Rust repair fj60 1984 (1 Viewer)

[pavementfan60]

Here are some pictures of rust spots - rear tailgate, a pillars, roof, rear tailgate
What are the steps/tools I need to go about fixing this rust? I know, it’s a lot. Its been in northern California all its life rusted from the top down

 

[pavementfan60]

Here are some pictures of rust spots - rear tailgate, a pillars, roof, rear tailgate
What are the steps/tools I need to go about fixing this rust? I know, it’s a lot. Its been in northern California all its life rusted from the top down

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[tmxmotorsports]

That's a ton of work

 

[marshcat]

That's a ton of work

agreed. whole roof skin needs to come off, and more.

 

[Hokie LX]

I wrote a thread on my roof rust journey and removing the roof skin and doing some rust repair. Mine was not as bad as yours in the pillars though. Check it out:

How to Guide: Roof Rust Repair by Removing Roof Skin FJ60/62

Hi all, Before I start, I want to give another huge shout out to @GLTHFJ60 who was instrumental in making this project happen and I cannot thank him enough for his guidance and help along the way! For those following my build thread, I have already detailed it there but I wanted to make a...

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[Gimme a 60]

You’ll need a small mig welder, angle grinder minimum.


She needs to be saved.

 

[tmxmotorsports]

You’ll need a small mig welder, angle grinder minimum.


She needs to be saved.

And a place to work on it that's not outside in the weather

 

[Gimme a 60]

And a place to work on it that's not outside in the weather

Yep, that Argon is terrible outside.

 

[pavementfan60]

Thanks guys I guess I’m chopping off the roof then hehe

 

[kevin in okinawa]

this post gives me PTSD, lol. You gotta pull the glass from the back windows, the windshield; drop the headliner inside (you may end up replacing the entire roof). Welding thin metal is tedious. That's a lot of work you're looking at. a LOT. Good luck if you end up doing it yourself!

I did mine (lots of work around the windshield and a-pillars) and I'm happy now that I did it, but it was all summer spent making cardstock templates and cutting out metal pieces, forming, welding, and grinding.

 

[Dekeman]

Walk away. Find a less cancerous starting point.

 

[TheElegantFox]

You can get used cut roof replacements, but I did a search and found an OEM roof for sale: ROOF PANEL & BACK PANEL - https://parts.lakelandtoyota.com/showAssembly.aspx?ukey_assembly=486375&ukey_product=3994985#63111

There's a chance it's a ghost listing and bounces once they check the back for it, but worth a shot IMO.

 

[Hokie LX]

I know guys in other countries buy new roof panels so they’re available. Just additional cost. Mine wasn’t bad enough to justify a new panel but yours may be.

 

[albert110]

This is awesome, good luck! These things shot up in value so much that I stopped seeing pics of FJ60's with duct tape covering rust holes, that made my day. I hope you enjoy the process, it'll be a long one, but these vehicles are worth it.

 

[albert110]

What does the frame look like? I'm hoping by some miracle the C channels look a lot better than body

 

[CruiserTrash]

You can get used cut roof replacements, but I did a search and found an OEM roof for sale: ROOF PANEL & BACK PANEL - https://parts.lakelandtoyota.com/showAssembly.aspx?ukey_assembly=486375&ukey_product=3994985#63111

There's a chance it's a ghost listing and bounces once they check the back for it, but worth a shot IMO.

Some of these websites list an item available for sale, then cancel your order because they don't actually have it in stock. Any crazy rare part like that I'd email the web store and ask first.

 

[Smithtec]

This is awesome, good luck! These things shot up in value so much that I stopped seeing pics of FJ60's with duct tape covering rust holes, that made my day. I hope you enjoy the process, it'll be a long one, but these vehicles are worth it.

That made me laugh... Guilty! I have gorilla tape over a couple holes on my truck.

 

[pavementfan60]

What does the frame look like? I'm hoping by some miracle the C channels look a lot better than body

here are some pics they don’t look too bad- was a farm truck in ca so there isn’t that rust belt frame rot

 

[TheElegantFox]

here are some pics they don’t look too bad- was a farm truck in ca so there isn’t that rust belt frame rot

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I would get fluid film on that frame pronto and plan to frame off blast and paint.

 

[pavementfan60]

I would get fluid film on that frame pronto and plan to frame off blast and paint.

Yep yep