Recent content by acjb

Got all the undercoating off the bottom of the tank today

Started on the tank tonight. Man this stuff is really on there. I prefer the look of it painted so off it comes. There is powdery rust inside but no rot. All baffles look good tat I can see. How do you knock that off the inside? I’ve seen bolts etc thrown in and rattled around. Any better...

Yeah it is pretty big. It’s a full unfinished basement. Only issue is any fumes or noise goes straight up into the house. I used a heat gun for some but where the grease and dirt had hardened, it was just shear elbow grease. The right angle grinder from Harbor Freight with a wire wheel...

I started with that but what ever this stuff was, it would just melt the top of it and leave a second layer. I ended up using a combo of a chisel and a high speed air right angle grinder with a metal brush wheel. My shoulders are feeling the chisel. I used it like a scraper and it was able to...

Finished up the bottom removing all the undercoating. The area above the transfercase was caked with grease and dirt. It as extremely hard. All the clamps and areas nooks are not perfect but I am going to try to wire wheel them and get as much as possible off. Next decision is what to put...

Got some headway on the grease/undercoat. Torch, scrape, lacquer thinner does a pretty good job. Next will be rust converter for the surface areas, then a coat of rust bullet, primer, raptor color matched. Glad I caught that in the corner.

Got a patch, albeit ugly, in the corner of the floorboard. I’ll get it cleaned up. Most of that mess is from when I first started and though the more wire the better I guess.few more tacks to go to see it up. Second thing was I found an attachment that kinda fits my ossilating tool. I’ll...

Just posted my revived build after having mine since 1998. It’s been in pieces since 2007. I’m with you! Following.

Hope you got good money for that 60. When I was starting my build thread on my FJ40 today, I looked back on my history on Mud and one my threads was asking if 8500 was too much for a 60 that was Uber clean. My how times have changed. You definitely need to be working in a garage!

Wow. Being from Alabama, that snow is crazy. That is more than I have seen in my entire life combined. Love the 82 Jake, The dash is near perfect. I always liked the 80s year models steering wheel too. I am sure this one will look every bit as good as the 79!

1979 FJ40 Olive Brown - In 1998 I bought as a Flintstone mobile with floor pans just gone. My avatar is it when i brought it home. Way before digital photography. Oddly enough that was the only rust to mention on the thing. Tore it down to the tub and engine in the frame and piddled off and...

Do you have any bumper stays for side of the frame? Thanks.

Excellent work. What did you use for the liner underneath and in the cab? I assume it was sprayed on? That looks amazing. I sent you a couple of PMs as I have the same year and I restarting a resto that was started many years back. I have the same color and would like to do the same with the...

Been sitting since yesterday with penetrating oil. the Cam will not come off of the shaft. I have done everything i can think of to get it off. I may just be SOL on this one. Still open to suggestions. Thanks

Also I’ve taken the screw out of the top of the cam but the cam seems to be stuck on the shaft. Left it for the night. I really appreciate the responses. 4Cruiser has been very helpful.