i never get as much time in on projects as i plan for while on vacation.
surprisingly the only rust in the frame is in the front
this was after using the needle scaler
one other small rust hole found using the needle scaler
cutting out the old captured nut
after wire wheeling it
i bought a trail gear winch mount, it uses the 4 bolt holes across the cross member and has 2 extra holes above the cross member but theres nothing to bolt to there on these frames. having to cut out the captured nut i was reinforcing the front, replacing the captured nut, and added 2 more extra holes to the winch mount.
welded the brace plate in on the ends, 3 plug welds in the cross member, and stitch welded on the bottom of the cross member.
bolted up, i painted it black yesterday but didnt get another pic. still need to mount the winch to it.
and just because i have noticed i dont have many "over all" shots, theyre mostly of the areas i am working on.