Frame progress.
Pull, heat, hammer, repeat.
Big thanks to dad for his help on this. With both of us on this, we spent 6 hrs straightening the frame. I would have spent 2 days with less results.
I am happy with the result.
Much easier removing the transmission with the cab out of the way.
Frame pressure washed and cleaned. There was a decent amount of surface rust showing up on the frame from the truck just sitting 3+ years. Hit the large areas with a sanding disk or wire wheel and scuffed the rest with a scotch brite pad.
Underneath view of the straightened section with good lighting.
The inside has two waves in the metal due to the amount of heat used during straightening. We pulled out the most we could and I will live with the rest.
Painted and back in the shop. Need one more rattle can of paint to finish up a few small areas. It's no show truck, but the rust is stopped.
Repaired area of the frame.
I am pretty damn proud of this crate I built for the torque converter. Little overkill, but it's safe. Sending it back to Phil at DPC for a re-stall.
I built the trans myself 5,000 before the wreck. Feel pretty good about the build, but I am having a local guy go through it and check things out. It still wants to hunt from 2nd to 3rd. TC going to UPS tomorrow.
Bed time.