Buliding a frame from scratch.?

[OCNORB]

Looks killer so far. Here is a question. In the photo below isn't the circled area both a stress point and a week point? The weight and flex is pulling from that joint. What can you do to beef it up more, if it even needs it? Fish plate? A larger piece of channel to fit over? Or will it even be a problem?

It's hard to see, but there is a piece of 1/2" thick plate reinforcing each of these joints. I used 1/2" so that I would end up with 3" accross to fit the wrangler springs.
Here is another angle- "booty fab" I call it. The line is where I will probably cut them when I clean it all up.

 

[Rusted]

If you get a chance to snap a better photo of that area I would like to see it. Or maybe we could just make a RME field trip out of this one.

 

[Caleb]

keep the pics coming

 

[Badcop]

Yes I was late, but its looking good.