Crossmember problems 64 C10

[Hotrod1979]

My truck definitely was in a accident. The first/front crossmember/radiator support was bent and the chassis is about 1/2" narrower then the crossmember because of that.

There's also a little tweak in the lower rails on the right site right in front of the crossmember.
But cross measuring the front of the frame, iit's in pretty decent shape. Not warped.

When I look at the sides of the crossmemberwitch is screwed to the sides of the frame rails, those are tweaked. This explanes the gaps behind the front studs.

Now I have placed a weld on the inner side of the crossmember where the metal should touch the frame rails. Then I grinded that down to a smooth and flat surface. The gaps are gone now. The crossmember touches ther rails as it should. The crossmember has become a little bit thicker behind the first stud. Hope this fix will work.

Maybe the best option would be finding an other cross member but I live in Holland so there aren't that many old Chevy trucks around here....