✅Frame Repair in the Driveway with Great Results? Let's find out !!

In this video I'm going to do all of the frame related repairs on this TOTALED 2021 Mazda CX-5 that I've recently picked up from Copart. As usual I will take you through my thought process as I explain why I do things the way I do and I will show you what it takes to get both of the frame rails and a strut tower pulled back into place step-by-step on my homemade frame pulling bench (A.K.A Frame Rack).
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[@fix206]

Lot's of people have asked about where I got the body dimension measurements... And to answer that: I did get the first set of measurements online and the other set came from the computer program I got... I did go over it in detail in the previous video, here is the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZ7apKR9h9mbiac And also in the following video, here is the link to it: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmKun3yDq5VrhJI Hope it helps !

[@f3rnando00]

Where do you buy the parts to be welded? Thank you

[@mikeunknown-xh5oh]

focking loser nerd cut to the chase witht the title thumbnail instead being in math class. clickbait l0ser go fock yourself

[@nicolaecaldari1288]

@@f3rnando00 following

[@mikeshowtoandthings]

If even half of the collision repair shops out there put as much quality in their work as you have in yours, it would simply be amazing!!! Keep up the great work!!!!!!

[@fix206]

It takes just a bit more to go from mediocre to good. But a lot of technicians out there just don't care...

[@ishmelalcinor8291]

Or get paid enough

[@PhillipHall01]

@@fix206 Yes for whatever the reason they may have.. Keep up the good work Fix! Phillip Hall

[@asakayosapro]

There’s the issue of *time is money* and *good or fast or cheap* - you can have any two but never all threee For shops that have a daily minimum of things that need to get done, everything gets rushed and minmaxed. Meanwhile, this guy has all the time in the world and a source of content. That’s a great thing, just keep in mind that not everyone has such luxury.

[@DevaughnPeters-k2d]

Hey I'm viewing all the way from trinidad 🇹🇹 Great video I want a part 2 plz 🙏

[@ElliottSix]

I stumbled on this video and wow you're so brilliant. You take so much time, care, expertees into this. The simple procedures you take makes the chassis so perfect. I feel like I can definitely use the knowledge you've shared into my own rebuilds 😊

[@molajutt9269]

You have been proving in time, again and again, that it's not the fancy tools, but rather how well you know how to use them. Thank you so much for more life learning lessons!

[@fix206]

You are most welcome !!

[@Steve-iw8yz]

I have spent 20 years doing exactly this and that frame machine is a fancy tool I thought the old body pullers that use a lip bolted down to concrete were slick but this is cool

[@MuhammadAli-bp6iq]

Maula rakh hath hola

[@dw7094]

No, it's the cost of labor for repairs. The vehicle is uneconomically repairable. Accident and frame damage probably make it a "salvage" vehicle. Nobody wants a vehicle like that.

[@fernandofgg]

This is art, i just wanted to live in EUA and have one neighbour like this guy to share knowledge haha 🙆🏻‍♂️

[@miguela.morales255]

My first time watching and I subscribed to your channel. I love this line of work, but I'm too old to learn how to do it. Recently I had my car pulled in a shop for a small nose hit and the results were very poor. Even when I have a complete cut off front they pull the original, and use some parts from the cut off front. But the lines between the fenders and the hood are not right. So I dismantled the whole nose in my garage and found a lot of bondo where the hood latch is. So now I'm trying to help myself and fix what I can. Masterful job on your Mazda, thank you for the video.

[@Will_JJHP]

Man, I would love to get my old Jeep frame pulled by you and see how you made that amazing machine up close

[@bruceyoung1343]

I just “Found” your channel and I like how you explain what your looking for as examples of miss matched bolt holes. I’m subscribing because I don’t want to miss any. Great job on the body straightening

[@fix206]

Thanks Bruce!! Much more in the works, stay tuned !

