Build 1993 80, BUILD, another "it has begun" for fjbj40!
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Some door cards had pulled through at door clip locations.
It is particle board, it’s damage consists of fibres that can be saturated with epoxy resin, on a hot day preferably.
The epoxy saturates the fibers. Then 2 layers of cloth, cover with sheet plastic and 2 sheet metal plates to flatten and compress the fibers while epoxy cures.
Once that is complete you can use a new blade in a utility knife to cut the holes out, or drill if your good and steady as the fabric is only 1/8” away!
It is particle board, it’s damage consists of fibres that can be saturated with epoxy resin, on a hot day preferably.
The epoxy saturates the fibers. Then 2 layers of cloth, cover with sheet plastic and 2 sheet metal plates to flatten and compress the fibers while epoxy cures.
Once that is complete you can use a new blade in a utility knife to cut the holes out, or drill if your good and steady as the fabric is only 1/8” away!
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- #127
Deep clean carried out for winter. Flares got damaged on last trip so I removed them for winter and there was a shocking amount of mud under there!
Now I’m on the hunt for plugs for the holes as I think I’m going to leave the flares off, I like the flareless look!
So if anybody knows of plugs that fit please speak up
OEM mudflaps are still available from Toyota for flareless 80’s, only $50 a piece also!
Now I’m on the hunt for plugs for the holes as I think I’m going to leave the flares off, I like the flareless look!
So if anybody knows of plugs that fit please speak up
OEM mudflaps are still available from Toyota for flareless 80’s, only $50 a piece also!
Ok, I give up. What is it?
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- #131
To hold these in the stock front bumper
Black Magic LED Mini Lightbars Black Magic LED Mini Lightbar 6.2 Flush Mount, Flood
HELLA Black Magic LED Off-road Mini Lightbar comes as a Flood or Spot light and can be upright or pendant mounted, or integrated into the body work or bumper.
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Those will be nice… you do some interesting work/modifications. Have you progressed with the engine wire harness build project?
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- #133
Sadly no, but it’s on the list. Finally an empty nester
But I’m also busy on this for the next year…
Perfect!!!
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- #135
What I’m playing with now is a continuation of this OEM swing out tire carrier install - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/oem-swing-out-tire-carrier-install.1288147/
I decided the best addition to the swingout mod was to add another step for carrier access.
So this is my attempt at that
I decided the best addition to the swingout mod was to add another step for carrier access.
So this is my attempt at that
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This am….., poor man’s autoclave 
1 layer Kevlar and 6 layers of E-glass
Next step is trimming after cure then back in D pillar for locating holes then drill to locate nutserts in bracket.
There will be 6 M6 bolts for mounting then 4 M8 to mount step.
Thinking about building a folding step
1 layer Kevlar and 6 layers of E-glass
Next step is trimming after cure then back in D pillar for locating holes then drill to locate nutserts in bracket.
There will be 6 M6 bolts for mounting then 4 M8 to mount step.
Thinking about building a folding step
Is this fiberglass lay up business what you do for a living or just a hobby?
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It’s part of my skill set as an aircraft mechanic/structural repair tech.
I’ve been doing mechanical and structural repairs on aircraft for 35 years.