I vote steel.
Builds 1969 FJ40 named Mavis (2 Viewers)
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rkymtnflyfisher
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Steel.
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Will finally get a chance to use those clamps....
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In my brief experiment, the conditioning tool worked as advertised. It got off the paint and rust and did not heat up the part.
I think we all know where this is heading....
rkymtnflyfisher
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Started patching today. My metal shaping mentor, who uses no filler in his work would make me do it over, but I'm going to use body filler and drive on with it.
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Yeah, no chance of that happening....
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A couple days of fighting Mr mig and a few swipes of Bondo later....
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As I was grinding away the paint and rust, trying to find the limits of rust to patch, I was kind of amazed at how thick the evidently original factory body filler was.
Both fenders were slightly dished in at the turn signal holes, and evidently were made flat using body filler. Body filler was about 1/8" thick at the turn signal holes
Both fenders were slightly dished in at the turn signal holes, and evidently were made flat using body filler. Body filler was about 1/8" thick at the turn signal holes
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Because I have the attention span of a hummingbird, I decided to address the clutch and brakes. Mainly because I am packing up my shop to move and figured these parts will be better located on Mavis' firewall rather than in a box to be discovered later. I bled the clutch and it's stiff, but works. The brake had pedal in just a few strokes, and all the wheel masters have fluid to them. Still needs to be bled tho. Looks like the PO did a replumb with 10mm fittings prior to parking it. All lines and fittings are in decent shape.
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So happy to see you got a “ diamond in the rough” instead of a turd to polish. Great work and progress!
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Threw these on, just to see how they look.
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Installed both corner glass using one piece Trimlok. I accidentally cut both sides short, so I'm going to try making a filler piece to deal with the gap. If nothing else, it was a good learning experience.
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projectTuRD
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I was tempted to go Capri Blue, but the majority of the rig was originally red, and red is an exceptionally easy color to paint, plus my lovely bride digs it.
Skreddy
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I used a little 3m super black to hold the ends together. What I found is I squirted a little windex around the rubber for lube and was able to use a hand on each side and push/stretch some excess around until I tightened up that gap. The windex evaporates rather quickly. Had the adhesive in there first, just a little squirt right in the gap.
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That is a great tip. Will have to try it.
jvincig01
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I'm about to do the same project. Do you know the part number you used from Trimlok?
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LK1663-25
jvincig01
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Awesome! Thank you! Do you have pre-69 glass and do know the metal mating surface and glass thickness?
