Another body work thread

pontiota · 03-15-07, 09:56 AM

Finaly done with the body work and priming ready for a color coat just in time for the good weather
What a lot of work I don't even want to figure how much I have into it
Work in progress
455 Pontiac all rebuild and sitting on the engine stand
55 springs for rear
New family cage bent up last fall ready for install

Sorry for the low quality pics, Phone pictures suck

Stumpalama · 03-15-07, 10:19 AM

Lookin' good!
Keep us posted

camcruiser13 · 03-15-07, 11:27 AM

and the color will be??

badass · 03-15-07, 11:58 AM

sweeeeeeeet drroool.

Nomis · 03-15-07, 04:17 PM

Is that an expoxy based primer?

pontiota · 03-15-07, 09:52 PM

I started with a epoxy primer then two coats of high fill primer, and of course Rage Gold (bondo) and weld for all the extra holes, sanded down to 400 and shot the color today. Went with a single stage white even though I will still clear the outside.
The project all started with the family cage, I figured since the new cage was out so I could weld it together and paint it I should go ahead and paint the inside of the cruiser and one thing led to another and here I am

Coolerman · 03-16-07, 07:35 AM

Looks great! Come and do my body work when your done!

JJS · 03-16-07, 07:53 AM

Nice. I'm looking forward to seeing the finished product.

pontiota · 03-26-07, 06:48 PM

Well have color on the whole body and have the silver colored pearl ghost flames shot on the body. Just need to sand everything down to 800 and shoot the clear and I'll be done with half of my long winter project. The front clip is completely finished and sitting in a room in the house.
After clearing I get to start on the assembly of my 455 short block for the swap.
Hoping to be complete and running on the first of May so I can do a little testing before I hit the Con in June.
Pics include the front clip and the tapped off flames on the half doors.
If you take a good look you can see where I welded up the blinker holes and frenched in a set of led blinkers into the front of the fender.

okie · 03-28-07, 01:42 PM

NICE color choices!

camcruiser13 · 03-28-07, 01:45 PM

thats tight. like the flames

SALEH · 03-28-07, 02:22 PM

i cannot say its look good :( its seems like mustang :P must be offroad colors

79fj40moneypit · 03-28-07, 04:04 PM

Cool flames, that 455 should make that cruiser rip.

Texx · 03-28-07, 09:16 PM

Just a word about doing the cage at this point...you wanna check and make sure the doors will close...been there.

VT Fj-40 Owner · 03-29-07, 03:47 PM

those pics aren't too bad for a phone

Looking good

pontiota · 03-29-07, 09:02 PM

Thanks for the nice comments fellas and Texx I did test the cage and doors they were mocked up just before the tear down and also sence I'm using the older Doors they don't "poke" into the interior as much as the later doors.

Shot the Peal for the flames over the weekend then cleared the doors yesterday and started to retape the body for its clear coat. Been breezy the last couple days so hopefully it'll be still tomarro, unfortunataly I have to shoot it outside but the clear dries to the touch in about 15 minutes.
More Pictures to come probably after the weekend.

Steve

pontiota · 04-02-07, 09:22 PM

Well moving right along started assembly of the interior and roll cage
Couple of pics of the roll cage set inside. All the wiring is run inside of the tubing for the CB and the dome light also I wired a couple of cigarette lighter plugs into the top of the roll bar and as you can see by the pics I found a couple of fans that just plug right into the lighter plugs, will be a little nicer on those 100 degree days,

Hobbs · 04-02-07, 10:27 PM

Nice truck!

Dannomite · 04-06-07, 11:49 AM

Looks good. Keep the pics coming.

pontiota · 04-12-07, 09:48 AM

Couple more pics
Interior back together
Doors hung
Roll Cage mounted and wired

And back to the camera phone again so not the clearest

03-15-07, 09:56 AM	#1
pontiota IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Sacramento CA Posts: 80	Another body work thread Finaly done with the body work and priming ready for a color coat just in time for the good weather What a lot of work I don't even want to figure how much I have into it Work in progress 455 Pontiac all rebuild and sitting on the engine stand 55 springs for rear New family cage bent up last fall ready for install Sorry for the low quality pics, Phone pictures suck __________________ 72 FJ40, 455 Pontiac, SM420, Orion t-case, PS, Disc BK's, GM tilt column, ARB's, York air, Painless Wiring, Autometer Phantom Guages, Custom 4 speaker cd player w/ sub, Heated & Power bucket seats, 36/14.5 TSL's. Union Pacific Train horn Last edited by pontiota; 06-01-07 at 09:39 AM.

