bent. __________________ "Feast your eyes on a feast of smoke." 67 Chevy Short Fleet PLAN: LQ9, 4L60, D60 Looking for School Bus Gauges - Help me out!

05-19-2010, 09:16 PM	#3
LockDoc The Older Generation Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Posts: 25,649	Re: Couple of questions. - I think you are going to find that POR15 is about the same price wherever you buy it. I'm thinking that the company must set the price on it... As far as the frame, what basemodel said unless you take it to a frame shop... LockDoc __________________ Leon Locksmith, Specializing In Antique Trucks, Automobiles, & Motorcycles (My Dually Pickup Project Thread) http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=829820 -

05-19-2010, 09:29 PM	#4
leddzepp Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Southern Cal Posts: 20,022	Re: Couple of questions. If my local guy is out of POR, I buy it on Ebay. Resto-motive (company that makes it) pretty much sets the price. I measured my frame as basemodel stated to determine if it was straight. __________________ 1972 C/10 Cheyenne Super SWB. Restored, loaded, slammed. 1968 C/10 50th Anniversary LWB. Unrestored, stock, daily driver/work truck. RIP ElJay RIP 67ChevyRedneck RIP Grumpy Old Man RIP FleetsidePaul

05-19-2010, 09:57 PM	#5
vanceman Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Central Texas Posts: 140	Re: Couple of questions. What would be a reasonable tolerance for the frame? How much Por do I need?

05-19-2010, 10:12 PM	#6
leddzepp Moderator Join Date: May 2007 Location: Southern Cal Posts: 20,022	Re: Couple of questions. a quart of POR will be more than enough to do a frame. i buy it in the small cans. once you open the can and expose it to air, it cures pretty fast. __________________ 1972 C/10 Cheyenne Super SWB. Restored, loaded, slammed. 1968 C/10 50th Anniversary LWB. Unrestored, stock, daily driver/work truck. RIP ElJay RIP 67ChevyRedneck RIP Grumpy Old Man RIP FleetsidePaul

05-22-2010, 11:25 AM	#7
vanceman Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Central Texas Posts: 140	Re: Couple of questions. I measured corner to corner, it looks like a 1/4" difference. Is this within tolerance?

05-22-2010, 10:38 PM	#8
vanceman Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Central Texas Posts: 140	Re: Couple of questions. Nobody knows? If this was yours would you keep on working on it?

05-23-2010, 09:25 AM	#11
vanceman Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Central Texas Posts: 140	Re: Couple of questions. Don't know the history of this frame. Just want to make sure before I start spending time and money on it. I don't see any visual defects, just want to make sure.



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