Teardown part 5 - frame

So this is the final teardown segment.  After this we can get to building a Jeep.  Since the frame was so rusted I determined it was unsafe.  Fist sized holes of rust is not a good thing.  If it was only one part of the frame I could repair it.  Not so with this one.  The suspension was also shot.  Most people who build a Jeep replace it anyways.  Out came my 4 1/2" angle grinder and I cut off the front end.  All the motor mounts, sway bar casting and other unboltable parts came off.  Most of these will have to be refurbished.




Then the AMC 20 rear axle was cut off.  The leaf springs discarded.




At this point the angle grinder was used to cut up the frame to manageable pieces.  Surprisingly it only took less than 30 minutes to cut this old frame up.  This is what remains of it.




And the pile of metal that once was a frame.




The white paint on the frame part I did.  When I disassemble anything I use my digital camera to take photos of everything.  Digital photos cost nothing so taking a couple hundred pictures while taking a vehicle apart is a no brainer.  When I put these out for trash pickup someone picked it all up before the trash guys got there.  You won't get a lot for steel if you recycle it unless you pick up a lot.  Now that major teardown is completed it is time to order some parts and start rebuilding.