Let's have some tub bracing pics!

[akforsyth]

Well now that I have a functioning welder in my shop (btw who builds a 30x40 and only puts 30A 115v into a shop.... FFS PO!) i am set to get my 74 all braced up to continue the rust removal surgery. I have somewhat of an idea of how I am going to brace it all, but as I tend to be dumb sometimes and miss things, I figured I would come here and get some more ideas! I am definitely looking to make it somewhat "modular" as I will need to be replacing door posts, floor boards, kick panes, toe boards, rockers and will need to remove some braces as I go along and then replace them once the new parts are in.

Cheers

 

[chuckyb]

Here’s how I made some use out of angle iron. Not pretty but it held things together for bake, blast and trip to body man.

 

[1970 Palmer]

Diagonal braces are your friends. They prevent twisting.

John

 

[AZ73]

heavy angle iron bolted through the hard top and down to the door posts with a cross beam. Don't have real good picture but there's some, and the link has the description. When I needed to replace a door post I took the bracing off and welded on some metal square tube between the rear door post and the firewall with a cross brace to the frame mount on the passenger floor pan. This was after it was back on the body dolly.

https://classicbroncos.com/forums/showpost.php?p=2376786&postcount=108

 

[luke]

good pics guys. i have a pretty nasty one that ill tackle someday and luckily it has been braced up already! she'll hold for now!