'68 GTO frame weld factory???
 

My friend is working g at his Gto and found these strange weldings .. is this factory?
I’m a 65 B body nut so I’m not knowledge in these a body cars ..
his car has an RH rear rear quarter accident in the 70’s and was parked since in AZ barn...
some pics .. perhaps you have some pics of your frame to see how it’s looking ..
Thx a lot

I would say that is sign of accident repair, probably when the car was almost new.

Of course 68 GTO
 

Here’s a pic of his car .“.only“ hit at rear rear quarter .. trunk floor is untouched and the frame isn’t touched ..only the highe är rear ended got a heavy hit .. but perhaps to heavy ..

The welds on the rear up and over the rear end are factory. The welds you show up front are not. Frame was bent and straightened/pulled at on time

Yep I've seen those funny welds inside slots on the rear of frames.

..and this he found today after sanding ...
looks not good ...better let’s say horrible ...looks like the front part was rewelded or cut and weld together with another front part ???

he needs a frame...damage on one side butchered and the pic above shows someone put a frame horn on it....terribly...i mean horribly

Yup, not good. He may want to seek out another frame for his car that hasn't been wrecked.




What MARXJUNK said.

At least the damage there is forward of the suspension components, so not as structurally important ... but my guess is if you look at the major frame curve behind the control arm area you will find it's been kinked there and straightened. It almost always kinks there if hit hard enough to need the horn replaced. Looks like was done with stick, hooked up to a cheap buzz box, by a bad welder than never cleaned anything first.

The upside is ... it is metal. Anything metal can be fixed by a competent welder. Grind all the mess down to flush metal and reassess the job. A good welder can add the necessary metal, grind flush and you'd barely know it was ever done.

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post 1 picture 4 and 5

I saw those and new the frame was whacked hard

I have seen many a frame cracked... stretched ... collapsed ... there ..

bummer .........

Scott

So there is damage on both sides of the front? Frame horn on one side, and to the rear of the control arm on the other??

If so ... wow, surprised the car wasn't totaled. Surprised there isn't dents in the firewall from the engine being pushed back.