After that I pulled out the trans cooler lines from the donor and the truck, hoping for a reasonably quick victory. Nope - Headers are in the way. So I sat down in front of the truck and had a cold snack and called up a buddy of mine to say hi. While catching up with him I finally found the perspective I was looking for on the frame. The other angles were like "something is off here but I'm not sure it's a big deal". These pics are more like " Wow! That's F&*@%d up".
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Passenger side clearance is the same. Drivers side is much better (exhaust going over the crossmember) but the crossmember hangs a bit to low with the drop spindles and springs. So I ordered the crossmember I should have in the first place:
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Worked on the truck a bit more. I got the converter to flex plate bolts in and the starter installed. Installed the bed bolts and reinstalled the rear bumper. Then looked at the crossmember that is in it and contemplated the exhaust routing and the e-brake cable location and decided that they probably needed to share the same real estate. Reminder:
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With all of the demo'ing that Bob and family have done, I'm sure he has seen almost every conceivable angle in which a frame could be distorted!
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Thanks for the feedback guys. Here is a picture of the other side showing the deformation:
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Originally posted by 74NovaMan View PostAs I have been working under it while on the lift, I have been wondering about the shape of the drivers side frame rail just under and behind the cab. The lower edge is not square and has a rounded look as you go from the bottom part (which I think should be flat but isn't) as it transitions into the vertical bit (which looks fine). I also notice that there is a wave/kink right under the cab mount bracket.
The other side for comparison:
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The frame being pretty much rust free, makes me think a trip to a reputable frame shop would be in order before a front end alignment.... should be a pretty straightforward fix for an experienced shop... get a quote first though...
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Not sure it's sitting on there right? If you didn't notice it dog legging on the way home, I wonder if it's really a huge problem. This was from page 1:
I can't really tell from your latest pics, but the gap from bed to cab seems not as much as this in the newest pic (edit for clarity - in the new pics the gap seems smaller) ? Can you loosen everything up and shake the loving bejeebus out of it? I mean, it did used to look like it was aligned okay... can you move the biscuits corner to corner or end to end and see if it changes with the biscuit location?Last edited by Beagle; July 16, 2021, 05:22 AM.
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Looks like someone hooked it sideways.
I use an equipment trailer for a frame straightener. Block and chain parts to stay and jack up the dip.
maybe the frame shop rather work on it boxless.
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Well Crap! The frame is bent! Which is a crying shame because it is totally rust free and really nice otherwise. Maybe it can be fixed. Maybe I should get it running so I can drive it to a frame shop! Maybe I should push it into a lake. We will see. For right now, I'm going to do the right thing and pretend I didn't see it (credit to VGG) as it really won't stop me from "running & driving".
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Once the bed is back on we have alignment issues on the drivers side.
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As I have been working under it while on the lift, I have been wondering about the shape of the drivers side frame rail just under and behind the cab. The lower edge is not square and has a rounded look as you go from the bottom part (which I think should be flat but isn't) as it transitions into the vertical bit (which looks fine). I also notice that there is a wave/kink right under the cab mount bracket.
The other side for comparison:
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