Topic: Frame Repair How To (or not)

[Trainman]

Red neck repairs at its best.  Not sure I would want to drive this:



And he says he has done 5,000 miles with no issues (the box is back on).

http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=632063

[rrocket]

Is that the Pathfinder frame? 

[Arthur Dent]

Toyota truck - and wow that is crazy and unsafe. Even poor welding would be better

[Trainman]

Is that the Pathfinder frame? 

On some, yes   

Mine is a unibody, so no such luck.

[The Mighty Duck]

I wonder about the bolts...  I'm sure the sign poles won't snap (might bend, though).  But if he just used your generic store-bought bolts and chucked them in, well...

[initial_D]

Though that was from the FJ Cruiser. 

[Trainman]

Though that was from the FJ Cruiser. 

[safristi]

..I'd ask my MECCANOIC before driving it...........................

[barrie1]

The bottom frame is a complete truck frame and its only the support beams for the box that are the cheesy framing on top. Have a look at the rear of the cab going to the rear of the truck axle on the bottom. Full truck proper frame where the springs are hooked up to. The other material should hold the box quite easiely as its not all that heavy on that model of truck at all. Actually not as bad as it looks. 

[Wolfe]

And I thought the rust on my old 240sx was bad.

The bottom frame is a complete truck frame and its only the support beams for the box that are the cheesy framing on top. Have a look at the rear of the cab going to the rear of the truck axle on the bottom. Full truck proper frame where the springs are hooked up to. The other material should hold the box quite easiely as its not all that heavy on that model of truck at all. Actually not as bad as it looks. 

Look again Barrie, the leaf springs are attached directly to the improvised frame.

[safristi]

  down here in Texas we call that a runner...............................a roadside runner...meep meep....heap   heap.....but hey it passed safety in LETHBRIDGE.... ....

[dr_spock]

I wouldn't want to be following too closely behind him in case of structural failure. 

[safristi]

..U could always "BEAM HIM UP" Dr SPOCK............. ...

[Trainman]

And I thought the rust on my old 240sx was bad.

The bottom frame is a complete truck frame and its only the support beams for the box that are the cheesy framing on top. Have a look at the rear of the cab going to the rear of the truck axle on the bottom. Full truck proper frame where the springs are hooked up to. The other material should hold the box quite easiely as its not all that heavy on that model of truck at all. Actually not as bad as it looks. 

Look again Barrie, the leaf springs are attached directly to the improvised frame.

Hard to tell about the front attachments but the rears are for sure on the new frame.  It looks like the old frame ends about half way between the rear cab wall and the rear axle.

[barrie1]

I would have to see it closeup to be sure but it does look like it is going back a far ways on it. I suspect its frame work from a shelving kit which actually may have very strong I-beam type of strength. I wouldn't use it myself but some folks are not all that swift it appears. 

[Wolfe]

I would have to see it closeup to be sure but it does look like it is going back a far ways on it. I suspect its frame work from a shelving kit which actually may have very strong I-beam type of strength. I wouldn't use it myself but some folks are not all that swift it appears. 

Those are actually sections from surplus municipal road signs (from the link Trainman posted.) I think the bolts holding the signposts together would shear off long before the posts themselves fail.

[safristi]

SURPLUS MUNICIPAL ROAD SIGNS..................................