He is boxing not fish plating. Boxing will not, in itself, cause stress risers. Splicing a frame using fish plate is another issue. Not to be confused here.
So Montana, are you closing in the C channel open side to make a "BOX" or something else?
It is probably better not to run a long bead the whole way on the C channel legs.
POST PICS of the issue and area.
......"in order to accommodate using the outer frame rail instead."
What is meant by "outer frame rail" as opposed to "frame rail"? A "C" channel has one web and two legs.
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