I have been spending a lot of time getting my tubular stiffenizer into my frame, and today it is finally in. Being that the frame is a big wedge, fitting the ends of the tubes to the frame rails was pretty straight forward. I marked my cut lines with the whole assembly on top of my frame rails and back about 2” from where I wanted it to be. That guaranteed that it was going to be big and I could fine-tune it forward to where it would finally live. I clamped it from the forward X member, and ran a saw blade between my frame rails and the tube ends to correct any misalignment from my initial cuts. Once it was slid forward into place and fitting nicely between my rails, I measured diagonals between my axle centerlines that I had punched into my frame rails tops. The green tape tabs are where my punch marks are, and makes them easy to find. The frame was out of square about 3/8” so I put a come-along across the long diagonal and ratcheted it square. I have the tubes about 75% welded, but I was getting tired and walked away. I’ll finish them up tomorrow and then give the whole assembly a cleanup with my grinder so it’s ready for filler and paint when the time comes.
