rust

I bought a LX450 from the rust-belt (IL). It's a low mile example (88k mi), but does suffer some rust in the rear undercarriage. The rear axle's spring mounts seem to be collapsing a little (at least the mounts seem to be slightly bent inward). When I tried to remove the brake line mount clips...

Hey Just picked up a 1990 fj62. Runs strong, drives great. Has typical rust, and is sporting a palm size hole in the rear quarter panel, at the bottom corner by the wheel well. 2 part question, I have already searched the forum..... 1) Anyone have any experience passing MA inspection with some...

my buddy just picked up this 1999 land cruiser and noticed this rust underneath the bottom of bumper lip.. how bad is this ? what caused this ? .. seems like a really weird spot .. possible rear sunroof drain ?... car is from north east but other rear side quarter panel is perfectly fine...

I haven't been able to go get any dry ice to remove the deadening yet, so I figured while i wait for the weekend I might as see how well the rust converter works on what's currently exposed. Honestly, I'm a little underwhelmed, it just seems like it didn't do that great of a job. I hit it with...

After much pondering , I thought of sharing this with the fellow mudders. I purchased two Bajaracks back in July-2013 (me+friend) and at that time, the Baja folks were very considerate to fabricate it with low profile legs (so we could fit it inside our garages) and added a few tabs, front ...

Hey there, I'm working on some wheel well repairs on my Tacoma (the dreaded body rust area on trucks) and was wondering if anyone on here around northeast Ohio already has a hobby paint setup. I've got a decent sized piece of stainless steel to weld around the bottom of the wheel well. I don't...

Cruiser is running great. Many thanks to the forum for that. Now I am looking to stop and repair the typical rust that comes with these things. This is work I neither have the tools or the skill set for though. Hoping someone out there has a guy in Northern VA that they can recommend. Thanks.

Looking to buy my first LC. Found 2004 Land Cruiser for $9900, 248000 mi. Carfax shows VT, WI use so I was concerned about rust. Please see pics and let me know if I should be concerned. LC looks clean otherwise. Comments on whether a deal or not would e great also. Thanks Widge

I'm looking at this 1991 FJ80 it has under 80,000 original miles. However, it is rusty underneath. The body looks ok and the interior is very good. Price is around $1,000. The engine, interior and transmission should be fantastic. What do you think about these options. 1. Swaping parts with a...

I just bought a 2000 Land Cruiser with 175k miles. It is overall in appropriate shape. The only think that bothers me is some rust bubbling on the roof, in the middle of the windshield. It is about 4"x1.5". In addition, the sunroof was apparently closed with silicone and was duck taped...

Hey everyone, Before I get into my tale of woe, this thread is simply to provide you with my experience with trying, and failing, to protect my HJ61 from the dreaded brown cancer. If you have experience (good or bad) with any particular product over time please post them up. I'm keen to hear...

Hey all, My '85 FJ60 is my daily driver. It was handed down to me from my parents who bought it back when they got married in '85. The ultimate goal is to get the truck back in (or close to) it's original shape. Mechanically, everything's in pretty good shape. Engine is healthy and all that. So...

Hello All, First want to say that this is a great site. I have been lurking for a month or so since I bought my 97. It only had 120k miles on it and it is super clean from the undercarriage up. There was some extensive surface rust throughout the bottom of the vehicle. This is what I did to...

Hello all. First post to the forum. So I have been helping some friends and family work on their cars lately, and I have rekindled my interest in restoring the old 1994 FZJ80 that’s been sitting in my mother’s driveway for years. I found this website and I’m inspired. I remembered it being very...

New here - thanks for any feedback/help on this. I'm looking at a 2001 Landcruiser - 128K miles on it - has about 2 east coast winters on it, rest in WA. Concerned about some undercarriage rust primarily on the skid plates - how's it look? Thoughts?

OK, under the LC today to change engine oil and filter and having a general look around, my attention is once again drawn to rust caused pitting on the swivel balls. Not leaking as per oil contaminated, just the fact that as you turn the pitting picks up grease and brings it outside the seal...

Hi, I bought myself a used 3L Toyota engine. It looks like this: As you can see the lower section of the engine has some rust. I would like to paint the engine and make it like "new" again. Can anyone recommend a way of doing that? The plan is to remove as many parts as possible and start...

So my ocd kicked in again.Will I Never learn. Ocd with an 80 = empty wallet.it started out innocent enough,I was replacing my burnt out backup lamp and bam rusted in place bulb broke in it's base an hour later I finally got the piece out but the socket is toast.Toyota part number it's supposed...

I'm in the market for a '95-'97 FZJ80 and I'm concerned about rust issues on these trucks. So far I have gleaned that the tailgate tends to rust along the bottom edge. Are there often rust issue under the flares or in the floor/wheel wells? Where does it tend to pop up on these? Thanks!

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