How to Check for Frame Damage on a Car, Truck or SUV 

I'll post that one next week - Friday @ 6pm. Thanks for watching and have a great weekend 😊

Looking forward to checking it out - have a great week my friend :)

Thanks Rusty G - have a great weekend yourself and thanks for always checking out the vids 💯✌

Glad you liked it - thanks for watching :)

The ecotech has been good to our family so far. My wife has one in the Trax. Thanks for watching PSG - have a great weekend my friend :)

@@LakesideAutobody It is a good performer, ours is just going through the typical and common problems 😆

You're welcome - thanks for watching :)

Thanks RK and thanks for always checking out the vids. Have a great weekend my friend :)

You're welcome :)

You can really sand it as soon as you can sand it. I'd give it a few hours though. If it's flat and you don't have to block sand then use 320-400 to wet sand with. It should be flat as glass - no orange peel left. It does take a bit of work but we used to wet sand whole cars - no problem. It's good for the arms too 💪. You can spray paint right after you wet sand. Cars can literally be painted in one day if you are hustling 😊

@@LakesideAutobody I'm going to finish up my wet sanding right now, I knew you would have the answers! Thanks!!

@@jj-hb8cy Sounds good - again, feel free to ask ?s. Love to hear you're working on something - let me know how it goes :)

Wow how did you figure that out? All by yourself? Good job buddy!

But.... the gas mileage is nice 💯👍😊

The consequences of not pulling the frame completely straight is sometimes drivability issues, parts not fitting, etc. Mostly parts not fitting. One this car, there were no other frame damage other than the bumper reinforcement being bent - here's that video - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-KfqFt2PcZk0.html

Don't pull too much! In the next video that is sort of demonstrated by pulling a little more each time. Even if you need to pull it 1/4" more it might take 3 or 4 tries because you're being super careful not to over pull. There are options to fix it though if you do so, no worries. Great question. I will write that down and maybe do a video on that one day - "How to Avoid Over Pulling a Frame" or "What to do When you Over Pull a Frame"

@@LakesideAutobody- those both sound like excellent video topics!

@@LakesideAutobody you are awesome! thank you for considering the video topic.

It's probably not bent. Let me know what you replaced and I'll have a better idea of how to answer the ? - Jerry

@@LakesideAutobody thanks for replying! I’ve replaced radiator core support, passenger inner and outer fender,hood, lights, grill, radiator. All the parts were bought used in good condition. Driver side fender was slightly bent in the front but I was able to get it straight again.

I just make videos so all the repairs are either on my own stuff or family cars :)

@@LakesideAutobody hypothetically what would you charge or what’s a normal price for it

@@bigred9049 It varies a lot from shop to to shop. I used to charge 800 on average for a paint job on a car with an average amount of rust. That was cheap even in the 80's. Today just to replace a rocker panel, it can cost 800 or more per side. Full paint jobs can easily cost over $2000. Labor costs in most body shops is around $80/hr and it can take quite a few hours to paint a car so labor and materials can add up fast. Hope that gives you an idea :)

@@LakesideAutobody thanks for all the info I appreciate the response a lot

You're right - very little damage and the car/truck can be a total loss to an insurance co.

Should be good as new or better (because it has newer parts than the old) If a car was fixed by a reputable body shop you'll have nothing to worry about :)

@@LakesideAutobody thank you 😊

@@LakesideAutobody But there is no mention about airbags being replaced.. How can I make sure airbags will work in an accident? There was an error in the MID which read "supplemental restraint system problem"

A car fax will tell you if the airbags were deployed. You can also scan it with a scanner like this to check if everything is good to go - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-MsEVknFsSnk.html or Maybe even this free vin check can help you find some info on it - www.nicb.org/vincheck Let me know what you find 👍@@smokeypie1218

@@LakesideAutobody will surely do.. Thank you 😊

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I did this car for m son to drive in the winter so we kept the cost down. All materials from start to finish was around 1K. Got the car from a place that sells green title rebuildable cars and trucks.

Thanks :)

Everything is listed in the video description (every video on the channel) - thanks for checking it out :)

You can tell that there is no damage to that side by looking at the gaps - fender to door & fender to hood. Look for signs of buckling sheet metal (frame) and finally, there are measurements (software) that can be checked - point to point (diagonal). Only problem is getting those measurements unless you work at a shop. Some shops might look that up for you though - nice ones 😊

Thanks 👍😊✌