[@bruceyoung1343]

@@fix206 will do. And your very welcome 🙏

[@thomasassim-ita1787]

I'm speechless seeing your quality of work and lucky to stumble on your channel first time today. Love your work and attention to detail, thoroughness. Keep it coming ❤❤❤❤🎉

[@fix206]

Wow, thank you! You're welcome aboard!

[@mikeumeh4072]

awesome work

[@fix206]

Thanks for the visit !!

[@UNIQUEGrills]

You made it look easy 🔥🔥🔥

[@fix206]

It's easy if you know what you're doing and have the right tools :-)

[@UNIQUEGrills]

@@fix206 for sure

[@fix206]

thinking about going back to FL mid to late January

[@UNIQUEGrills]

@@fix206 oh nice. That would be sick

[@fix206]

Maybe I'll stop by and visit ??

[@fastlane6869]

I gotta watch this again later I'm too baked right now 😊😂

[@fix206]

LOL 😊😂

[@jimbanville]

This guy is why HOA’s exist 😂😂😂

[@klalecherahim8895]

So you cant work on your property inside your property ??

[@Twinville2]

I stumbled upon your video while searching for information on straightening frames, as my 07 GMC Sierra 2500 truck was in an accident 2 months ago and the Farmers insurance company and Caliber Collision body shop decided to total it due to a bent frame, diamond bend, from what the tech told me. I am wanting to keep my truck instead and have the frame repaired since the truck only has 140,000 miles on it and with the Duramax LBZ 6.6 liter V8 turbo engine and Allison transmission all in good working order, I can't afford to buy anything similar and not know it's maintenance and care history as well as my own one owner truck. I do have concerns about towing since I tow horses in a gooseneck trailer and hay often. The insurance company requires replacement of the entire frame which was going to run over $17,000 with the bumper repairs, so they considered it too expensive to pay for and will be giving me a check. I'm going to take my truck to a couple local body shops next week and see if they can repair the frame. Any advice for me?

[@boblab]

Your neighbours must love you

[@alanchurchill7305]

Really enjoyed your video good use of Lazers,and nicely explained, looking forward to your next video.

[@fix206]

More to come!

[@barbmelle3136]

From Leo: Good video. There is a man near me that just leaves the car on a heavy duty trailer and uses jacks and chain wenches, and sledge hammers. The Front end guy at the dealership told me the guy gets them really straight. It is possible,

[@fix206]

Hey, if it works for him and the end result is good then more power to him. 👍👍👍

[@user-py5qq4ht8l]

Where do you get the maps with the exact frame measurements. I have a Mercedes w123 coupe that has some damage on the front and these kind of measurements are gonna be very helpful

[@Car1see79]

Thank you so much for all these useful information 🎉

[@mkveevs]

Need me one of those frame “cart” pullers.

[@fix206]

I seriously don't know what I would do without it, so glad I built it... Not sure if you seen the video of me building it or not but if you're interested here is a link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaOmnJxmd7lrfNk

[@masetcp]

Great work and thank you. I learned a lot. Do you think that the chassis itself has become weaker and now that the car has been in an accident and has been back into shape?

[@houtyfish273]

After being flexed in the collision, and then again in the repair, does that weaken those frame rails at all? Will they be at risk of losing any torsional rigidity, or will they be as rigid as they were before?

[@jeremiahglass8262]

Excellent….And I mean excellent work!

[@dt9094]

That’s a great job thus far. Great video 👍🇨🇦

[@fix206]

There is a follow up video to this one, lot's more good info there... Here is the link if you're interested: kzbin.info/www/bejne/nmKun3yDq5VrhJI

[@mikemiller6684]

Tacomas are awesome .I had a 95 4wd extra cab I bought new.

[@fix206]

I always liked Tacomas... Top notch trucks !

[@ronnierobinson1502]

Great work....especially on drive

[@pa1264]

Great video nice job, some insurance companies would right that off keep up the awesome work.🙂👍

[@fix206]

This Mazda was written off by the insurance company as a total loss. That's how I ended up with it 😎

[@ambydaly5713]

If you ever can afford one a cnc measuring arm would be invaluable for you.

[@fix206]

How much do those run?

