hey guys i wrecked my truck a while back.. it's been in the family for years and i'd like to find some threads on rebuilding the front end, the batt trey was rusted out anyway. so any good link would be great!!!

 

Maybe post some pics of the damage and then,.....be patient through the weekend, as they tend to be pretty dry on the 'response/input' end.

Best wishes....SORRY, not a body work guy! But I'll be watching!

Mark

 

i just looked threw my phone i dont have any pictures. i'm working in tx right now but i'll post them as soon as i get back.

i wrecked the truck about 6 months back, i want to gather information about how to fix it, i know they are not bolted on which will make this harder for me. but this was my grandfathers truck for as long as i can remember, so fixing it is very important to me.

right now my current project is a 2002 ss camaro. as soon as i'm done, i'll sell it and start with my yota.. i miss that truck so bad!

 

When i did this:


I ended up having to cut out the front crossmember.

I used a 9 ton come-along attached to a Dodge 2500 and basically pulled the front core support back out.
I wrapped the chain through a hole in the front support and used some 1/4" stock bar to spread the load..
Basically just pulled it back out to where the fenders fit lol.

For the fenders, i held em at the top and used my foot to push em back out..


And this is what i ended up with about a week and a half later.

 

geez looks like that bumper made it worse

 

think thats bad wait till i get home get a few pictures of mine.. i dont know if the bumper helped or hurt.. i think both.

that was a good job peow130, my lack of welding skill is going to make this harder for me. i had an aftermarket "replacement bumper that bent my front body mount brackets back. i was thinking of using a come along... i'm sure i'll get some good suggestions to fix this once pix are up. let me see if i can find a picture before i wrecked it.....

 

crap all the pictures i have dont show the bumper good but here are my two best shots
this just shows some of it from the side

this is hard to see... this is all i have from photobucket...

 

the top of that bumper ruined my hood