Ive just discovered ive been driving around with my front clip frame rails literally rotted to pieces. Since I know nothing about bodywork/fabrication, I was originally going to leave it until i got the whole car disassembled, and have a professional refab it, but now its so bad i fear the car with break in two if i keep driving it. Has anyone ever replaced a front clip before, or done a fix to rotted frame rails?
yes
what did you do, fabricate a fix, or replace the frame?
(http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee79/daminc/front%20end/IMG_5373.jpg)
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I think there's also a guy on FEP who fabricates the front subframes for fox bodies
YES ALL THE TIME!!
Spark machine plenty of wire assortment of various angle iron and plating. A pizza every 4 hours and a beverage of your choice.
the worst thing I had to try to fix... I also had to replace part of the firewall where the frame was once attached, along with the lower part of the strut towers...
I also had to clip the rad support... if your rails are rotted, the support is probably cooked too
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if you are repairing.. dont forget to make new crush sleeves for the kmember
(http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee79/daminc/front%20end/IMG_5275.jpg)
and if your going that far... may as well box and weld all the holes closed, along with all the seams
(http://i233.photobucket.com/albums/ee79/daminc/front%20end/IMG_5224.jpg)
Nice hole weld up a clean engine bay is where it is at. Plenty of grinding and filling but that is worth it when you POP THE HOOD!!!