The 105 box rebuild kit has to be late model. Can't remember the year but it's post face lift interior so 03+? Of doing that you can reuse your old housing if it's serviceable. Doing a patrol box upgrade in the spring for the tired 105 steering box. Early 105 steering boxes are the same as 80...
Good job, keep up the good work. That type of rust repair isn't hard at all, each piece can be just a flat piece bent and welded in. The corners you make in 3 pieces. The top matching the curve of the window frame, the bottom ti match the pinch weld and then a center piece bent to form the...
Chances are, if the paint is bubbling there's more rust hidden underneath. The real only way to tell is to pull the glass and inspect the lip. Careful with scratching the underside. If you can find a donner channel then simply cut out all the rot and weld in the new piece. best if you can use a...
I only have experience with the lj78 and lj77 and I can say that they share close to 95% of their parts, body panels are all the same on them. Only on that can I draw the comparison on the kzj79. Apologies I don't have any examples close at hand.