1994 Mitsubishi Mighty Max - Weekend Warrior: STK TRUK Edition Part 7: Narrow the Frame for Clearance (Part 1)

4. We then used our handy Sawzall and made our cuts on the outside of the tape.

5. We measured our framerails before cutting, to double-check our measurement after we narrowed it 2 inches. Then, Steve double-checked the measurements before welding it together.

6. Once our measurements were verified, the two halves were welded together, and then the tubing was removed.

7a. With our framerails welded back together, we moved onto our motor mounts. They needed to come down 1 inch to lower the motor to fit a stock hood, and then would need to move an inch towards our rails to accommodate for our narrowed clip.

8. After we cut the same amount out of the bottom, we prepped our piece to be welded back in. We pie-cut the bottom portion of our motor mount, so that it could be welded back into place. We placed our motor mount back into place and verified the fit.

9. Notice the difference in our stock motor mount (on the right) and our modified motor mount (on the left).

10. Once both motor mounts were modified and tacked into place, we bolted them back onto our motor to check how they fit.

11. Wow, that's a close fit to the exhaust, but it shouldn't be a problem at all.

12. We knew we would need to modify our oil pan. Here, you can see the motor bolted up with our oil pan on the floor ready to be cut.

13. We then prepped our framerails to be welded back into place. We narrowed our frame, but also Z'ed it 1 inch. Here, Steve took a 1/2-inch pie-cut out of the top of our framerail, then pounded it down, and welded it .