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ChevyCruizer · 01-17-2013, 09:00 PM

So I need some opinions on this frame. Sometime along its life it was cracked and then inproperly repaired. They did not remove the front crossmember and only patched and welded it from the inside (side that was not covered by the crossmember).

Do you think it is salvagable or should I scrap it an look for another shorbed coil spring frame?

Spartan · 01-17-2013, 09:34 PM

I'd fix it but it really depends on your skills/tools/finance.
A properly patched and welded frame should be just as strong or stronger.
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Fldawg · 01-17-2013, 09:38 PM

I would plate it and weld it up, i know on some of our international buses we have at work we did quite a few repairs like that. should'nt be a probelm, the plate was a international design, so if you used a piece of angle and weld it in it should be strong enough

SS Tim · 01-17-2013, 10:25 PM

It is repairable and a section from another C10 frame might be the best start.

01-17-2013, 09:00 PM	#1
ChevyCruizer 17's too small Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 335	Repair frame or throw away So I need some opinions on this frame. Sometime along its life it was cracked and then inproperly repaired. They did not remove the front crossmember and only patched and welded it from the inside (side that was not covered by the crossmember). Do you think it is salvagable or should I scrap it an look for another shorbed coil spring frame? Attached Images __________________ 68 C10 SWB SS 5 lug power disc brake conversion 2.5 inch drop spindles van tilt column Air Ride Technologies Cool Ride air bag kits Performance Online tubular upper control arms and shock relocator kits ECE super track panhard bar 1 piece side windows

01-17-2013, 09:34 PM	#2
Spartan Registered User Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Backwoods, OR Posts: 888	Re: Repair frame or throw away I'd fix it but it really depends on your skills/tools/finance. A properly patched and welded frame should be just as strong or stronger. Posted via Mobile Device __________________ '69 K20 350/4 speed/Rockwell/D44/HO52. "orange rhymes with door hinge"

01-17-2013, 09:38 PM	#3
Fldawg Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Lynn Haven Florida Posts: 1,019	Re: Repair frame or throw away I would plate it and weld it up, i know on some of our international buses we have at work we did quite a few repairs like that. should'nt be a probelm, the plate was a international design, so if you used a piece of angle and weld it in it should be strong enough

01-17-2013, 10:25 PM	#4
SS Tim Registered User Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Edwards, CA Posts: 7,503	Re: Repair frame or throw away It is repairable and a section from another C10 frame might be the best start. __________________ Thanks, Tim * VIN/Model Decoders * Power Team Charts (engine/transmission/gear ratio) * Post Your Pickup SPID Blazer SPID Suburban/Panel SPID * RTFM ... Read The Factory Manuals... download 'em here Highlanders Do you have a 1972 Plaid Pickup? Plaid Blazer ** Plaid Suburban



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