Topic: 85 4Runner Rusting frame fix

[Yota87Truck]

We started tearing into Mega Mormon's frame tonight.

[Yota87Truck [OP]]

Started as a decent night, then rained and ended up snowing.  We crafted a lean-to in order to keep out of the elements as best as we could.

[Mega Baby Huey]

nothing like finding out your mole hills are actually mountains!!!! 

lots of rust, but then we started looking at other posts on marlin of rust problems and suddenly i don't feel that bad! it could have been a lot worse!

[Yota87Truck [OP]]

more updates...

[Yota87Truck [OP]]

Getting back together.

[kneedownnate]

  bandaids do NOT belong on a frame or anything structural 

[crazymoritz97]

to bad u guys are not closer to chico,ca i have a frame for a 85 runner

[Mega Baby Huey]

  bandaids do NOT belong on a frame or anything structural 

Neither does rust... but wha'cha gonna do... honestly, this is a lot better than leaving a giant hole in it, and i'm trying to go through school so money is tight... and i don't see any other option at the moment...

[Yota87Truck [OP]]

yeah mega mormon was bummed when he found out that there was already a shady patch job on his frame... We just tried to make what was bad to better.

[wakkjobb]

'bout says it all... that frame is worse than what I found on my pile; check my build thread; it was fun.    Should just chop it off and tube/link the crap outta it.

Where in CO are you?

>>Dan

[Yota87Truck [OP]]

Mega Mormon and I are from Montrose, CO.  Our parents live there.  I am in Utah and Mega Mormon is in Idaho.  He was down in Utah to work so we added to the band aid.

Both Mega Mormon and I have never heard a whole lot of frame issues on toyotas until we did a "frame fix site:marlincrawler.com" google search:
http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=48583.0
http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=64521.0
http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=59913.0