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i'll say that was a good day.

got an itchy feeling after that last part?

[stevek]

Thats amazing progress! Looks great so far.

[jm599]

nice work, indeed your frame is a little worse than mine but repairable.
when I was doing mine I noted that there were similarities with the fj40 frame. like it had been lengthened with a fishplate. do you have access to one?
maybe there would be a way to scarf off a few rivets then torch out your bad area and then splice in a better piece....

[MDH33]

Sections of the frame have that look of steel that has been submerged for a long time. Swollen and flaking. Great progress! Does the full-floater rear axle have a cable locker by chance?

[stevek]

FWIW I saw that Cruiserparts.net has an 83 45 frame listed on thier website. I think they were asking a mint for it though, something like $1800...

[buckroseau]

About a 10 hour day today on the lpb, got quite a bit done.

Got up and shot a coat of single stage ureathane on the axles...ran into town for some breakfeast, came home....shot a 2nd coat of single stage again. For how crappy they looked a day ago they sure turned out nice!

And then...since I had so much fun sandblasting yesterday I thought, 85 and sunny, no wind...what a better day than to get buddled up in a long sleeve jacket, welding gloves and throw a bag over my head About 3 hours later I had a lot of parts clean as a whistle and ready for paint. Got all the steering linkage apart and blasted, suprised how easy that stuff came apart. I lightly blasted the rear springs.....not sure if I am going to used them yet, if I do they will be complete dis-assembled, blasted, repainted and re-assembled. Thinking stock rear springs with new fronts with a 2" lift...since this thing seemed to lean to the front hard and I plan on installing that extremely heavy warn winch out on the front again.

I spent out about a half hour sandblasting the frame. I had no intentions on blasting the whole thing, or doing a good job on what I did. Just wanted to go over the back half in certain areas to blow apart the loose stuff and see what I got. Took some pics, pretty much the same but not so rusty anymore. I still have no plans to fix this frame, nor do I want to...I would just like to get a nice used one and move on from there. But, if I had to I do have a game plan for fixing this one. It is fixable and I know exactly what I would do, just would take some time.

Rolled the cab out and wanted to blast the lower half just for fun and see what I got. I will say the cab is exaclty what I expected.....it may look bad to some, but this is an extremely easy fix. I'm not making any promises, but when I start on the cab....I'm thinking I will have that lower portion around the rockers and cab corners fixed in 2 days. Single layer metal and mostly flat...I can make every piece and have it welded in very quickly. It will look look and be as good as factory with no filler. Amazing how other areas rust so bad and this is so good??

Wife has got big plans for me for the next few weeks, but hopefully will sneak a little in here and there. Got to get those blasted parts into paint in the next day or so. Also brining all 5 OEM wheels to the tire shop tomorrow to have the rubber peeled off.

Couple questions out of context here. What color were the OEM rims on lpb's shipped into Canada? If I didn't know any better I would say flat black, these sure seem like it? Also, what tires came on 78 stock lpb's? The PO said the front tires were orginal and I am thinking they might be? I honestly don't believe one of the front wheels I took off had ever been removed?

Another question, has anybody used Sodium bi-carbonate to blast steel? Reason I ask is that I am thinking of using it to blast the motor, tranny and T-case in 1 shot. I have a friend that used it on thin aluminum before, seem to work good for that. Reason I ask on that is I have no intentions on tearing down the motor. The thing runs like a swiss watch with no manifold leaks!! I am from the school of thought, if ain't broke......don't fix it. But, I want a clean, fresh looking motor. Thinking of degreasing the hell out of it and then going after it with the blaster. Just don't want to use silica sand around the motor...sodium bi-carbonate wouldn't hurt anything if a little got in there. I still plan on taking off some of the steel stuff and using sand, painting and re-installing, like the air cleaner, etc.....

Anyway, pics.

Edit: Some of that dark black crap in the photos is that undercoating that was sprayed on. Blaster doesn't take it off very well so I left it in most places.

Matt

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Originally Posted by MDH33

Sections of the frame have that look of steel that has been submerged for a long time. Swollen and flaking. Great progress! Does the full-floater rear axle have a cable locker by chance?

Definetely swollen and flaking, but I don't think it was submerged. It had been sitting in the same spot for about 10 years until I came along

No, the full foater rear axle does not have a cable locker.

Thanks, Matt

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Originally Posted by stevek

FWIW I saw that Cruiserparts.net has an 83 45 frame listed on thier website. I think they were asking a mint for it though, something like $1800...

I did call on that one about 3 weeks ago.....gone. I kinda didn't want it just for the fact that from my understanding pre 78 frames and 79+ frames are different.

There would have be some frame mods to bolt my stuff in. Hoping to get the same thing.

Thanks for thinking of me though, Matt

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2 words Matt. "Thank You!"

[Rhinoliner]

Hi Matt,

Looks like some great progress this weekend. At this rate, you will probably be done before the first snow falls. I hope you don't finish it too quickly, then what would I have to look forward too.

That cab looks kind of funny sitting on that stand. I can't help but smile when I look at those pictures. It looks like some sort of cartoon character or something. Maybe I am going crazy.

I hope you don't mind that I modified one of your pictures, but it was a perfect opportunity to ask a question that I have been wondering about. What is the purpose of the 8 bolts on the back of the cab on these trucks?

I'm sure glad you found your LPB, or should I say LP-KK.

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Got about 3 hours in on the lpb tonight. Had to fix a little on some tin and get some primer and paint on.

Pics pretty much say it all. Lower radiator shield had ripped out in a couple spots. Welded new steel in there, nothing special. Hung up as much as I could fit in the booth and started painting. I'll have another batch tomorrow of stuff I sandblasted on Sunday. Want to get primer and paint on that bare steel as soon as possible.

Oh....by the way...did I mention I still need a frame

Matt

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I cant wait to see the finished product! Looks great so far

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Originally Posted by Rhinoliner

Hi Matt,

Looks like some great progress this weekend. At this rate, you will probably be done before the first snow falls. I hope you don't finish it too quickly, then what would I have to look forward too.

That cab looks kind of funny sitting on that stand. I can't help but smile when I look at those pictures. It looks like some sort of cartoon character or something. Maybe I am going crazy.

I hope you don't mind that I modified one of your pictures, but it was a perfect opportunity to ask a question that I have been wondering about. What is the purpose of the 8 bolts on the back of the cab on these trucks?

I'm sure glad you found your LPB, or should I say LP-KK.

To be honest I'm not exactly sure what those bolts are for? I haven't dug that far into the cab yet to find out.....I'm sure I will eventually

If I was to make a quick guess i would think they were some sort of alignment bolts when it came down the assembly line. Toyota might have bolted the cab together on the line and then spot welded to ensure accuracy and simplify assembly?

Just a guess though, Matt

[rutbeer]

Not that it won't be great, as we have seen with the LV, but how exactly does this thread already have a five star rating?

[buckroseau]

Got a little done on the lv tonight, but not much. About 1.5 I suppose.

I had those other parts I had blasted from last weekend that still needed to get into paint, and that's what I did. Hung what I had up done, DP90LF for the first couple coats and 2 coats of MTK single stage.

Have a few honey do things to do the next few nights, thinking I might move onto the motor. Get that presure washed and then I'm going to try to blast the motor (assembled) with sodium bi-carbonate. Never heard of this being done, but I think it will work good and won't be a hazzard to an assembled motor like I think silica sand would.....just in case a grain or 2 migrated it's way in?

Matt

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Originally Posted by buckroseau

Got a little done on the lv tonight, but not much.

Matt

Still living in the good old days LV Ha Ha Ha!!!