It's reasonable if it LASTS. He has already given me a disclaimer that it might not last longer than 3 years if I don't do something about the rest. Guess what my next project is?? He says that the pre-cut piece that the POS P.O.'s left me will come in handy. It was same gauge or so as the OEM stuff. He's going to use it more as a "vanity cover" to hide his welding though. He's going to shore up the "Y" brace all the way out to the control arms using a large square tubing from another automobile frame. The rest, I'm not sure about. They're restoring a '33 Ford panel truck. They've lopped off the front of the frame and they're going to weld the front and rear axle from a 60's Lincoln onto it. --- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "content22207" <brobertson@xxxx> wrote: > Too late now. Title's in your name. You're just going to have to fall > in love with car and spend more time, money, patience, etc on it than > you should. We all do... > > Seriously, now that you have unimpeded access to bottom of car am > willing to bet everything's going to be fine. DeLo's have world's > largest frame made from world's cheapest steel. Is your welder going > to use carbon steel or stainless? What gauge? Will crumple extension > be reinforced with sheet or tubular steel? > > $500 is VERY reasonable IMHO. Less than half cost of replacement > extension alone (uninstalled). > > Bill Robertson > #5939 > > >--- In DMCForum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, "cruznmd" <racuti1@xxxx> wrote: > > Oooooooooook. So my car is at the welder's. > > > > This is the first time I've had it on a lift, and the first time I've > > been able to see in greater detail how certain things are attached. > > > > The first thing I'd like to say is, if anyone experienced had seen > > this car, I would have been advised NOT to buy it. > > > > But I went alone and now I have to work with it. That's fine. > > > > There was very little of the bottom part of the crumple tube left. > > The main cross bar that goes across the front of frame...uh the part > > that "boxes in" the "Y", that the tube attaches to is rusted away in > > the middle. There is also some concern for the metal that the lower > > control arms attach to. > > > > However, he showed me how he plans to build it all out again and what > > metal he's going to use. He'll be able to reinforce the control arm > > area too. I saw some of his handywork in the shop. I should be in > > good hands. > > > > We estimate the cost to be between $300-500.00. Pray for me. > > > > Rich Yahoo! Groups Sponsor ADVERTISEMENT <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=251812.3856299.5103760.1261774/D=egroupweb/S=170512 6215:HM/A=1754452/R=0/SIG=11tjeu2hk/*http://www.netflix.com/Default?mqso=6 0178324&partid=3856299> click here <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=251812.3856299.5103760.1261774/D=egroupm ail/S=:HM/A=1754452/rand=166285872> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: DMCForum-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/> .
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