[@neilcastro836]

Great work is all I can say.

[@fix206]

Neil, thank you very much!

[@PhillipHall01]

Looking forward to the next one fix. Phillip Hall

[@fix206]

Hey Phillip, sorry for a late reply, I took some time off from work and everything around holidays to spend time with family and all and then right after New Year's went on vacation to Mexico. Feel great and refreshed upon returning. Just posted a new video early this morning and I'm gonna try to push out some more content for you guys to watch :-)

[@PhillipHall01]

@@fix206 Going to Mexico sounded like a good way to finish up the Holidays! I will check out your new video. Thanks Fix! Phillip Hall

[@charlesonline_]

Ths business is good wth some background technical knw how like you are doing.

[@charlesmurillo961]

Where did you find the specs for your vehicle? Can you obtain the specs for other vehicles freely or is there some sort of manual you need to buy? Where would you acquire those spec sheets for vehicles in general? Are they official spec sheets or specs you drafted yourself?

[@cb750k1974]

Great work! Enjoyed very much!

[@fix206]

Many thanks! And thanks for watching!

[@stevesamoffgridsmallholdin5378]

Excellent video👍

[@jeremiahfortna2829]

I didn't see you saying or looking for secondary damage from the strut tower or frame rails being moved in the accident.

[@fix206]

I am meticulous about my work, and I've checked everything over more than once and all is good!!

[@VenturiLife]

Really well done.

[@fix206]

Thank you very much!

[@internauta4181]

You are the best !

[@fix206]

You very much!

[@JoeyJordan-b6k]

Did plenty of that myself

[@olegluzanov6012]

Great job 👍

[@miko_28]

Good job man.

[@fix206]

Thanks!

[@coolwaterdvr]

Awesome job. 👍

[@fix206]

Thank you very much!

[@wesleybrabant3595]

Wow love your style. You got the shit

[@kathyruuska7941]

That fence needs some serious straitening.

[@fix206]

That fence is old but still sturdy 😎

[@viorelluchak3709]

Great job bro 👍⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@fix206]

Thank you 👍

[@carlishanlan191]

Great job thanks for sharing

[@fix206]

Thanks for watching!

[@AsifHussain-vx9ws]

Very Impressive

[@fix206]

Thank you very much!

[@michalmroz8963]

It's just criminal. Drive safely.

[@SombraRD]

Hello, excellent channel!!!, I am a fan. I need your help, I have the Car O Liner Tower, but without the hydraulic bottle, would you help me know which one it is exactly? (hydraulic bottle)

[@fix206]

Sure thing, what information do you need on that hydraulic cylinder?

[@MarkTalo1]

Good job very nice

[@fix206]

Thank you very much and thanks for watching!!

[@alejandroluna1725]

Great!! How many pulling hours did you spent?

[@fix206]

All in all it probably took me 2-3 hours to straighten everything out

[@dominicbritt]

Just because the frame has been pulled back into position does NOT mean you have restored the integrity of this chassis - one side will be weaker than the other. 1960s repairs on a modern monocoque chassis.

[@fix206]

It's not like all of the components that I pulled back were shoved over by a foot or so.. I had to bring them back just so slightly. So, what would you suggest I do to "restore the integrity of the chassis"?

[@jedidiasobedgarciamedina4344]

Were did you get those chart measurements?

[@LOL_LAB19]

Where can we find the dimensions from the fram off the car ?

[@dannylocs94]

This is the exact damage on my 2018 Chrysler 300s 😢😢

[@fix206]

😢😢😢😢

[@jacobsavchuk3482]

Where do you get factory measurements on the vehicle? I cant find anywhere

[@fix206]

I went over that in my previous video, if you're interested here is the link to that video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eYCke5aOdrl_hq8

[@alex042687]

Too much damage for a run of the mill basic car. The next week that same model Mazda with less damage might go for even less. . .but keep up the grind and good work. We fix cars with Auto Robot out on the grass and paint outdoors.just what Eastern Europeans do

[@adfreeviewer9005]

Impressive skills, but I wound not want to own such vehicle.

