2003 Frame Pictures. Stock or accident repair???

[Gen3Fan]

Hello,
Here are pictures of the frame of a 2003, apparently made in Feb 03. Please let me know if this is normal on an 03.

These pictures are from the front frame rails. The gusset shown in picture 1 is on the outer side of the front frame rail, slightly to the back of the front wheel. On the passange side, the gusset is painted (powder coated) and appears to have been coated at the same time as the rest of the frame. On the driver's side the same gusset is completely unpainted.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/77609278@N00/328819072/

Picture 2 shows a detail on the inside of the front frame rails. While the rest of the frame is welded sloppily (typical production welding) this part is welded better and it is unpainted on both sides. The coating from the bottom of the frame rail below has been removed on both sides.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/77609278@N00/328819073/

Here are a couple of more details of the same thing:
From the side: http://www.flickr.com/photos/77609278@N00/328819074/
From below: www.flickr.com/photos/77609278@N00/328819075/

Is this stock on a GEN 3? Could this be stock on an early 03?

Thank you very much for your help!!!
Tim

 

[V10SpeedLuvr]

Bad link...try here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/77609278@N00/328819073/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/77609278@N00/328819074/

EDIT: You mustve fixed them at the same time I posted

 

[Gen3Fan]

Thanks. Took me a couple of times to get them to work. I still was not able to just import/embed the pictures into the text.
Tim

 

[V10SpeedLuvr]

All I did was upload the pics to my VCA gallery and link from there...

 

[big-n-italian]

was the car tracked? it looks like someone is trying to strengthen the frame up. (assuming it isnt from the factory)

did gen III's have a frame recall of any kind?

pretty sloppy work not to cover the bare metal with SOMETHING IMO.

 

[Gen3Fan]

V10SpeedLuvr, Thank you for posting the pictures.
big-n-italian, The frame gusset shown in the last picture posted by V10SpeedLuvr is bare on driver's side, but black on paassager side. That one appears to have been coated at the same time as the rest of the frame.
Thanks!

 

[Viper Wizard]

That dose not come from the factory that way! To me it looks like its been crashed!!

 

[Gen3Fan]

So the round tubes and the corner gusset are stock? But normally black?
Thanks!!!
Tim

 

[Viper Specialty]

definitely some repair action right there.

Yes, thats what they look like, but they have been replaced. a good job it looks like...minus the missing PAINT!