[DMCForum] Re: Warning: Structural Integrity Failure
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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



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