Ok gang so I have the frame out from my 87 442 and talk about UGLY. I new the rear rails were bad so I purchased a set. And today bought the washer set for the frame to weld in where the Ohio weather and years have done their damage. I also bought the FX kit to box the frame for support since I’m adding more horsepower and it’s a t-top. Question I would like to ask everyone is does anyone have any experience with cutting and repelling the rear rails, should I put a plate and weld in the support over the seams? It just doesn’t look like it would be strong enough with a butt joint weld. Also any tips on alignment of the rails is welcome. I have my ideas on how to do this but I often overthink it and I know there’s a lot of good advice here. Ok I’ll try to attach some pictures.
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