[@fix206]

Definitely nothing wrong with the vehicle once it gets fixed. 👍

[@hillcrinton1416]

you need to open a body shop...

[@fix206]

Maybe later down the road :)

[@picapolllo2]

Where to check or get measurements schemes

[@fix206]

I went over on where I find the measurements in the first video of this build, if you're interested here's the link to that video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZ7apKR9h9mbiac

[@nagarage1973]

Perfeito 👏👏👏

[@ForceBuilt]

I can't begin to tell you how much I enjoyed this video. I love the thoroughness you provide. I patiently wait for each of your videos. I have learned so much and find inspiration from you. Your problem solving skills are next level. I work on autos on my channel as well and appreciate how well your videos flow. Keep up the great work!!!!

[@fix206]

Glad you enjoyed it! I love sharing the knowledge especially if it's helpful to other folks. Got a lot more to come!!

[@PhillipHall01]

Absolutely ForceBuild , you said it!! Phillip Hall

[@craigcaruso2078]

Great job 👍👍

[@fix206]

Thank you very much and thanks for watching!!

[@nicolaspatcheapen7111]

If you searching for a apprentice…. I’m here

[@BrucePierson]

There's a lot in framework to get it exactly right. Looks you have the technique worked out really well. Spend the time setting the car level and the laser centered and everything else falls into place (or is pulled into place).

[@fix206]

You are 100% correct. It's all about the prep first, same as with paint work. If you did not lay down the groundwork everything that follows isn't going to be satisfactory.

[@dadgarage7966]

I'm glad KZbin recommended this. This was well presented. There are different approaches to straightening a chassis but the tape, trammel and lasers are the final word.

[@EarlG-r4r]

Looks like you got it all figured out and they’re actually doing as good a job as some of the shops do. I used to do rebuilders years ago when we had our dealers license built a rack and two towers used a Blackhawk unibody setup we were always driving rebuilders that were almost new for pennies on the dollar. I actually had a friend with a high end body shop that was shocked at how well my rebuilds turned out.

[@fix206]

I always do as good of a job as I possibly can, even the cars that I'm not keeping, I cannot pass it on to someone else knowing that I cut some corners somewhere along the way. Always getting them done as if they were going to be my personal vehicles for years to come...

[@PhillipHall01]

@@fix206 And the quality shows! Phillip Hall

[@fix206]

Much appreciated, Phillip!

[@mystikalxs3996]

Pennies on the dollar sounds like a steal to me! I'm new to collision, and it just dawned on me how much cheaper it would be to just purchase a total vehicle.

[@mycalg333]

Is there any way I can get your plans to build the frame machine I really wanna build one of my own to learn how to do bodywork

[@fix206]

A bit down the road I will do a video where I will go over the frame rack in greater detail

[@richardwallinger1683]

1960,s cut and shut crash repairs now 79 years old and reliving all of the measuring and double checking going on .. excellent home designed and fabricated pulling jig . In the 60,s I used a middle aged crash fabricator .. he only did bare chassis work . all of the engine / suspension/headlights and wiring had to be removed . he never did any work when customers watched . all he had was h sectioned girders set into the ground with a short bit sticking up . he attached his portapack rams and fixtures onto the girders . his name was Frank and he had a few acres of farmland property on the Nuneaton facing town called Bedworth . After a number of years I called around and found Frank sat in his favourite armchair gazing out of his bungalow window . He knew instantly once he heard my voice and always called me Wally .short for Wallinger . Memories .

[@robertbrown7470]

Bedworth is a market town in the borough of Nuneaton and Bedworth, Warwickshire, England

[@joanwilliams3221]

Great job there is so much to learn from your experience thank you for teaching us !!!

[@fix206]

My pleasure! And as always I got lots more down the pipe !!

[@Recklessness97]

You show that you don't need a fancy workshop and all the fancy tools/equipment to do an excellent job and it's possible to make your own frame rack. Your such an inspiration, excellent work! Whenever I get my own house I plan on doing work like this. Love the videos.

