Bloodwulf
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Im trying to keep my topics seperated here so please bear with me.
I pulled my bumper off today so I could get to the fuel tanks. There are 3 bolts on each frame rail, all of which had to be ground off. What I found behind it was this:
Left side:![2013-02-24 17.30.12.jpg 2013-02-24 17.30.12.jpg](https://www.broncozone.com/data/attachments/8/8561-0789d8198560964ce6e2f25b2dacda74.jpg)
Right side:![2013-02-24 17.29.59.jpg 2013-02-24 17.29.59.jpg](https://www.broncozone.com/data/attachments/8/8560-aacfdcd8490447a35c6a63ea02f8c2f4.jpg)
Do these look damaged? I dont know what the frame rails are suppose to look like back there. If they are damaged, is there a way to fix it? A section that can be welded in? I plan on mounting a larger bumper, like the protofab ones, and I want to make sure it has all the needed mounting points.
BTW, the flat piece of plate steel you see right in front of the leaf shackles was a welded in reese hitch setup that I had to cut off to remove the fuel tank. fun, right?![Big grin :D :D](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I pulled my bumper off today so I could get to the fuel tanks. There are 3 bolts on each frame rail, all of which had to be ground off. What I found behind it was this:
Left side:
![2013-02-24 17.30.12.jpg 2013-02-24 17.30.12.jpg](https://www.broncozone.com/data/attachments/8/8561-0789d8198560964ce6e2f25b2dacda74.jpg)
Right side:
![2013-02-24 17.29.59.jpg 2013-02-24 17.29.59.jpg](https://www.broncozone.com/data/attachments/8/8560-aacfdcd8490447a35c6a63ea02f8c2f4.jpg)
Do these look damaged? I dont know what the frame rails are suppose to look like back there. If they are damaged, is there a way to fix it? A section that can be welded in? I plan on mounting a larger bumper, like the protofab ones, and I want to make sure it has all the needed mounting points.
BTW, the flat piece of plate steel you see right in front of the leaf shackles was a welded in reese hitch setup that I had to cut off to remove the fuel tank. fun, right?