Hello everybody!
One of the trucks (SUV actually) that i own is a lifted 92 2 door GMC Yukon. This past winter i noticed my back bumper started rotting through really bad (popular phenomenon in NE ohio due to all the salt). In the spring, i decided to remove and replace the rusty bumper. Easier said than done. With the bumper removed, i noticed the frame perches that hold the cab supports failed, and the body mounts fell through. No problem - i can alway take some angle + plate and make magic happen...
after cutting off what was left of the cab perches, i noticed the frame itself was paper thin for the last 8-12" of the rail's legth, on both sides, moreso on the passenger side. i started cutting and sawzalling in hopes that i can find some decent metal to pick a starting point, but it turns out that that the leaf spring shackle was a hope and a prayer away from ripping off the frame.
So... my dilemma is - on the passenger side - how does one replace / beef up that frame section? leave the existing paper thin frame in place and start adding plate, angle and reinforcement fish plates over top of whats there? Do i cut a template out based on the driver side frame rail and mirror it for the passenger side and work off that? completely cut that frame section and start anew?
Any help would be tremendously appreciated ...
P.S. the tiny kitty is giving me the silent treatment... he doesnt wanna talk...
One of the trucks (SUV actually) that i own is a lifted 92 2 door GMC Yukon. This past winter i noticed my back bumper started rotting through really bad (popular phenomenon in NE ohio due to all the salt). In the spring, i decided to remove and replace the rusty bumper. Easier said than done. With the bumper removed, i noticed the frame perches that hold the cab supports failed, and the body mounts fell through. No problem - i can alway take some angle + plate and make magic happen...
after cutting off what was left of the cab perches, i noticed the frame itself was paper thin for the last 8-12" of the rail's legth, on both sides, moreso on the passenger side. i started cutting and sawzalling in hopes that i can find some decent metal to pick a starting point, but it turns out that that the leaf spring shackle was a hope and a prayer away from ripping off the frame.
So... my dilemma is - on the passenger side - how does one replace / beef up that frame section? leave the existing paper thin frame in place and start adding plate, angle and reinforcement fish plates over top of whats there? Do i cut a template out based on the driver side frame rail and mirror it for the passenger side and work off that? completely cut that frame section and start anew?
Any help would be tremendously appreciated ...
P.S. the tiny kitty is giving me the silent treatment... he doesnt wanna talk...