TexasRoadRunner68
Well-Known Member
Working on the cowl area on my 68. At some point I’ll need to work on the driver frame rail. The ~10-12” past the crossmember is thin and has pinholes on the lower sides and underneath. The rest seems solid. I have a full AMD replacement piece. I planned on replacing the whole thing, but if sectioning in the first foot won’t affect anything in terms of strength of the rail, I might go that route. Assuming the welds have good penetration, would sectioning make a weak point at the weld site or would it be as good as the replacement rail?
Sectioning would allow me to avoid cutting off and replacing the shock tower and save a bunch of spot weld cutting and prep, however I want to do it right…so I want the frame rails as strong as they should be.
Any input?
Sectioning would allow me to avoid cutting off and replacing the shock tower and save a bunch of spot weld cutting and prep, however I want to do it right…so I want the frame rails as strong as they should be.
Any input?