1959 FJ25 Soft Top Frame Off Restoration

[foxfab]

Edit: due to some unforseen issues, I may be doing as you suggest Nick.

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

Nick

 

[SNLC]

not bad at all....love the pictures.

Not very suprising but old Datsun/Nissans rot in all the same places.

 

[SNLC]

btw...

This looks very similar an early Patrol P engine fuel pump, hand primer an all. Same brand...

Here is the early Patrol hand prime pump.

 

[Land Cruiser Junky]

I haven't been around in a while. Nice work Mike. Can't wait to see the body work completed and mounted.

 

[fogblanket]

updates~

 

[NorCalDoug]

great write up! really cool.

 

[foxfab]

metal work is done. The tub is at the blaster now.

 

[foxfab]

Did some brake work today:

 

[74fj40]

hope you asked for a time extension

 

[foxfab]

Body is back from the stripper.

What!!! Where's the tool box??

Ah, there it is!!!

Installed:

 

[cruiserjunktion]

They don't call you fox"FAB" for nothiing.

Awesome!

 

[Cruiser_Nerd]

Hope you got some primer on that today Mike! Looking Good.

 

[79fj40moneypit]

Hey Mike, I just went thru this thread very nice work since I'm only one town over drop me a email.

 

[Cruiser_Nerd]

That's two backs to lift that tub on.......a couple more and we're there........all we need is a finished tub........... Quit fooling around with that LV stuff and get to work. ;p

Hey Mike, I just went thru this thread very nice work since I'm only one town over drop me a email.

 

[foxfab]

LV stuff, 55 lenses, and a SAS in progress. Holidays were meant to work on trucks. Too bad my wife feels otherwise

 

[74fj40]

updates??

 

[foxfab]

I wish I had some, I had a body shop set up to do the paint work on the exterior. After I got the tub blasted, I went to talk to them and low and behold, they were out of business. So, I spent the next few weeks searching for another shop and finally came to an agreement with Glastonbury Auto Body. I have heard great things about them from past customers. But, their budget number is twice what I had anticipated. They are scheduled to pick up the tub sometime this coming week.

 

[foxfab]

Woohoo!!! The tub is finally at the body shop!!!

 

[Mikesta]

Pictures!

 

[alfred442]

Pictures? Update?