Frame rot: how far gone is it?
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I would've taken offense up until I had to replace a fuel pump on a rust belt TJ. Lesson learned. Renting a U-Haul dolly and going far away for future projects.
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Damn! That town is everywhere.
It's actually named after the town in MO. A dude from there came and started the town and just named it the same as the town he was from according to this history book in the local coffee shop. People were creative back then!
Google master. There is a booklet in the little coffee shop in 24 with a lot of the history in it
Yep,it was late (lol)this is what I used
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You can find decent ones up here, but it takes a lot of patience and some luck. I couldn't tell you how many i looked at until i found a decent one, and its certainly not perfect, it just doesn't have any frame issues.
In general tho, I agree, it's worth the trip or shipping to get one from a no salt state.
As for the OP: Those pics are almost impossible to tell what is going on. It's been said, but go around the frame with a pall peen, or better yet, chipping hammer. Don't be shy and give it decent whacks. You can hear it when it's really bad, and in the case of a chipping hammer, it will almost certainly just go right thru the frame. Always ask the owner before you do this lol, some will think you are "ruining" their frame. If a hammer goes thru, it's already ruined.
I looked at a Rubi a couple of weeks ago. In one area they used something like black gorilla tape to cover a 6" ish rust hole in front of the rear lower passenger control arm.
2 cans,you really only need it in the center area.
I did my frame front to back and used 3 cans per side. I taped up all the frame holes and still managed to ruin my new shoes when it dripped.
I did my frame front to back and used 3 cans per side. I taped up all the frame holes and still managed to ruin my new shoes when it dripped.
I did about the same number of cans, failed to appreciate the wisdom of taping the holes, and when the tip of that snake found its way to one of the holes it poked its head out and shot me directly in the eyeball
It sucked in ways I cannot articulate
IMO is that OK is like asking a person laying on their death bed, but still smiling if their OK. RIP brother Craig. 
Rust is funny stuff. You can get up to a 10 to 1 radio of scale to lost parent metal in a chloride environment. I would buy one of the $90 UT (ultrasonic thickness) readers off Ebay or Amazon and check the frame. You will need to clean the spot you are going to test with a sanding disk just to shinny clean and use mineral oil on the transducer. They come with directions. A handy gadget to have for something like this. Might not be as bad as you think or ? The ball pen hammer method is the old way to test thickness but that requires a lot of practice and skill by the operator.
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