Gerahead's 71 Dart
Had to take a little time off from the body brace repair to I could go on vacation. Finally got it done today. I spent a lot of time massaging the removed section with a hand held impact device to get it straighted out. This section curves slightly to the front near the outside end, so I after I had it perfectly straight, I had to pie cut it to put the curve back in. It took some creativity to get the end of the frame rail straighted out, but I was able to get it pretty close. For my first attempt at the remove, fix and weld back it cycle, I am happy with the outcome. I know now that I could have picked a part with easier accessibility for my first attempt at this. After I got it straightened out, I didn't have the nice, neat gap to reweld. The gap to the inside at the top moved quite a bit. It was quite a challenge to get 'er glued back in!
Had to take a little time off from the body brace repair to I could go on vacation. Finally got it done today. I spent a lot of time massaging the removed section with a hand held impact device to get it straighted out. This section curves slightly to the front near the outside end, so I after I had it perfectly straight, I had to pie cut it to put the curve back in. It took some creativity to get the end of the frame rail straighted out, but I was able to get it pretty close. For my first attempt at the remove, fix and weld back it cycle, I am happy with the outcome. I know now that I could have picked a part with easier accessibility for my first attempt at this. After I got it straightened out, I didn't have the nice, neat gap to reweld. The gap to the inside at the top moved quite a bit. It was quite a challenge to get 'er glued back in!