[@fix206]

Absolutely, it just takes a little bit of creativity to make most things possible. No need for a fancy shop with $30,000 frame racks and paint booths... The same could be done right in anyone's garage, driveway or a backyard. Stay tuned for more !

[@PhillipHall01]

@@fix206 The correct tools make a great difference but it also takes great insight to accomplish what you have! Phillip Hall

[@seshelbow336]

I mean he has a frame rail, laser alignment equipment, hydraulic pulling equipment. Various clamps. The thing that measures hole centres when there’s something in the way of the tape (forget the name, he did say in the video)……to be fair he has a pretty impressive setup, far more than most amateur home mechanics. Having said that, having the equipment is nothing without the knowledge and experience of how to use it. This guy is seriously good at what he does…..and the fact he can explain exactly what he is doing and why is a gift to the viewers. I want to be clear, I’m not trying to take anything away from what this man can do…..but he does have quite a bit of fancy equipment. No doubt he could probably make a pretty good job of it without any of the fancy gear…..but to get it mm perfect like this cannot be done with a tape measure, grinder and ratchet straps.

[@PhillipHall01]

@@seshelbow336 Yes and to be fair to him, he has made most of this ‘fancy’ equipment himself (including the frame machine) further more, he has taken the time to make and post videos here on this channel explaining in detail of how he has made each tool. Phillip Hall

[@Recklessness97]

@@seshelbow336 Everything he has he made himself or can be bought up from Harbor Freight for less than $1000 total. He has nothing fancy that an average home mechanic WOULDN'T have, it's all easily affordable from Harbor Freight, he even buys some gear from there. His gear is not expensive at all. Only thing he didn't make was the frame tower, which can be bought used for a very good price. Only thing you're right about is the knowledge and skill but those are something anyone can gain overtime from a few projects in the garage/driveway. You learn by doing.

[@Llop66]

Hello. Where do you get that drawing with all the important measurement of the structure from ? How do you know the center of the car ? I didn't catch that point on the video. Great and very informative video.

[@AndyWoods-d9g]

Absolutely brilliant mate! I've just started a car rebuild channel with a few friends and will need this kind of knowledge in the future, how did you determine where the centre of the car was? And where did you get that sheet with all the measurements on? Keep up the good work, ive just subscribed!

[@fix206]

I've shown where I got the measurements and also how to set the the laser up in the previous video, if you are interested here is the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aZ7apKR9h9mbiac Thanks for watching!

[@jcrides1320]

This is seriously impressive!

[@fix206]

Thanks man !!

[@yunked210]

Impressive precision 👍good job!

[@fix206]

Thank you! I try :)

[@daniellee-eq6gg]

Always look forward to your videos keep them coming!!

[@fix206]

Oh you know there is always more coming... Did you see how long your hair was in that vid?

[@RobbinsJoe]

Love this series! ❤️ Please keep them coming.

[@fix206]

Thank you Robin, I got a lot more coming, stay tuned!

[@juanrafaeltosado1812]

HI' GREATEST JOB !! I WOULD LIKE TO SEE HOW TO BUILD UP ( BODY CLAMP)AT THE BOTTOM " PINCH WELD.

[@fix206]

Not sure I get what you mean. Can you rephrase your question ? If you're asking about how I built the frame rack, then here is a link to that video ! kzbin.info/www/bejne/oaOmnJxmd7lrfNk

[@iHoldAndiTrade]

Informative video. Where did you locate you schematics?

[@Medinabros2007]

Excelente trabajo maestro 👍 saludos desde Honduras 🇭🇳👋

[@fix206]

Muchas Gracias amigo!!

[@rjung_ch]

Thanks! 👍💪✌

[@fix206]

You are most welcome !!

[@michaeldee777]

Quality work. Are you self-taught or did you do this sort of work in a previous life?

