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Old 10-20-2020, 06:47 PM   #11
Qknf4u69
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Re: 'Hay Burner' 69 LWB Frame Off Restore

September 2019:

After giving them 2 more attempts which not one time that I went there to measure it was the frame problem corrected. They had over 20 hrs of table time... either they can not use a measuring tape, their fancy table doesn't work or their technicians have no idea how to use either.

So being busy at work and disappointed with the outcome of the frame I gave it a rest to think about what to do next.

January 2020:

Well, I picked up a lot of steel, 4x4 lumber, a few chain ratchets and figured out some redneck engineering and went to work on the frame.

After 3 weeks of pulling here to there and this and that, here was the result.

At the center of the engine cross member it was now less than 1/16" off center and the front horn center line was off by 3/16" so that should mean the center was off by 3/32" way better than before. And after I put all the sheet metal on both side of the fenders had equal spacing off the tires as you would suspect.

Moral of the story:

Make sure the people doing the work know what they are doing or better yet check the frame before 20 years go by... LOL
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