How would you bend this frame back?
So I came back to my car from a walk on the beach and found this naked red head sitting... oh wait - too late.
The pic is one of the pre delivery photos from near the seller's Rhode Island warehouse. The auto freight company did a great job with photo and written documentation.
The squish on the passenger side pushing over the driver's side radius is a great point. The idea of putting pressure on the frame pivot points while the frame is in the car gives me the heebie jeebies.
Having never tried to shape metal with any more finesse than an anvil vise and hammer, what if I pull the bent frame part off the car and try this;
- Lay the frame on the bench and ensure the the distance between the attach / pivot points is correct (and maybe fix the pivot points to bench?)
- Mark the center - mid point of the frame.
- Bend using whatever heat and force technique I don't know about until both sides match from the center point and the frame lays flat.