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This is some awesome work right there.. Well done.. I need this equipment for myself here.. 
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Thanks ehsan - my favorite part of working where I do is the hundreds of potential projects swirling around in my head made possible by the equipment I have access to.
My least favorite part of working where I do is the hundreds of potential projects swirling around in my head made possible by the equipment I have access to. 
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Looks like it was designed by the same aerodynamic team as the J4's
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That's nice! I can't belive how fast you came up with a final product. Very nice work. I'm sure you are making a lot of folks very happy. I know I'm happy just watching  
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05-06-09, 10:48 AM
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Did you fill that with something? How did you get rid of the weld marks?
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I used silicone bronze TIG welding rod. The rod is called Everdure locally here. It melts at a lower temp and allows you to put less heat into the parent material. Less heat means less warp. It is also a bit softer than steel and easier to sand and grind away leaving it smooth. The steel just barely melts and mixes with the Everdure so there is some penetration to the welds to hold sturdy after sanding off the bead. This application is purely cosmetic and should hold up good to vibration and road shock, espeacially when you take the rest of the bed structure into account.
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05-06-09, 05:45 PM
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Wow Peter, that 2000GT is amazing! However, I will put Kevin up to the challenge of doing the same thing in steel....Kevin? 
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05-07-09, 07:52 AM
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Wow Peter, that 2000GT is amazing! However, I will put Kevin up to the challenge of doing the same thing in steel....Kevin?
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Josh, this japanes guy is a awesome " metal artist"....
.... some day... three or five months  ....
... Kevin will step out of his shadow ...
that`s 4 sure
Cheers
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PS. Adelaide and Santa Fe are nice places, love them both !!!!
Must visit again some day.
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Josh I have to say it would take me a very long time indeed to recreate something like that car. I haven't spent enough hours with sandbags and english wheels but that is something I want to try some day. I have a selection of mallets and a sandbag on a pedestal at home but I have only played with it a bit and haven't mastered beating out a panel yet. Aluminum is a lot easier to sculpt like that, being softer. And it's easier to sand and shape to perfection after welding. I would need an english wheel and a planishing hammer to make large panels with compound curves. Maybe after my 45, my brother's 40 and my brother's sport bike bodywork I can try an aluminum bodied sports car.
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Josh, this japanes guy is a awesome " metal artist"....
.... some day... three or five months ....
... Kevin will step out of his shadow ...
that`s 4 sure
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The LV is going to be sweeeeeeet!
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..but that is something I want to try some day. I have a selection of mallets and a sandbag on a pedestal at home but I have only played with it a bit and haven't mastered beating out a panel yet. .
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Kevin, would try to hammer these " Toyota" letters on the tailgate...
just a thought...
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1 - I have a salvagable tailgate for myself
2 - I know who has stickers the same size and font in white
3 - I would sooner try to press them in with home made dies but I won't be trying that for a while, until my truck is done really...
I want to be driving, or nearly there, by this time next year.
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Kevin, would try to hammer these " Toyota" letters on the tailgate...
just a thought...
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Peter, are you missing two hinges on your tailgate? Or one?
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Peter, are you missing two hinges on your tailgate? Or one?
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Two Sir ( nobody is perfect)
.... but the red drives perfect without them
What I really miss is the chrom ring for my horn button
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Quote:
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I used silicone bronze TIG welding rod. The rod is called Everdure locally here. It melts at a lower temp and allows you to put less heat into the parent material. Less heat means less warp. It is also a bit softer than steel and easier to sand and grind away leaving it smooth. The steel just barely melts and mixes with the Everdure so there is some penetration to the welds to hold sturdy after sanding off the bead. This application is purely cosmetic and should hold up good to vibration and road shock, espeacially when you take the rest of the bed structure into account.
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Everdure.... Hmmmm. I will see if we get something like that over here as well. .
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Kevin,
Judging by the towel on Peter's running board, and the condition of the truck as a whole- I'd say that last thing he will have to worry about with that truck is whether or not the tailgate will be able to handle a load Good eyes, though. You must be great at playing 'Where's Waldo?'.
Peter,
I love that FJ45! Yes, both places are nice, but I am partial to Santa Fe myself Next time you are Down Under in the land of Big Brother, drop me a line- we always have a spare bed, and my German could use a refresher....
Cheers,
Josh
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So you'll have to trust me ( ) because I have no pictures. I made the brackets that weld to the bed floor cross members today. These are the brackets that sit on the rubber bushings and the bolts pass through to fasten the bed to the frame. They are 10 Ga.
It's a lot more fun with pictures isn't it?
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You guys should check out that STC website. Awesome work and there are a good bit of Cruisers on there as well. Under the car guys around you tab.
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I ordered a set of these box sides as soon as Kevin said he was going to make them.Today we met and the new sides are here.
Kevin is a craftsman.These panels are well built and look great.Great quality! I copied the pics above with some of my own on the drivers side and it looks like it will be an excellent fit.
You can see that my sides have issues but that problem is solved. My biggest challenge will be making the rest of the truck look this good.
Thanks again Kevin. 
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That is going to be a beautiful rig oldFJ40
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In the foreground is the right rear corner section of floor. Its not welded yet but otherwise done. The string of holes is to plug weld to the side panels.
This is the tailgate end
This is the end of the panel that abuts the wheel hump. To reduce the warpage from welding all of the slits the full length I shortened the part by 2.5" and will weld a strip on that includes the three holes to bolt through the wheel hump and crossmember underneath.
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I made a couple of sets - lefts and rights obviously
Took a set of cross-members home to test fit and double check. Here are the frame mounting brackets I mentioned a while back.
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