Frame repair critque please

[44boggers]

Hi guys, this is my first post to this forum. I am an American living in Austria. I just bought a 1983 C10 to restore. I need a bit of America here.

Anyway, I tore the truck down the frame and saw some shady weld work done by the previous owner. I wire wheeled the frame and found the frame was cracked in a few spots around the steering box. It obviously cracked one time already as the previous owner gobbed some weld to the frame.

I cleaned most of the ****ty looking welds up, v'd the cracks and welded them up. I then plated over it on the outside and top, as well as fish plated the cracks that were above the engine crossmember.

I wanted peoples opinions on my work so far and if I should do anymore plating on the frame. I was thinking of plating the bottom inside of the frame around the crossmember, but there will be a gap where the crossmember is bolted to the frame. I am not sure if that will create a stress area on the frame.

Please let me know what you think of my work thus far and if i should do any additional plating. I want to get this right the first time, as I am having the frame powder coated next week.

Thanks guys

Paul