coinoperated40

1982, and yesterday

Before and after

First pic is the day I bought it, new years day 2013. It was used as a plow truck since at least 2006. D

Thanks everyone for the advice/comments. The seller and I came to a mutual agreement that worked well for both of us. Looking forward to showing off the pics of it once I get it all cleaned up. It really is a beautiful ‘64 and it deserves to be...

I picked these up a while back when I saw them. Great ergonomics for the job. In one of the photos in the last post you can see where the fender lip has been rolled from about 10 to 11 o clock .

Many thanks to Living In The Past for the use of the loaner lens! Give it back to him with one of the first tries. I kept getting bubbles even when using a vacuum pot. To clarify the vacuum was to remove bubbles from the mix not the mold. I...

Pretty sure I already replied, butt…

Showed up 2021 "ran when parked" in '97. Needed absolutely everything except a body lol Current day '24 after replacing/restoring anything I could get my hands on.

Thanks @Almill13 I am not sure who he used in the past. May have been same person. Will check the club.

Looking for a mechanic in the Charlotte area who works on 1976 TR-6 cars. Friend in the area needs his gone through before selling. Thanks for any help.

You can't go wrong with the 987 platform, probably the best sports car you can buy for the money and they just keeping looking better with time. I have a 2008 Cayman S. I agree the handling is sublime.

Here's the '78 I bought and tore down. From what I was able to learn, I think I was the 4th owner. The first used it as a snow plow vehicle for his business and the second owner just used in on his farm. It hadn't been registered for about 15...

I'll have to remember that method, as I'm sure it yields a nice, consistent curve. In my particular case, I didn't even need a full 90 degree bend, so I knew I could fudge it.

New FJ40 owner here. Been lurking on Mud for a while before buying this 1975 (2/75) FJ40 last fall in NE Texas. It's a survivor that has been in the same family for 35+ years and luckily has been stored inside all of that time. It's very solid...

I have a process in that I have two pipes held together , the metal lays on top and a third pipe on top of the metal. This way the metal is hit evenly by the third pipe. Push the metal to create the curve you need. We all find ways to make it...

...and with the quarter panel repair complete, I moved on to the last major piece of rust repair that I'll be going on this truck: the front of the driver's side inner fender. This was a tricky panel to make as it involves a tipped flange, a...

I have updates. After protracted bout of procrastination, I was finally left with no choice but to start work on this rusty quarter panel. Most of the quarter is pretty decent, actually, except for one long, thin strip where the inner fender...

Thanks for the swift response. Sully is an 81 according to the registration papers, a Japanese import into the UK a few years ago. This is a petrol short wheelbase 40. I have attached a better picture.

I made a little progress this week. Very busy at work too. I de-rusted this in the bucket a few days then painted it up. You can see where the PO cut the PTO bearing tabs off the old one. It is pretty tight to work in there. It about...

Wow, thanks for all the responses! This is NOT a truck I care about making “right”. It’s a mildly built wheeler that’s been rolled twice. The body is covered with dents, rust and spray paint and nothing is straight. I can barely get soft doors...

I have the lens for the FJ25 licence plate light. Would a very small market. I also have a dual turn signal lens that could be used to make molds. Probably a bigger market for those. Mike if you decide to tackle those I can mail you what I have.

final assembly - not the factory fasteners, obviously

mounting plate and gasket