1959 FJ25 Soft Top Frame Off Restoration

[foxfab]

Spent today re-installing the gas filler

and rebuilding the center link

man I need a new camera!

 

[foxfab]

Body work, Body work, Body work!!!

 

[Mikesta]

Foxfab, nice to see progress on this rig. What is your estimate time of completion. Ever since Buck... finished his rig, I've been jones'n.

 

[foxfab]

I'm taking a few weeks off from my day job to work on it so I'm shooting for LAte Sept/ Early Oct.

I still dont have a canvas shop willing to do the top though....

 

[foxfab]

started priming the nose parts:

 

[foxfab]

Well, I started off my 2 week vacation with some major progress on the tub today. My rear channel finally showed up from Texas last week so it is finally time to start some metal work.

Tomorrow will be re-assembly of the rear channel, floor, and drivers wheel well hopefully, weather permiting. Then it'll be time to work on those rear quarter panels.

 

[LandCruiserSteve]

I like your hot pink gloves, Mike. Very cute.

 

[foxfab]

Gotta love having all women in the house!!!

 

[FJnotCJ]

I like your Barney gloves, Mike. Very cute.

Fixed it...

 

[foxfab]

I like Phil's gloves, Mike. Very cute.

Fixed it

 

[FJnotCJ]

Fixed it

Well thats a start, now fix the 25 and stay away from Ebay!

 

[Cruiser_Nerd]

Well thats a start, now fix the 25 and stay away from Ebay!

Fox Vacation Week = monsoon rains ;p

 

[foxfab]

wel, even with a little drizzle today, I wasn't that scared of getting electrocuted by my MIG

Some updates... the rear floor is in. I opted to keep the passenger side inner wheelwell in tact. Theres no reason to cut it out its too nice. So I have a new spare if anyone needs one Spent copious amounts of time heating and pounding out the drivers rear quarter. Its about where I want it so I can weld in the drivers inner wheel well in and then cut the rear quarter out. The wheel well is just clamped in place in the pic.

Some of the epoxy primed parts:

Hopefully, the tub will be at the media blaster by the end of the week!

 

[foxfab]

 

[Archie 1962 FJ25]

Dammn, that truck getting a new life again. I wish I can start working on mine but few more steps to go further.

Great job mike.

 

[foxfab]

LAst week while I was on vacation, we were dodging hurricanes so I didnt get as much done as I had planned. So, this weekend promises to be the end of metal work on the tub. I had a local steel shop roll me some rear quarter panels since the ones that I had bought froma certain Cruiser place in Texas were thicker than the original steel and were for a 40 even though they said they weold make them like an FJ25. I wont buy from them again.

Anyway, the drivers quarter is almost done. I have decided that I am going to replace the passenger rear well since Paul's aren't exactly like the originals. Theres enough of a difference between the two that it bothers me. So once I replace them both, my brain will function again.

 

[zebrabeefj40]

Just cut that little rib out of the old wheel well and weld it in place on the new one...

Nick

 

[foxfab]

thought of that. But the ribs dont line up between the two wither and the construction is a little different between the two. Im anal I guess.

 

[foxfab]

Hi-tech wheelwell patterns

Works well though. Time to add the lip.

 

[merbesfield]

awesome job. i just found out about this thread. now i have one more resto to follow. thanks for contributing to the contiuation of my lack of sleep.