Repairing the front of the frame – part 1
OK, this is my favourite part of
the restoration - fixing the rusted front section of the frame! Sean O'Brien
did the fabrication and welding for me in this area, and you will see in the
next few sets of pictures, he did a fantastic job.
We inspected the front of the
frame after sandblasting, and decided that the metal plate at the bottom of the
front frame extension was too weak to be repaired. This plate is what the
steering rack mounting points are welded to, so obviously you don't want any
weakness in this area.
This first set of pictures show
how the plate was carefully cut out, leaving the steering rack mounts behind.
Before any cutting was done, Sean tack welded supports to the steering mounts
and other parts of the front frame extension, so that they would not move
during the repair work.
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