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  1. HefJ40

    My ‘79 FJ40 Build—a long time coming & a long way to go....

    I had a freak surfing accident last summer, surgery and recovery….leg is actually still healing 6 months after surgery. So, it’s been slow lately. I’ve done a bit on the PS floorboard and inner/outer rocker. I’ll try to get that posted up soon. Good luck with your tub! Hope it isn’t as bad...
  2. HefJ40

    My ‘79 FJ40 Build—a long time coming & a long way to go....

    Thanks! That’s optimistic 😂. Still a lot to do.
  3. HefJ40

    My ‘79 FJ40 Build—a long time coming & a long way to go....

    I agree, that would definitely make things easier when doing the underside. I’d thought about a rotisserie or making one. This won’t be my last cruiser build, so I may think a little more about it! I wanted to get at least most of my tub bodywork done before pulling it off the frame to ensure...
  4. HefJ40

    My ‘79 FJ40 Build—a long time coming & a long way to go....

    It was such a good fit that if I hadn’t welded it, it would be a rub point and a place to collect dirt and moisture. I also welded it to help lock everything in place prior to wheel well supports and wheel wells. I will use seam sealer where the sill meets the quarter panel. Don’t know if...
  5. HefJ40

    My ‘79 FJ40 Build—a long time coming & a long way to go....

    Yes, I plug welded the bottom of the quarter panel to the rear sill horns. I had seen this done before and it seemed like it made sense. Were these not supposed to be welded together?
  6. HefJ40

    My ‘79 FJ40 Build—a long time coming & a long way to go....

    Cleaned up. So all the tiny little depressions between welds, is it suitable to leave as is and take care of it later will the skim of body filler? I’m assuming you don’t go back and keep tacking new welds and grinding down. I can get a closer pic if needed. The weld gaps where the spare...
  7. HefJ40

    My ‘79 FJ40 Build—a long time coming & a long way to go....

    Tack, tack, tack.....repeat. Had some burn throughs but was able to fill. Pretty ugly, but had some good sections. Dialing in the right gap, torch angle, distance and duration. A lot to think about for a split second weld. Takes some getting used to, I guess.
  8. HefJ40

    My ‘79 FJ40 Build—a long time coming & a long way to go....

    Once the old was cut out, the panel fit beautifully and closed the gap. I still don’t understand it, but he was right....and I’m relieved! Also remembering to hit the laps, spare tire mount bracket, rear sill horns and any metal to be buried with weld through primer. Anything else I should be...
  9. HefJ40

    My ‘79 FJ40 Build—a long time coming & a long way to go....

    Cut out the DS quarter and had to make a quick patch for the bottom 3" of the B-pillar with a tab before fitting the new quarter.
  10. HefJ40

    My ‘79 FJ40 Build—a long time coming & a long way to go....

    Started test fitting new quarters. Dry fitting, I noticed the panel seemed to be about 3/8" short as it laps at the B-pillar. Before I started cutting, I called Manny at CCOT and he ensured me it would fit once the old qtr was cut out. It just didn’t seem that the thickness of the steel would...
  11. HefJ40

    My ‘79 FJ40 Build—a long time coming & a long way to go....

    Yeah my question was about the outer. I figured it’s supposed to be enclosed, but mine was so gone I had nothing to reference. Enclosing that will take some more metal work. The channel support did come from LCH because that’s the only source I could find as well.
  12. HefJ40

    My ‘79 FJ40 Build—a long time coming & a long way to go....

    I was down for a while with the flu, then playing catch-up at work. Had a good weekend in the shop. Mobile now. Much easier to move around the shop.
  13. HefJ40

    My ‘79 FJ40 Build—a long time coming & a long way to go....

    Thanks for the pics. That helps in trying to reconstruct this thing. I did order a new channel support almost 9 months ago and it just recently arrived. I already removed the seat mounts from the old channel ready to transplant. I’ll see how it fits next weekend hopefully. One question...
  14. HefJ40

    My ‘79 FJ40 Build—a long time coming & a long way to go....

    Stripping her down
  15. HefJ40

    My ‘79 FJ40 Build—a long time coming & a long way to go....

    Melting metal
  16. HefJ40

    My ‘79 FJ40 Build—a long time coming & a long way to go....

    I’ll be pulling the suspension, axles and drivetrain soon, so I’ve been thinking about making a ‘Cruiser Cart’, fully adjustable and easy to disassemble and store so I can use it on my next builds as well. It’ll be beefier than needed, but I had access to 2" and 2.5" square tubing. I like...
  17. HefJ40

    My ‘79 FJ40 Build—a long time coming & a long way to go....

    Let’s give this a go. My first real patch...This one counts! I used a bunch of scraps to test out different welder settings and gaps.
  18. HefJ40

    My ‘79 FJ40 Build—a long time coming & a long way to go....

    Before taking out the body mounts and front channel, I welded up a little brace underneath to keep everything where it’s supposed to be.....or at least where it was before starting to hack. I got the channel out and started laying out a patch at DS seat.
  19. HefJ40

    My ‘79 FJ40 Build—a long time coming & a long way to go....

    Got the frame looking much better. The boxed sections naturally had 2" of dirt and acorns becoming one with the cruiser. Scraped and vacuumed/blew all that out. Little steps getting checked off the list.
  20. HefJ40

    My ‘79 FJ40 Build—a long time coming & a long way to go....

    Started hitting the frame with a needle scaler. Cleans it up pretty well until it gets blasted.....but there’s so much land cruiser on the floor
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