Pathie4me Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 I am looking for a new or good as new frame for a 1991 Pathie 4 door. Can anybody help me on this...I will pay to have it shipped from anywhere. I refuse to let my old girl die of Canadian rot (salt). :help: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 you don't have any nearby import boneyards you could go to? shipping on a pathfinder frame would be absurd, to me, itd almost make more sense to just buy another pathy... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pathie4me Posted December 23, 2006 Author Share Posted December 23, 2006 The bone yard here have a couple but they are worse than what I have now. And call me crazy but I refuse to let her go...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 you're crazy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pathie4me Posted December 23, 2006 Author Share Posted December 23, 2006 crazy but not stupid....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pavelow Leaks Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 I know of about 10 WD21's in junkyards around here, but shipping from Albuquerque to Canada would probably cost a pretty penny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 Where are you located? In the Toronto area I've seen the odd ad for fairly cheap Pathy's for sale that were originally from BC, and Alberta where they don't use salt....and had no rust. Might be worth looking into. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pathie4me Posted December 23, 2006 Author Share Posted December 23, 2006 I'm in Ottawa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89_trailboss Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 if youve got the money to ship a frame, then find a good welder and have them take there time and do a good job on patching your frame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kn0xville Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 ya, if you can afford to have one shipped. then you can afford to have yours rebuilt and re-enforced stronger and better than a stock from would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pathie4me Posted December 23, 2006 Author Share Posted December 23, 2006 I wanted another frame to fully box in and run pvc piping down each side and fill with expandable foam. I know that sounds dumb but i have seen it done and the rust factor is near 0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cuong Nguyen Posted December 23, 2006 Share Posted December 23, 2006 doesn't that foam eventually take in water...? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
88pathoffroad Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 The reason there are holes in the frame is so you can wash it out. It should be washed out periodically to prevent rust...if you live in a salted-road area, it should also be oiled inside yearly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikemike Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 just say $#&% it and buy a new one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
offroad95pathy Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 (edited) A new frame: http://www.trademotion.com/partlocator/ind...t=1&catalogid=2 At the tune of $2500 and you still have to ship the thing, which will only go truck-freight, I would think you could find some one locally to box in the bad sections for a lot less than that! If your pathy has a BL it isn't that bad to do. I only had to do both rear horn sections and the front drops on both sides, the rest of my frame was solid in/out, my truck was born and raised in WI, they dump a gazillion tons of salt on the roads everytime a snow flake falls. You really don't want to fill the inside of the frame with foam, it will trap moisture, and rust from the inside out, the frame has to breathe, there's all kinds of products you can spray the inside of the frame to keep from rusting, take it to a undercoaters shop, or you could do it yourself as suggested. Edited December 24, 2006 by offroad95pathy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrailChaser Posted December 24, 2006 Share Posted December 24, 2006 I have a 91 sitting in my garage right now 99% rust free. I'm in Houston. If you can get someone to take the body off and dispose of it you can have the frame. I need that thing out of my garage anyway. It was wrecked in the frontend, but there was no frame damage AFAIK. Maybe you could get someone to trailer it up there whole on a car hauler??? The used car lots move cars that way all the time. It's light too... No engine, tranny/transfer case, or wheels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamzan Posted December 25, 2006 Share Posted December 25, 2006 (edited) Hey I'm 30 minutes south of ottawa and my 93 is probably rusted just as bad as yours. She's been un-plated for almost a year and Im slowly piecing it back together with the advice of people on this forum. All you can really do is cut out the old and weld in new metal. BTW, is your crossmember that connects to the rear axle still attached(the one thats right in front of the rear tires)? Oh and I also refuse to let mine go too. Edited December 25, 2006 by redfinder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gotrek Posted December 27, 2006 Share Posted December 27, 2006 There was a minty framed pathy at Bucks auto in Winnipeg just this past weekend. They are a corss canada company maybe they'd ship it (although I doubt it because bucks here was bought out by general scrap and they are in the scrap steel businees and no longer in the auto salvaging business.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pathie4me Posted January 4, 2007 Author Share Posted January 4, 2007 Well after a week of 8-10 hour days doing surgery...the Pathie lives! -bounce- I cut down to under the rear doors (only place with good frame) re-made a whole rear section. It took 22' of 1"-3" stock and alot of welding to do it but its good as new. I took the advice and didn't use the foam but I did snake brush out the inside assy. and coated it with POR15 inside and out. Thanks again guys for all the help, and I'll be posting the step by step pics either here or on my site when I get it running again...I'll let you all know' Again thanks. OP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revgrizzly91 Posted January 5, 2007 Share Posted January 5, 2007 (edited) Big sloppy job,eh? Thank God I moved the H-E-double hockey sticks outta that town! Salt on the roads in the quantity they use is murderous to anything on wheels. GO SENS GO!!! What part of O-town are u in,FMI? My buddy's shop is on Montreal Rd. Edited January 5, 2007 by revgrizzly91 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pathie4me Posted January 10, 2007 Author Share Posted January 10, 2007 I'm west end off Merrivale Rd. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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