Topic: Frame Options

[Troublemaker]

I needs some pointers. My frame is rusted worse then what I thought it was, anyways I have been throwing a bunch of ideas around to fix the problem. The truck has been in Ontario since 84 and after 26 years of being drove in salt its starting to show. Just behind the front rear leaf springs the frame is rusted out, drivers side is the worst. I would say about 1/2 the frame is gone for 5 inches. The rear is real bad on the passenger side beside the gas tank, their is about a 1" rot line that goes the length of the tank. The drivers side has about the same length but it just has a bunch of little spots gone on it.

Lets here some options, I'm thinking of 4 linking the front and rear, leaving only the frame around the cab in tact. Its a lot of work, probably wont be street legal any more and is the most expensive.

Second would be to just patch the front rust holes then making a new square tube rear half of the frame and maybe custom flat bed. Cheaper and easier to do. But how strong would it be?

Third, just cut out the little spots of rot then plate it with 1/4 plate? I'm just worried about the strength of doing it this way, frame is already patched in places to.

So guys whats your option?

[81_yota]

with that much work just get a new frame from a place that dont use salt thats what im gonna be doin

[4RunnerChevy]

Yeah just pick up a frame, blast it, have it hot dipped, then powder coated. 

[81_yota]

or sandblast and por15 it if done right it would never rust

[Troublemaker [OP]]

Don't know of anyplace around here that would have a good toy frame. Even if their was one it would be very expensive.

[81_yota]

whats ur price range?

[79coyotefrg]

or sandblast and por15 it if done right it would never rust

if he sandblast it he wont have anything left to spray por15 on.

[81_yota]

if he sandblast it he wont have anything left to spray por15 on.

read my other post you may see why i said that

[79coyotefrg]

Budbuilt sells complete frames http://www.budbuilt.com/new/frames.html

and my buddy Oddmar http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?action=profile;u=2193 builds replacement frames also.   http://www.pbfab.com/

[81_yota]

or you can check out jimsgotparts.com im getting one shipped to my door for 600 and its rust free

[79coyotefrg]

Oddmar is in Pekin Illinois 81_yota so you might check into that.

[81_yota]

i would but i cant afford $1600

[Troublemaker [OP]]

Limit on a new frame would be 500-700. To me its not worth doing all that work to be back into square one. All these new frames for 1500+ is crazy I could make a buggy for that price.

[79coyotefrg]

rust free??  from Colorado?? 

[79coyotefrg]

can you fabricate??  just get some 2x4 rectangle tube and get to it.

[81_yota]

rust free??  from Colorado??  

this directed to me / if yes he said he wouldnt send one out unless 100%

[Troublemaker [OP]]

I can fabricate. Done small jobs, bumpers, hitches, sliders stuff like that. 100% sure I could patch the frame. 4 link is iffy, doing a bit of reading now on it so if anyone has a great 4 link how to that would help.

[40mikemike]

same problem only on drivers side, oddly enough only the back was bad for me....

3/4 the way down is my few build pics...

http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=75023.0