Home Again: The frame is done

Home Again: The frame is done

This morning I did the same Home Depot truck run to bring our frame home again.  Luckily, there wasn't any drama with the truck (actually, they gave me a new truck that just arrived).  Overall, I'm really please with the results. 
 

The first process they performed was sandblasting, after which, the frame was sent to a metal shop for a few repairs.  It's amazing the number of items that are hidden until it's sandblasted, I would highly recommend this step regardless.  After speaking with the metal shop owner it makes a lot of sense, this frame was welded some 51 years ago where the technology (metallurgical) aspects and manual method was significantly different than today.  He pointed out that a bunch of dudes standing around doing the same weld all day, for weeks or months, could introduce some anomalies due to a lack of interest.  Regardless, they touched up a number of the "factory" welds and fixed a couple areas that were thin from rust.


This was the only real rust damage - under the front cross member. 
The metal shop thought it was also due to jacking the car in this spot...common. 

Here you can see a small crack in the metal which needs welded

In case you're curious about what this process cost, the shop I used charged $45 a linear foot for frames.  This includes sand blasting and powder coating...obviously I had to manage the transportation.  I would have paid if they offered.  It seems like they are missing out on potential revenue.

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