69_charger Posted March 7, 2010 Posted March 7, 2010 how do i stretch a truck frame? plese include pictures, as im not very good at learning by reading... thanks, Brett
highway Posted March 13, 2010 Posted March 13, 2010 I stretched the frame on this Ford LTL 9000. I don't have very detailed pics, but I do have a few. The white area is, of course, where I stretched it. I cut the frame rails in half before putting in the crossmembers, measuring from both front and back to make sure the cut was in the same place on each side. I used a miter box to make sure my cut was square, then after the cut was made I glued the crossmembers in, again making sure everything was square. Then I used this C channel and square tubing to make the stretch piece (sorry this pic isn't the greatest): The C channel is just the right size to fit inside the Italeri frame, and I cut the square tubing in half lengthwise to give me the larger C channel I needed to match the frame. The smaller C channel runs from the last crossmember in the front half of the original frame to just in front of the first frame rail in the back half. Then I just glued the outer piece on the inner C channel. I hope this helps you some!
billhytla Posted March 16, 2010 Posted March 16, 2010 what size c-channel did you use for your frame.
highway Posted March 16, 2010 Posted March 16, 2010 what size c-channel did you use for your frame. I'm really not sure, I'll see if I still have the package, but I do know it's the biggest C-channel I could find from evergreen. If I still have the package sleeve, I'll let you know what the evergreen part number is.
highway Posted March 16, 2010 Posted March 16, 2010 I'm really not sure, I'll see if I still have the package, but I do know it's the biggest C-channel I could find from evergreen. If I still have the package sleeve, I'll let you know what the evergreen part number is. I don't have the sleeve anymore. The best I can tell you is it is 5/16 inch wide. I hope that helps!
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