Builds AK HJ-75 (3 Viewers)

[coldtaco]

Some of the stuff to be fixed

 

[JuanJ]

Hello,

Rust never sleeps... How bad is it?





Juan

 

[coldtaco]

Hello,

Rust never sleeps... How bad is it?





Juan

it's probably more hard to get to than really bad.

 

[barnsey]

Nice truck, i even learned a few things reading your thread

 

[SNLC]

it's probably more hard to get to than really bad.

I would open up that front body mount. You can see rust is in the seam where the bottom of the body mount meets the firewall and the floor pan. Three layers of metal there, it hides down in there.

Bottom of B pillar and rocker are basically connected but on the pickup it is probably a little different. I would try and seal that up after repairs.

Cheers

 

[SNLC]

Oh ya, what color you going with?



Cheers

 

[coldtaco]

same color.

 

[coldtaco]

Wife sent me some pictures of the right upper outer firewall/upper fender rear mount area.

 

[cruiserpilot]

Looks like if you can keep that welded floating nut for the door hinge structure in place, then the cutting
and grafting new metal should be fairly straightforward. Making sure you can keep that bracket location
proper will be a bit tricky. Good luck with it. Looks like you got it early enough to fix.
Did you check the pocket right at the bottom of the footbox outside? Both sides of every 74 I've
seen have needed to be worked there. I rebuilt both sides of mine. Since you have the doors off, good
time to get everything.

 

[The Jade Bean]

Some of the stuff to be fixed

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I see why you’re so gun shy with rust now. Keep up the hard work!

 

[Mr Cimarron]

Looks like what I’m dealing with on my cab. Some areas are better than yours and some are worse. I have to totally redo one side where the door hinge goes. Backing plate rotted away.

 

[coldtaco]

The bondo on the lower left b pillar had about 1/4” max of bondo, plus rust under the bondo. Some other issues.

 

[cruiserpilot]

What year is this truck? Is this the same as a BJ74 or are they different? They really looks the same to me. Maybe finding a donor front cowl might be in order? Might be cheaper and easier
in the long run?

 

[coldtaco]

What year is this truck? Is this the same as a BJ74 or are they different? They really looks the same to me. Maybe finding a donor front cowl might be in order? Might be cheaper and easier
in the long run?

1985

 

[SNLC]

Does this Cruiser hail from Australia originally?

Cheer

 

[coldtaco]

Does this Cruiser hail from Australia originally?

Cheer

Yes

 

[FJBen]

Does this Cruiser hail from Australia originally?

Cheer

hijack: what was making you ask this? just completely curiosity on my part lol.

 

[SNLC]

hijack: what was making you ask this? just completely curiosity on my part lol.

Just curious, nothing more.


Cheers

 

[coldtaco]

Back from visiting the body shop.

 

[coldtaco]

Bottom of windshield frame weather strip flange