Dont have the riveting tools but i do have access to mill and a lathe should i decide to go that route. I am really going back and forth. My thoughts of welding was to plug weld the original rivet holes by opening up the frame holes enough to get good penetration between the frame and crossmember. I guess i hadnt considered that the bolts wont have the same stress either given the same thoughts i had for the crossmember no longer seeing the same stress as original configuration.


1955.1 GMC Suburban Hydramatic