Frame rot

[DavidC]

I will ask him when I go pick it up. Just remind me.

Post it note on forehead and post it note on mirror to look at forehead.

 

[MarkEagleUSA]

I will ask him when I go pick it up. Just remind me.

Justin, if possible, if they’ll tell you, ask them how they evaluated the spots? I’m wondering if they use media blast or a needle scaler or etc?

You've been reminded!

 

[Wayne M.]

Justin, gimme a heads up when the truck is ready.

 

[jgillott]

Just got the truck back this evening. I'll take better pictures tomorrow in the daylight. But, here they are just with the flash on my phone.

Driver's side.

Passenger side

The total cost out the door at the welding shop was $300. I'm very pleased with it for that price.

 

[MarkEagleUSA]

The total cost out the door at the welding shop was $300. I'm very pleased with it for that price.

Looks good! I would have gladly paid $300 to fix mine. Had about half that in materials so I guess that works out about the same.

 

[jgillott]

Looks good! I would have gladly paid $300 to fix mine. Had about half that in materials so I guess that works out about the same.

Thanks. I can't wait to get a good look at it tomorrow in the daylight. But from what I see so far, I am happy with the job. He ended up doing both sides. Even though the driver's side wasn't through initially, he wasn't happy with what he found after he hit it with a needle scaler.

 

[MarkEagleUSA]

Hard to tell from the pics but it looks like just the sides are plated... or does it wrap around the bottom?

 

[jgillott]

I think it wraps around the bottom. I'll confirm that for sure tomorrow.

 

[jgillott]

Hard to tell from the pics but it looks like just the sides are plated... or does it wrap around the bottom?

This pic is a little hard to see. But, it is looking up from the bottom inside of the frame rail. He plated the outside, inside, and bottom of both rails. I'll try to get some better pics after church.

 

[Wayne M.]

Looks good Justin. Now to hose plenty of Fluid Film inside.

 

[jgillott]

Looks good Justin. Now to hose plenty of Fluid Film inside.

Yes sir. Eric Smith is going to treat it for me before the bad weather hits. I am also going to start keeping an eye out for a good used rust free frame. I don't have intentions of doing a frame swap right now. But, if I can find one at a reasonable price, I'm going to buy it, put it in the barn, and save it for when/if I decide to do a full restoration on this truck. Worst case, I can sell it off to someone else in the future. I don't see this rot issue going away and the longer owners are going to try and keep this generation of truck around, the harder those parts will be to source.

 

[Ozymandias]

Looks good! I would have gladly paid $300 to fix mine. Had about half that in materials so I guess that works out about the same.

I liked your repair way better!

 

[Ozymandias]

Yes sir. Eric Smith is going to treat it for me before the bad weather hits. I am also going to start keeping an eye out for a good used rust free frame. I don't have intentions of doing a frame swap right now. But, if I can find one at a reasonable price, I'm going to buy it, put it in the barn, and save it for when/if I decide to do a full restoration on this truck. Worst case, I can sell it off to someone else in the future. I don't see this rot issue going away and the longer owners are going to try and keep this generation of truck around, the harder those parts will be to source.

If you find one, send it for hot dipping, galvanizing.
But choose a company that has experience with frames, otherwise you can end up with a banana.

 

[mwilson]

Another welding
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