I’m replacing all my M725's 50 year old rubber body mounts with cut up boat trailer roller material
But I ran into a snag: I found that the sheet metal structural rail on the bottom of the cab (right above the front passenger side cab rubber mount) is badly damaged/bent/cracked and I’m just not really sure how to repair it. See pics of that area with the mounting bolt and lower rubber disc removed.
Has anyone seen this kind of damage before or have ideas on repair strategies? I can easily raise the body off of the frame about an inch I guess, but I'd like to avoid completely separating the body and frame. I have some decent metal fab and TIG welding skills and can weld in almost any position, but thought I’d check in with you all to see if anyone has dealt with this before or has any advice.
The PO had an aftermarket very heavy fuel tank that installed in the ambulance patient compartment when it was used to fuel a fleet of off road excavators with diesel. That weight likely hammered the rubber mounts and metal under the cab really hard??, squashing the rubber and causing the damage, tho just on that one mount?? Just a guess, really . .
Thoughts???
Bryce