Thread: Another Winter Project

Is it just a re-galv on otherwise sound parts @Shootm or are you replacing bits of the frame? I see heaps of second hand ones for sale with rusted out frames, wondering if they might be salvageable (your next winter project )

Originally Posted by Dorkus

Is it just a re-galv on otherwise sound parts @Shootm or are you replacing bits of the frame? I see heaps of second hand ones for sale with rusted out frames, wondering if they might be salvageable (your next winter project )

Try and start with a reasonable frame and cut out any rust. Worst I’ve done is replace the whole bottom of a frame, never again it is to much work cutting, bending etc. Half the second hand ones have frames that are buggered, most are over 20 years old though.

Originally Posted by Shootm

Try and start with a reasonable frame and cut out any rust. Worst I’ve done is replace the whole bottom of a frame, never again it is to much work cutting, bending etc. Half the second hand ones have frames that are buggered, most are over 20 years old though.

Guys like Farm & Trail (wreckers) used to do lower frames sections made off jigs, so cut out and weld straight in. Not sure if there's much call for the older stuff now tho', as you say 20+ yrs old.