Thanks for the replys,

Sounds like there may be some life in this old frame. I am still going to try to roll out the dent if I can. The experience will be educational . I am going to make frame blocks out of some maple I have in the shop. I may have a little piece of hard rock maple . If I do that would be the wood of choice. I used it to support the gimbaled stove on my sailboat and it worked great . Super dense and hard.

If I can get the frame fixed it will make a great foundation for a project bike.