03-15-07, 10:19 AM	#2
Stumpalama VI Cruiser Pres no more Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Vancouver Island, BC TLCA# 6451 Posts: 593	Lookin' good! Keep us posted __________________ -Stumpalama 1981 FJ40 "The Tick" ROTW thread 1997 LX 450 factory lockers, OME lift, new HG & PHH, ARB bullbar, Warn M12000 winch, Kaymar Rear Rubicon Pics http://www.flickr.com/photos/stumpst...690384/detail/ Check out VICruisers at: http://members.shaw.ca/VICruisers/

03-15-07, 11:27 AM	#3
camcruiser13 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: in the garage after dark in UT Posts: 5,115	and the color will be?? __________________ cc ------------- 76' fj40 camcrusier13 build threads the following are links, just click, go on try it Traction Bar Sliders Ram Assist Bumper Poison Spider Style Shackle Reversal Half Doors if your doing it im sure ive done it, need help just ask.......

03-15-07, 11:58 AM	#4
badass IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Alabama TLCA# 16412 Posts: 1,699	sweeeeeeeet drroool. __________________ 79 fj40- Safari Snorkel, Mini-truck ps, 4:88 gears, ARB Rear Locker, Aussie front, Shackle Reversal, 35 MTRs, 5.5 SUA lift front, 2.5 inch OME SOA in rear, ARB Bull Bar, Choctaw Sliders, Kaymar Hi-lift mount on passenger side, and a solid 8 mpgs

03-15-07, 04:17 PM	#5
Nomis IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Tampa Posts: 864	Is that an expoxy based primer? __________________ 1976 FJ40 - See Build Up Thread Here: http://forum.ih8mud.com/40-55-series-tech/125665-1976-fj40-build-up-resto-thread.html 1996 Lexus LX450 2006 Mustang GT V8 Manual Trans

03-15-07, 09:52 PM	#6
pontiota IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Sacramento CA Posts: 80	I started with a epoxy primer then two coats of high fill primer, and of course Rage Gold (bondo) and weld for all the extra holes, sanded down to 400 and shot the color today. Went with a single stage white even though I will still clear the outside. The project all started with the family cage, I figured since the new cage was out so I could weld it together and paint it I should go ahead and paint the inside of the cruiser and one thing led to another and here I am __________________ 72 FJ40, 455 Pontiac, SM420, Orion t-case, PS, Disc BK's, GM tilt column, ARB's, York air, Painless Wiring, Autometer Phantom Guages, Custom 4 speaker cd player w/ sub, Heated & Power bucket seats, 36/14.5 TSL's. Union Pacific Train horn

03-16-07, 07:35 AM	#7
Coolerman IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Lexington, KY TLCA# 13645 Posts: 2,690	Looks great! Come and do my body work when your done! __________________ !Oy my 1971 FJ40 Not Road Legal http://tinyurl.com/47zpb (My Web Site) http://tinyurl.com/2h6hc7 (Nut and Bolt Spreadsheet)

03-16-07, 07:53 AM	#8
JJS IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 1,949	Nice. I'm looking forward to seeing the finished product. __________________ Toyota still builds real Cruisers. They sell them overseas.

03-26-07, 06:48 PM	#9
pontiota IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Sacramento CA Posts: 80	Well have color on the whole body and have the silver colored pearl ghost flames shot on the body. Just need to sand everything down to 800 and shoot the clear and I'll be done with half of my long winter project. The front clip is completely finished and sitting in a room in the house. After clearing I get to start on the assembly of my 455 short block for the swap. Hoping to be complete and running on the first of May so I can do a little testing before I hit the Con in June. Pics include the front clip and the tapped off flames on the half doors. If you take a good look you can see where I welded up the blinker holes and frenched in a set of led blinkers into the front of the fender. Attached Images __________________ 72 FJ40, 455 Pontiac, SM420, Orion t-case, PS, Disc BK's, GM tilt column, ARB's, York air, Painless Wiring, Autometer Phantom Guages, Custom 4 speaker cd player w/ sub, Heated & Power bucket seats, 36/14.5 TSL's. Union Pacific Train horn

03-28-07, 01:42 PM	#10
okie IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: I am constantly on the move TLCA# 15567 Posts: 1,326	NICE color choices! __________________ All ive got is my dreams and my land cruiser!

