The Ford Barn

timdhawk · 12-14-2014, 05:36 PM

Hey guys,

My frame had seen its fare share of bouncing thru farm fields and God only knows what else over its life. I took it in last month for some straightening work. While they did a good job reworking some troubled areas, after I got it home I ran some measurements and basicly the frame is out of square. Running a string line from front to back and checking measurements from R and L rear corners crosswise to the front body mount points shows I'm approx 5/8" off from one to the other. (does my description make sense?)
The shop said bring it back in and they'll look at it again.

I guess my real questions are how precise were these frames back in the day? If exactness can't be acheived, how much "not quite right" is acceptable for a 65 yr old frame, if any? How do I know when to throw in the towel on something like this?

thanx.

12-14-2014, 05:36 PM	#1
timdhawk Member Join Date: May 2014 Location: Billings, MT Posts: 50	49 Merc tweaked frame question Hey guys, My frame had seen its fare share of bouncing thru farm fields and God only knows what else over its life. I took it in last month for some straightening work. While they did a good job reworking some troubled areas, after I got it home I ran some measurements and basicly the frame is out of square. Running a string line from front to back and checking measurements from R and L rear corners crosswise to the front body mount points shows I'm approx 5/8" off from one to the other. (does my description make sense?) The shop said bring it back in and they'll look at it again. I guess my real questions are how precise were these frames back in the day? If exactness can't be acheived, how much "not quite right" is acceptable for a 65 yr old frame, if any? How do I know when to throw in the towel on something like this? thanx.