So we got a call from the Ford dealer the other day wanting us to look at a truck they had taken in trade. Aparently it was all fine untill they had to drive it around the lot then it stoped going up! What we found was beyond bad it was plain ugly.
Pass side spring hat ripped right from the frame. Thus crushing the brake line, popping the bag, kinking the airline. Glad it was just in the parking lot. Imagine going down the highway loosing control of the dteering then loosing brakes smashing into a gaurdrail. Sounds like fun.
http://www.alteredimagecustom.com/aicgallery/data/media/84/Lightning_001.jpg
http://www.alteredimagecustom.com/aicgallery/data/media/84/Lightning_002.jpg
The driversside isn't much beter. Notice the ABS wires.
http://www.alteredimagecustom.com/aicgallery/data/media/84/Lightning_003.jpg
Did they run out of steel or think it was not needed?
http://www.alteredimagecustom.com/aicgallery/data/media/84/Lightning_005.jpg
http://www.alteredimagecustom.com/aicgallery/data/media/84/Lightning_006.jpg
Splice?
http://www.alteredimagecustom.com/aicgallery/data/media/84/Lightning_007.jpg

Two Words

HACK JOB!

My thoughts exactly.

Looks like somebody needs some welding lessons....... :judge:

looks like good penetration on the welds. A+

I don't see a problem :confused: ...Nothing a little JB Weld can't fix. :jest:

So here is a little more of the horror.
Bag mount on the LCA
http://www.alteredimagecustom.com/aicgallery/data/media/84/Lightning_026.jpg
http://www.alteredimagecustom.com/aicgallery/data/media/84/Lightning_016.jpg
What do you think out of the castle nuts that had cotter pins did they forget to bend them over or did they know it would be coming back apart?
http://www.alteredimagecustom.com/aicgallery/data/media/84/Lightning_018.jpg
Upper bag cup Pass side
http://www.alteredimagecustom.com/aicgallery/data/media/84/Lightning_019.jpg
Upper bag plate drivers side
http://www.alteredimagecustom.com/aicgallery/data/media/84/Lightning_029.jpg

Start of the repair work
Removing the lower bag plate was easy a light tap with the hammer and it fell right off
http://www.alteredimagecustom.com/aicgallery/data/media/84/Lightning_022.jpg
Control arm cleaned up.
http://www.alteredimagecustom.com/aicgallery/data/media/84/Lightning_033.jpg
Lower bag plate cut from 1/4" plate
http://www.alteredimagecustom.com/aicgallery/data/media/84/Lightning_032.jpg
Plate welded in
http://www.alteredimagecustom.com/aicgallery/data/media/84/Lightning_034.jpg
Frame starting to get cut out
http://www.alteredimagecustom.com/aicgallery/data/media/84/Lightning_041.jpg
Look at the big hole!
http://www.alteredimagecustom.com/aicgallery/data/media/84/Lightning_042.jpg
Frame remade and upper bag plate welded in
http://www.alteredimagecustom.com/aicgallery/data/media/84/Lightning_035.jpg
http://www.alteredimagecustom.com/aicgallery/data/media/84/Lightning_036.jpg
All painted purdy
http://www.alteredimagecustom.com/aicgallery/data/media/84/Lightning_038.jpg
All back together
http://www.alteredimagecustom.com/aicgallery/data/media/84/Lightning_040.jpg
Now to redo the notches, rewire it and rebuild the frame for the panhard bar.
http://www.alteredimagecustom.com/aicgallery/data/media/84/Lightning_047.jpg
http://www.alteredimagecustom.com/aicgallery/data/media/84/Lightning_043.jpg

All I see are red X's...........................

Well somebody hacked my website and erased all of the gallery picks 100 vehicles worth. Looks like they were not to pleased with the photos

man you must have pissed someone off talking about their super elite welding skillz

Sure wish I could of seen the pics! I always like looking at hack jobs :devil:

L O L....

Well somebody hacked my website and erased all of the gallery picks 100 vehicles worth. Looks like they were not to pleased with the photos

Somebody from Ford probably paid to have them removed... re-post them!

:turd:

repost them i want to see then too lol

Pics don't work.

Pics don't work.

is that what all those posts about the pics not working are about?

Sweet way to dig up an old post! Oh, I guess I'll continue the monotony...I can't see the pics!!!!

http://performancetrucks.net/forums/image.php?u=68607&type=sigpic&dateline=1215619979

http://performancetrucks.net/forums/image.php?u=68607&type=sigpic&dateline=1215619979


see it now :lol:

haha 2 words... ford sucks :turd:


:jest:

do it again!