[@fix206]

I am mostly self-taught, and I constantly learn more by picking up some information on other KZbin channels, plus I think I may have been some kind of an engineer in my previous life 😇

[@PhillipHall01]

@@fix206 Had to be! lol

[@hubertdeyette5070]

In the 70s a body man did thes by eye with a come a long between two trees. It always came out good.

[@berg8970]

You do fantastic work. I replaced a passenger side frame, lower cross-member, and bumper on a totaled Toyota I bought on bid back in the early eighties in Europe. Needless to say, my repair wasn't anywhere near as precise as yours. I can say that I drove that car across much of Western Europe and the eastern U.S. and Midwest for 14 years. I forgot to mention that my frame straightening tools were a come-along and a hammer...LOL. I used the end of some nearby railroad tracks to lock the car in place to straighen on a small kink in the driver's side frame.

[@vita8208]

Best automotive KZbinr, can’t wait for new video.

[@fix206]

I try to make my videos as education as possible, thanks for watching :-)

[@DiehardSportsCardCollector]

I am sorry but that is too much work to do on a wrecked Mazda. If this was a Porsche it would be more worthwhile. You do have amazing patience and skills my friend

[@tommay2437]

Really great job!!! i never knew, that such a frame repair can be done in customers driveway.

[@iRiley]

I have a 2014 Mustang GT that could use this type of love if you’d be interested.

[@kellycutler621]

I'll give you my comment.. Wicked I love the way you did that .. Almost make it look easy

[@fix206]

Haha... Thanks!

[@hn_capone8475]

amazing video and in depth love it one question i buy from copart to and i cant find measurements for the car i have bought i suppose its because its a 2023 but i genuinely need a website or where i can get information about my car as the subframe doesn't fit so the car and been pushed back but i do need the dimensions thanks

[@robinkim7711]

What repair manual did you use? How much did it cost you to subscribe? Thank you!

[@josegonzales7775]

Hows it going buddy.. i recently got into an accident well i wasn't at fault was n my car when i got rammed into by a pick-up... but is there any way i can show u some pictures or if i can know where are you located at for the reason that im trying to get it back together myself without any help from insurance or anything so ill appreciate your response thanks again btw. Its a 2007 Lexus GS 350 MY CAR

[@theamericandream69]

I'm old school,New cars just tick me off because they're just plain junk ready for scrap be it's even paid off. No such thing as a good used car, because if they were good they wouldn't be trading them in there years. People don't trade in Good cars or trucks.

[@BazJohn]

I really enjoyed your videos, so I iv gone ahead and bought my first copart car to repair. One thing I'm having a problem with, is finding measurement data, can you point me in the right direction to source this. Thanks in advance.

[@LegateMalpais]

Once the frame has been deformed that way then there is no way on God's green earth that any "pulling" will return it to same level of factory strength OR weakness as it's designed to crumble in a very specific manner in case of a crash. This is doing the car's next owned literally a disservice, and from a technical standpoint this is like an open-roof contruction of a "bus" in Pakistan where the whole thing is spot-welded by peoole who are barely literate from sheet metal of unknown origin and quality.

[@MarkAlcock-ql8gs]

Hi I enjoyed your video. I have two questions. How do find the centre of your with your laser. Secondly, where do find alignment data with measurements on to get all your information.thanks

[@johngatsby1473]

Apparently... professional shops can't handle what a regular fella can do or is it because they can't charge what they want to? Good job man.

[@kainejuice]

4:41 When u pull/straighten the frame rails over with the subframe off them, will the subframe bolt holes line up with the frame rails bolt holes? I thought that the subframe holds thenframe rails or gives the frame rails stability so the shifted front of the frame rails can be pulled back into specifications.

[@rgg7260]

masterful work, never did hard core body work, learning lots...can you offer the home made rail and associated parts as a download, for a fee...kind regards

[@pragasamsupiahs8419]

Excellent work Sir,all done in precision and accuracy 👍 using laser to restore the damaged side fender,frame.where did you learn all these skills 😊

[@stephenhookings1985]

I can't help think that Terminator 2 doesn't have these problems with his car crashes :-)