[1961olds]

hi i was hopeing you guys can help me out is there any way i can repace or reinforce my frame rail it has a decent hole on driver side door and passanger side is decent the only bad part is under the drivers door but was wondering what can be done to strenghten it thanks for any suggestions o yea it does have the square frame (but i belive most frames were tube back in the day)

 

[Kevin45]

The only way to replace it is to find another. To reinfirce it you will need some heavy angle iron and someone that knows welding. Good luck though because it can become a liability issue and a lot of people won't touch it.

 

[1961olds]

o i can weld no prob (welding vocational master welding) what would i do with the angle iron box it? boxing it in with angle iron sounds like a good idea what thickness should i use? 1/4 1/2 ?