The Ford Barn

headonz · 05-10-2025, 12:28 AM

After removing my leaky radiator I saw that the cross member was not in good shape and like a trail of bread crumbs one thing lead to another .
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uh oh a crack ,ground it out a little and did what I could with a stick welder
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was rusty and becoming thin
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and my ever present supervisor

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Fullraceflathead · 05-10-2025, 06:39 AM

Make sure you remember to check with your supervisor for your up and coming vacation!!!

headonz · 05-10-2025, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by Fullraceflathead

Make sure you remember to check with your supervisor for your up and coming vacation!!!

I am a bit concerned that I will have his butt in my face as he has his head out of his side window

Fullraceflathead · 05-11-2025, 08:21 AM

Yup that's how most supervisors operate unfortunately!!!

nkaminar · 05-11-2025, 10:06 AM

Really nice job. I approve even though I am not the stupidvisor.

rotorwrench · 05-11-2025, 12:31 PM

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Many a cross member have been scrapped for stuff like that. They weren't molly coddled back in the day and they like to crack. Rivets also get loose so be sure it's still tight in the frame rails.

headonz · 05-11-2025, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Fullraceflathead

Yup that's how most supervisors operate unfortunately!!!

lol

ThirstyThirty · 05-11-2025, 10:52 PM

nice job! thanks for showing off your handiwork! ~

Fullraceflathead · 05-12-2025, 07:01 AM

I am amazed at the stress cracks that have formed in 97 years on some of these cross members it's a good thing Henry ford actually used good metal had he used some cheap metal these things probably would have cracked within 20 years considering all the rough roads that they were on in their heyday paved highways were a thing of the future back in the late 20s!!!

05-10-2025, 12:28 AM	#1
headonz Member Join Date: Aug 2024 Location: Motueka New Zealand Posts: 49	Front cross member rebuild . After removing my leaky radiator I saw that the cross member was not in good shape and like a trail of bread crumbs one thing lead to another . 20250506_140213.jpg uh oh a crack ,ground it out a little and did what I could with a stick welder 20250506_140114.jpg 20250506_140153.jpg was rusty and becoming thin 20250507_123129.jpg 20250508_111804.jpg and my ever present supervisor 20250506_140246.jpg

05-10-2025, 06:39 AM	#2
Fullraceflathead Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Chillicothe, Missouri Posts: 1,684	Re: Front cross member rebuild . Make sure you remember to check with your supervisor for your up and coming vacation!!! __________________ "If I asked people what they wanted they would have said faster horses." -Henry Ford "Primitive technology is not a design flaw" 1928 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup 1930 Gordon Smith Air Compressor 1941 Willy's Pickup 1960 Thunderbird-For Sale 1964 Buick Riviera 2x4 425 1965 Pontiac GTO, 455 Super Duty 2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10, V-10 Viper 1977 Charger Jet Boat,460 Ford,Jacuzzi Jet Front Engine Nostalgia Dragster,Supercharged 296 "Fullrace Flathead" Ford Engine Build up on DVD ask

05-11-2025, 08:21 AM	#4
Fullraceflathead Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Chillicothe, Missouri Posts: 1,684	Re: Front cross member rebuild . Yup that's how most supervisors operate unfortunately!!! __________________ "If I asked people what they wanted they would have said faster horses." -Henry Ford "Primitive technology is not a design flaw" 1928 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup 1930 Gordon Smith Air Compressor 1941 Willy's Pickup 1960 Thunderbird-For Sale 1964 Buick Riviera 2x4 425 1965 Pontiac GTO, 455 Super Duty 2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10, V-10 Viper 1977 Charger Jet Boat,460 Ford,Jacuzzi Jet Front Engine Nostalgia Dragster,Supercharged 296 "Fullrace Flathead" Ford Engine Build up on DVD ask

05-11-2025, 10:06 AM	#5
nkaminar Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Western North Carolina Posts: 5,863	Re: Front cross member rebuild . Really nice job. I approve even though I am not the stupidvisor. __________________ A is for apple, green as the sky. Step on the gas, for tomorrow I die. Forget the brakes, they really don't work. The clutch always sticks, and starts with a jerk. My car grows red hair, and flies through the air. Driving's a blast, a blast from the past.

05-11-2025, 12:31 PM	#6
rotorwrench Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: San Antonio, Texas Posts: 17,410	Re: Front cross member rebuild . Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Many a cross member have been scrapped for stuff like that. They weren't molly coddled back in the day and they like to crack. Rivets also get loose so be sure it's still tight in the frame rails.

05-11-2025, 10:52 PM	#8
ThirstyThirty Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2024 Location: College Station,Texas Posts: 343	Re: Front cross member rebuild . nice job! thanks for showing off your handiwork! ~ __________________ "My Model A... work never ends, only the day ends!"

05-12-2025, 07:01 AM	#9
Fullraceflathead Senior Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Chillicothe, Missouri Posts: 1,684	Re: Front cross member rebuild . I am amazed at the stress cracks that have formed in 97 years on some of these cross members it's a good thing Henry ford actually used good metal had he used some cheap metal these things probably would have cracked within 20 years considering all the rough roads that they were on in their heyday paved highways were a thing of the future back in the late 20s!!! __________________ "If I asked people what they wanted they would have said faster horses." -Henry Ford "Primitive technology is not a design flaw" 1928 Ford Model A Roadster Pickup 1930 Gordon Smith Air Compressor 1941 Willy's Pickup 1960 Thunderbird-For Sale 1964 Buick Riviera 2x4 425 1965 Pontiac GTO, 455 Super Duty 2004 Dodge Ram SRT-10, V-10 Viper 1977 Charger Jet Boat,460 Ford,Jacuzzi Jet Front Engine Nostalgia Dragster,Supercharged 296 "Fullrace Flathead" Ford Engine Build up on DVD ask