1964 FJ45 LB “RB1” Project

[miker]

Working on inner wheel wells:

 

[KT40]

Working on inner wheel wells:

Looks awesome Mike!

Can I trade YOUR rusty ones for new ones

 

[greenfox]

Looks good Mike

 

[ColoCruiserJeff]

The rib tool is AMAZING!! Such a better way to stamp the ribs than the typical 'box-brake' bending. Looks very consistent and true to form!

Quite impressive! Kicking myself for not thinking of that for my LV rear quarter panels!

 

[Trollhole]

Awesome. Love the press. Now have lots of ideas floating in my head.

 

[kellyo]

This thread is awesome. You are the man. I could sure use your help on some s***. Keep up the incredible work.

 

[CF1128]

Unreal Thread

Just a great detailed thread, one of the best ever!

 

[miker]

Thanks for all the encouragement. I'm hoping the next post showing more progress won't be 6 months from now like the last one. Getting the bed and cab ready for sealer and surfacer is something I hope to get done soon. And if not the whole thing, at least some major pieces.

And for kt40, I don't know how much work you plan to do to your 45 but if I can help out, let me know. I probably do owe you something for hauling all that rusty metal away.

 

[apeterson]

such nice work...

 

[miker]

Wasn't happy with the way one of the wheel wheels turned out so had another go at it. Here are some pics of what I did this weekend.

Already have the ribs formed in the sheet and a 90 degree bent along the length. Here I'm bending the upper part of the well to form the height. Using a square to make sure the bend is square.

 

[miker]

More bending...

 

[miker]

Upper part finished and clamped in place. Now making the inner part of the well.

 

[miker]

Fitting and marking the inner piece. Fitting after bending and punching holes for welds.

 

[miker]

Welding up the two pieces.

 

[miker]

Finished wheel well.

 

[miker]

Both wheel wells in place on bed.

 

[miker]

One of the nex steps will be to weld in the end of the bed and smooth it out for a finished look. I'll have to weld it very slow making short welds and letting it cool between each so I don't warp anything. I won't weld the wheel wells onto the bed until I have the sides ready to weld on as well since they all weld together and I may need to position them a little one way or another to get the sides on straight. Here a picture of the end of the bed I will weld. Second pic is just the bed again but I thought the lighting and shadows in this picture looked pretty cool.

 

[ColoCruiserJeff]

Yeah, they shine light on Picasso's work as well! Very Very Nice!!

 

[kellyo]

Damn, you do some incredible work. I am in complete awe and envy. I wish I had 1/10 that talent.

 

[LC_Hamma]

Mucho admiration for someone who takes pride in their buildup! Very detailed & precise measuring - I just use a tape, level & eyeball How many times have you heard "Man, you outta open up a shop"