How Bubba would fix a frame.
Drifting
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From: Yooperville MI
Obviously it hasn't been tested yet with the fresh steel and bolts. Jeeze! Talk about safety.
Reminds me of a '65 Vette coupe a friend of mine bought back in the early '70s. Perfect body and interior, 327/365, 4 speed, paid around $2000 for it, but the previous owner had put a Ford 9" rear end in it with leaf springs and had spliced the frame on both sides above the axle but Bubba butt welded the rails without plating them.
We redid the frame and put a stock rear end in it. That was back when C2's were just old cars!
Reminds me of a '65 Vette coupe a friend of mine bought back in the early '70s. Perfect body and interior, 327/365, 4 speed, paid around $2000 for it, but the previous owner had put a Ford 9" rear end in it with leaf springs and had spliced the frame on both sides above the axle but Bubba butt welded the rails without plating them.
We redid the frame and put a stock rear end in it. That was back when C2's were just old cars!
Last edited by crazywelder; Oct 19, 2006 at 08:46 AM.
Melting Slicks
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From: Sydney
Hey at least they used steel, I have seen paper and bondo used on a chassis (and on a large area of it I might add), how my friend didn't see it when he inspected the car before purchase I will never know!
Burning Brakes
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From: Leander Texas
A friend bought a '98 Toyota Tacoma at an auction, and failed to look between the cab & bed, and at the frame in general. Here is the rear rotted half of the frame I cut off.
Then he goes an gets the wrong year frame '94 for me to fix it with. Luckily the '94 frame fits inside the '98 frame about 8 inches. I'll box the joint in, then reassembly next weekend, and off to Mexico it goes
(he already has a south of the border buyer for it 
)
Then he goes an gets the wrong year frame '94 for me to fix it with. Luckily the '94 frame fits inside the '98 frame about 8 inches. I'll box the joint in, then reassembly next weekend, and off to Mexico it goes
(he already has a south of the border buyer for it )
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St. Jude Donor '09
Originally Posted by kevinator80
Is that on the ****** you were looking at?
No but I decided to pass on that one.
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From: cypress tx
I have to go out to the garage and take a picture of my Land Rover S2. The previous bubba welded what looks like peice of railroad tie to the rear crossmember. Bet it weights 100 lbs!!
We should start a "bubba" thread so everone can post "the world according to bubba".
Ben
We should start a "bubba" thread so everone can post "the world according to bubba".
Ben
Safety Car
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From: Minnesota
Originally Posted by Twin_Turbo
he used new bolts, this is not bubba!
Hey, what do you expect the guy to do if he doesn't own a welder. Wait a minute. There's nothing left to weld to.
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From: Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean people aren't out to get me...
St. Jude Donor '09
Originally Posted by markdtn
Maybe that's just to drive it to a shop to get if fixed?
Is the cab welded to the frame in those photos?
Is the cab welded to the frame in those photos?
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From: Orlando Florida
St. Jude Donor '05
This can't be bubba..... It seems that a lot of time has been spent on stress analysis.... whoever did this calculated that one side required 10 grade 8 bolts and the other side required only 9 grade 8 bolts to achieve the desired structural strength.....
Hmmm.... guess it could be bubba.... one side was mounted upside down......
Hmmm.... guess it could be bubba.... one side was mounted upside down......
