Bent Frame

SierraM37 · Post by **SierraM37** » Sat Aug 15, 2009 11:12 am

Dismantling my '52 I noticed that the right (passenger) front rail seems to be bent. I'll try to post pictures a little later but the right front spring mount rivets have been replaced with bolts and the spring hanger itself is blue with the rest of the truck OD. Somewhere along the line it must have been in a front end collision, possibly only the right side. It appears to be 1"-2" off line eyeballing it. Does anyone have any pictures looking down the frame rails from the front to compare to? What about dimensions of the frame so I can check with a tape. What advice - straighten? Won't notice so don't bother?

I'm removing the 318 and dropping the stock 6 back in and one front mount and one rear mount, on opposite sides have been removed so I think I may need to line up before I replace. Thoughts? Pictures required?

Murf · Post by **Murf** » Sun Aug 16, 2009 2:56 pm

Must have been hit by a tank

m15256 · Post by **m15256** » Mon Aug 17, 2009 6:32 pm

TM 9-8031-2 Chapter 14 has all the frame measurements. Good luck

nivek · Post by **nivek** » Thu Sep 03, 2009 12:30 pm

... a stripped bare titled frame.

Zipcode 97882, Umatilla, OR

Want it? Come and get it. Will be headed to the tossing it out on command from War Department list.

We stripped truck down, it is a WW frame, holes through drivers side front of frame for winch drive shaft.

kevinL
five 4 one 5 six 7 seven 92 ate (my cell)

SierraM37 · Post by **SierraM37** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 9:14 am

I brought the frame to a frame shop and quick diamond checking indicates it's off by 1/2" per side in the middle and 1/4" per side in the front. He identified the places where welds were made after straightening at the motor pool and suggested even if he did work on it, first flex on a trail and it would likely pop back to where it presently is. So the prognosis is to use it as is.

BILL L · Post by **BILL L** » Tue Sep 08, 2009 10:06 am

I have a nice rust free frame (may have the title also) but I am in North Florida and I don't think shipping is possible.

BILL L · Post by **BILL L** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 7:15 am

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BILL L · Post by **BILL L** » Wed Sep 09, 2009 7:16 am

What wrong with the serial number?

Bent Frame

Bent Frame

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Sierra, just happens I have...

Thanks Kevin

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