Kyle, if this needs to be moved to another area please do.

I could not find the proper place to post this so here it goes:

This blazer was evidently in a minor accident involving the right frontand I am in the process of restoring it. I am currently replacing the core support. I ran accross a problem. Thepassengerssidefront bumper bracket along with the frame is bent about10 degrees to the left while looking at it and around 3 degrees up.The bendis 10" back from the front of the frame. I really need to straighten it out in order to have everything to line up properly.

I could possibly cut the frame off behind thebent section and get one from the j-yard to weld back on but would that cause strength issues?

Does anyone have any ideas on how tostraighten the frame?

Thanks,

 

That doesn't sound like too bad of a bend in the autobody. Any frame shop should have no problem straightening that for you, especially if you were to just drop the truck off to them without the front sheetmetal attached. They will also have the factory reference information for the different points of the frame to go by.

 

Mine has the same bend if I am not mistaken, a light impact to the front bumper bent it back and upwards a little bit making my bumper crooked and whatnot.

You guys think heating up the bracket that the bumper mounts to (the bent part of the frame) and realligning it would be a bad idea?

Sorry to hijack your thread a little, but I figure we're nearly in the same boat here.

 

Do not cut and weld the frame, take it to a body shop that has a frame machine, and have it straightened. Best, most cost effective fix. Heating it, and bendng it, will weaken the metal, so, the next collision will do even MORE damage.

 

I would drop it off at a shop to straighten it out for you, my other suggestion would be to just get another frame and swap them out but its not that bad to where you need to do that!!!

 

Thanks for the replies guys. I will chew on it for a while and then see if its worth the trouble. I may try some bending techniques without heat to see if i can straighten it any before I take it to the shop. Itmay bepossiblefor merelocate the bumper bracket to offset the bend in the frame.The bend isnot too severe.

Thanks again,

 

Do what everyone else is saying , Do it correct and safely go to an autobody shop that does Frame straightening !!! And like Kyle said Autobody shops have the specs on where each point is spose to be... Also Kyle is never wrong here so beleive him when he says sumthing!!!!!! I think we should have Kyle move to a central place in NY state and be everyones blazer mechanic... I dont thing he`d mind.. LOL

 

Ok I was able to get it straightened out. I had already took some measurementsfrom a known good frame from the j-yard so I fabricated a brace to go just behind the bend between the frame rails and used a hydraulic porta-power to bend the rail back into location. I have a friend that worksat the body shop to come take a look at it since he has straightened many frames and after doing some measurement checks he said that it looks as good as he could do on the frame machine. I guess some good ole ingenuity and the right equipment made all the difference in the world.

Thanks again to all of those that replied with helpful suggestions.

We all know what Kyle is capable of, he has already helped me tremendously.
My goal here is to restore this blazer with as little investment as possible using the knowledge and experence from the many gifted individuals from this forum.

 

Sorry. I realize this is a month+ old... But I have the same problem! My blazer was involved in an accient where I T-Boned another vehicle (luckily her fault).

Anyway, the passenger side front part of the frame was bent up and towards the center. My question is: "Is this the frame or is this a bumper support?"

The repair shop lied to me already saying the used the frame puller to bend it back. Turns out they used a sledgehammer! Now they're covering their tracks saying "well its not the frame... its a bumper support welded to the frame!"

Can anyone help me and tell me the TRUTH? Thanks!!!

 

It is the frame. Bumper supports would not be welded on.