Frame Repairs
Got the section out. There's no way one could do this in a junkyard in a day (or maybe at all). It took me an hour to get the rivets out, and that was with a hellacious air chisel.
The crack is longer than I first thought. My plan is to clean it up, weld the top of this section, then plate the bottom portion. I'm going to build a new leg and foot for the portion the rotted off by cutting off the thin metal and plating new metal on. The rest of the frame looks solid, so I think the frame should have no issues. I'm going to clean it up and paint it as well while this is off.
Got the section out. There's no way one could do this in a junkyard in a day (or maybe at all). It took me an hour to get the rivets out, and that was with a hellacious air chisel.
The crack is longer than I first thought. My plan is to clean it up, weld the top of this section, then plate the bottom portion. I'm going to build a new leg and foot for the portion the rotted off by cutting off the thin metal and plating new metal on. The rest of the frame looks solid, so I think the frame should have no issues. I'm going to clean it up and paint it as well while this is off.
