yeah, here she is as she how she left the quarry with a few rushed runs of weld holding her belly togeather!
her back was broken completeley! look how the crack goes all the way to the top!
URL of the original image: http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r243/allistairc123/work%20related/DSCI1677Medium.jpgso, we got her in the shop, lifted the body off
URL of the original image: http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r243/allistairc123/work%20related/240120071194Medium.jpglifted the transmission out
URL of the original image: http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r243/allistairc123/work%20related/010220071222Medium.jpggouged out the cracks, welded up the the chassis, then added these plates for extra strength. and most importantly strips of plate along the tension bottom
URL of the original image: http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r243/allistairc123/work%20related/DSCI1691Medium.jpg
URL of the original image: http://i146.photobucket.com/albums/r243/allistairc123/work%20related/DSCI1690Medium.jpgyou can see one of the stress points in this last picture.. on the top of the chassis is where the body rests, it was directly below this the crack opened up. it was tricky putting the plates on as there were plenty of exhaust,transmission and other brackets all had to be modified!, but i love it!lol