Mr 42
Senior Member
I think owners of 33-48 frames may be interested in how i fixed my 33 Frame.
Where the X member meets the outer frame, it collects a lot of dirt and moist= instant rust.
First I added some steel bars to keep the frame square when repairing it. This is the outside
Inside.
Cut out the bad part on the outside, first.
Rust!
I used a bit of paper as a pattern, for the inner part.
I used two pieces of angle iron, to bend the 3mm steel
used to fix the frame.
Small problem here.
A bit of acetylene heat and a big hammer helped.
Much better.
Inside ready, when you weld on a frame one thing is important.
And that it's penetration.
Then it was time for the outer part. Made an 90 degree angle piece, to start with.
Just had to bend the part to fit on the lower part of the frame.
Then a flat piece was fitted inside,
I had made a paper pattern earlier, showing where the original holes in the frame are.
and i made holes in the new bit.
Then I fitted the part on the frame, and left around a 3mm gap to get a good weld.
I primed the parts but left a bit clean where the two parts meets,
since they will be riveted together later.
Everything welded up.
Before and after, now ready for many more miles on the roads.
Where the X member meets the outer frame, it collects a lot of dirt and moist= instant rust.
First I added some steel bars to keep the frame square when repairing it. This is the outside
Inside.
Cut out the bad part on the outside, first.
Rust!
I used a bit of paper as a pattern, for the inner part.
I used two pieces of angle iron, to bend the 3mm steel
used to fix the frame.
Small problem here.
A bit of acetylene heat and a big hammer helped.
Much better.
Inside ready, when you weld on a frame one thing is important.
And that it's penetration.
Then it was time for the outer part. Made an 90 degree angle piece, to start with.
Just had to bend the part to fit on the lower part of the frame.
Then a flat piece was fitted inside,
I had made a paper pattern earlier, showing where the original holes in the frame are.
and i made holes in the new bit.
Then I fitted the part on the frame, and left around a 3mm gap to get a good weld.
I primed the parts but left a bit clean where the two parts meets,
since they will be riveted together later.
Everything welded up.
Before and after, now ready for many more miles on the roads.
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