When replacing a section of boxed frame, is it necessary to brace the butt welds?

[Vince@Meanstreets]

that's going to be a fun one. and that's coming from me.


If I was doing it I would start way back past that body mount. Fabricated frame all the way forward from there.

[cjsgarage]

Vince,
I was thinking like this, to be more exact:




the body meets the frame rame not much farther past. I was going to follow the firewall down to the frame with new metal. Unless you think I ought to cut into the firewall to add frame rail?