Holy **** it took forever to clean and paint everything...so long I am still doing it. Ugh. Here are some pics for now.
Got the crossmember out
![](http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b248/Tinydb84/SAM_1243.jpg)
Cleaning
![](http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b248/Tinydb84/SAM_1241.jpg)
Tacked in new studs
![](http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b248/Tinydb84/SAM_1242.jpg)
Painting some parts:
![](http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b248/Tinydb84/SAM_1248.jpg)
I only painted enough of the frame rails for the crossmember to bolt to for now.