03-28-07, 01:45 PM	#11
camcruiser13 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: in the garage after dark in UT Posts: 5,115	thats tight. like the flames __________________ cc ------------- 76' fj40 camcrusier13 build threads the following are links, just click, go on try it Traction Bar Sliders Ram Assist Bumper Poison Spider Style Shackle Reversal Half Doors if your doing it im sure ive done it, need help just ask.......

03-28-07, 02:22 PM	#12
SALEH FZJ100 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Kuwait Posts: 325	i cannot say its look good :( its seems like mustang :P must be offroad colors __________________ FZJ100 35" ARB rear locker with 4.88s , Sahara Bar , Kaymar Rear Bumper With Tire Carrier , African Outback Roofrack , Slee Sliders & Diff Drop , Long Ranger Combo , Dual Battery System And Milford Cargo Barrier and ARB Fridge.

03-28-07, 04:04 PM	#13
79fj40moneypit "Project Pat" Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Poorhouse, CT. Posts: 845	Cool flames, that 455 should make that cruiser rip. __________________ pat 79fj40 rebuild and 3B diesel conversion 85 fj60 gasser 00 Chevy 6.5 td 14' van 03 Camry 79 triumph T140 "It's a dogs life" aren't we all just dogs anyway?

03-28-07, 09:16 PM	#14
Texx IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Feb 2002 Posts: 1,957	Just a word about doing the cage at this point...you wanna check and make sure the doors will close...been there. __________________ world's cleanest 89 FJ-62, and a few parts... 85 xcab hilux 4x4 resto'ed, 67 XKE, 1500 Vulcan, 80 Fj40 restored 03 Tacoma TRD SR5, Suzuki DR350 ANYBODY BUT OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

03-29-07, 03:47 PM	#15
VT Fj-40 Owner IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Essex, Vermont TLCA# 17222 Posts: 151	those pics aren't too bad for a phone Looking good

04-02-07, 10:27 PM	#18
Hobbs IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Owens Valley Posts: 258	Nice truck! __________________ --- DAN --- 1978 FJ40

03-29-07, 09:02 PM	#16
pontiota IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Sacramento CA Posts: 80	Thanks for the nice comments fellas and Texx I did test the cage and doors they were mocked up just before the tear down and also sence I'm using the older Doors they don't "poke" into the interior as much as the later doors. Shot the Peal for the flames over the weekend then cleared the doors yesterday and started to retape the body for its clear coat. Been breezy the last couple days so hopefully it'll be still tomarro, unfortunataly I have to shoot it outside but the clear dries to the touch in about 15 minutes. More Pictures to come probably after the weekend. Steve __________________ 72 FJ40, 455 Pontiac, SM420, Orion t-case, PS, Disc BK's, GM tilt column, ARB's, York air, Painless Wiring, Autometer Phantom Guages, Custom 4 speaker cd player w/ sub, Heated & Power bucket seats, 36/14.5 TSL's. Union Pacific Train horn

04-02-07, 09:22 PM	#17
pontiota IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Sacramento CA Posts: 80	Well moving right along started assembly of the interior and roll cage Couple of pics of the roll cage set inside. All the wiring is run inside of the tubing for the CB and the dome light also I wired a couple of cigarette lighter plugs into the top of the roll bar and as you can see by the pics I found a couple of fans that just plug right into the lighter plugs, will be a little nicer on those 100 degree days, Attached Images __________________ 72 FJ40, 455 Pontiac, SM420, Orion t-case, PS, Disc BK's, GM tilt column, ARB's, York air, Painless Wiring, Autometer Phantom Guages, Custom 4 speaker cd player w/ sub, Heated & Power bucket seats, 36/14.5 TSL's. Union Pacific Train horn

04-06-07, 11:49 AM	#19
Dannomite IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 74	Looks good. Keep the pics coming. __________________ 1982 BJ42 "Anti-Christ" http://members.shaw.ca/VICruisers/

04-12-07, 09:48 AM	#20
pontiota IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Sacramento CA Posts: 80	Couple more pics Interior back together Doors hung Roll Cage mounted and wired And back to the camera phone again so not the clearest Attached Images __________________ 72 FJ40, 455 Pontiac, SM420, Orion t-case, PS, Disc BK's, GM tilt column, ARB's, York air, Painless Wiring, Autometer Phantom Guages, Custom 4 speaker cd player w/ sub, Heated & Power bucket seats, 36/14.5 TSL's. Union Pacific Train horn

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