BJ74 rear quarter replacement (1 Viewer)

[cruiserpilot]

Kind words, very much appreciated. Has me looking at the 'undamaged' side, and I know that the whole of the bottom
of the B pillar is the same. Ugh! Won't have time for it now. I've got to see about wheel well patch panels for BJ74,
I sure don't want to replace a whole panel for some rust.
Today was empty attic/shoot rats/throw out all the attic insulation/go to dump/nap.
T-Case on the 60 is spewing oil - NEXT! God I hope it ain't serious, heading to the Yukon and can't have this!

I'll update this as soon as I complete the final patching of the factory flare holes, and have
some kind of paint on it. J

 

[cruiserpilot]

Anyhow, after degreasing and power washing the t-case is good. Appears the oil filter was a slight bit loose.
All good. Back to finishing flare holes tomorrow.

 

[jblueridge]

What do you use to grind down welds?
Maybe you do so well no grinding is needed.

 

[cruiserpilot]

What do you use to grind down welds?
Maybe you do so well no grinding is needed.

Not that good!! I use a flapper wheel on my 4 1/2" grinder. Care has to be taken so as to not take the
surrounding material away. I use the 80 and 40 grit flapper disc. Mine are no name brand, I have some
that are made by JET Powerblend in 4 1/2" and 5". I also bought some glazing putty for the top of the
bed rail and to fill some of the spot welds so they'll finish nicer for paint.

 

[jblueridge]

My flap wheel experiences have not been good. They seem to wear out quickly. I like to use a "flexible" grinding wheel then maybe a flap or plain sanding disk. I like the Walter Quick step pads too.
For hidden places, I finish the surface off with JB Weld.

 

[2fpower]

any update?

 

[cruiserpilot]

any update?

All done except paint. The roll over was bad enough that even the window frame on the RH door was bent out over 1"!!
I managed to find a donor with clean rust free convertible doors, and another donor with rust free full doors. So summer
was convertible, and I just yesterday finished the endless 5-6 hrs of cleaning up wiring to make all the windows, door locks and
mirrors work electrically. I even replaced the old trashed door panels.
I replaced the pro comp wheels with a set of new Stealth F5's which give it more class than it deserves, but it's finished
truck aside from paint.
It will be buckskin brown/ black roof, with black trim.

 

[bj70_guy]

They sure look bitchin' with the top off...

 

[cruiserpilot]

Yeah, lots of thumbs up and high fives! I have it down to 20 min for removal,
about 45 to put it back together

 

[Fishbulb]

Whats the specs of the wheels and tires?

 

[cruiserpilot]

Stealth Custom Series F5 17x9 3.5” BS
Toyo MT 285/75R17

 

[cruiserpilot]

I didn’t realize I didn’t update the final paint. Here it is.

 

[Fishbulb]

Looks great!