Selling my 74 FJ55. I bought the truck in 2016 from a seller in Washington state who had done a frame off resto, but without welding in new sheetmetal. I drove the truck occassionally between 2016 and 2021 before putting it in storage intil 2023 . Over that time, the resto work that was done prior held up well but gradually started to show bubbling in the typical areas (fenders, rockers). Over the last year or so, i went about sourcing new rockers and ground down and neutralized the areas that bubbled, primed and painted them. I intentionally delayed the treatment of the rust after i initially observed it so that i could see exactly how far it woukd get and the locations that were effected ~ 2 years.
I chose to not try to match the...