#26 6H9 Grayish Olive custom project, bodywork and paint.

[kelly saad]

This is my personal 80 Series project. It has taken a couple years and is nearly done but I wanted to start a thread now anyway.

The project:
1. Disassemble vehicle: remove doors, tailgate and hatch.
2. Strip paint to bare metal.
3. Use donor body from A-pillar back, keeping existing firewall.
4. Mount donor body on rotisserie.
5. Spray color-matched 6H9 bed liner underneath floor.
6. Delete sunroof using the old roof panel for patch.
7. Delete licence plate indentation area on tailgate and fabricate a smooth panel.
8. Delete turn signal lights in valance.
9. Customize BIO bumpers and sliders, and color-match to vehicle 6H9 in eggshell sheen.
10. Fabricate custom roof rack specifically for a Roofnest tent.
11. Build custom grille and headlight housings with 7" round headlights.
12. Delete ABS
13. Delete smog system.

 

[kelly saad]

 

[kelly saad]

This 80 being my personal vehicle, I only have time to work on this late nights or weekends. In the early stages of this project, I decided to get some easier things done and gain a little momentum. Starting with the front inner fenders that needed to have some rust repair worked out, and the core support. The air filter box was fun to clean up and paint too.

 

[kelly saad]

The donor body. I will use this from the firewall back. it's a very clean AZ body.

 

[kelly saad]

Now the donor body is on the rotisserie ready for bodywork.

 

[lelandEOD]

Very cool, Kelly!

I painted my HZJ40 in 6H9 using PPG DCC single stage urethane. It's such a cool color.

 

[kelly saad]

Very cool, Kelly!

I painted my HZJ40 in 6H9 using PPG DCC single stage urethane. It's such a cool color.

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Thanks! I love that color.

 

[kelly saad]

This is the licence plate indentation area delete. The part I fabricated turned out nice. I used an old 60 series door cup for the hatch handle access opening. My licence plate will mount on the bumper tire swing-out.

 

[kelly saad]

The tailgate shown here with the metal completed, then body work done and sprayed in primer.

 

[Montana Cruiser]

The tailgate shown here with the metal completed, then body work done and sprayed in primer.

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The 60 series door cup is a really cool touch!

 

[kelly saad]

Had these rebuilt with 488's and a locker installed by Zuk.

 

[kelly saad]

I am using the roof off the old green body for the sunroof opening patch. I wanted the ribs to extend to the front unlike the factory roof panels that did not have a sunroof.

 

[kelly saad]

This turned out nice. The arc of the entire roof changes from front to back, so it is off a little bit but you really can't see it. Otherwise I love the look with the ribs being continuous from front to back. The front ribs in the patch panel are actually from the rear of the donor roof where they taper off by the hatch.

 

[318aye]

This is sweet. Love the design decisions you made.

 

[kelly saad]

This is sweet. Love the design decisions you made.

Thanks!

 

[kelly saad]

I rebuilt the calipers. After sand blasting, I used an epoxy caliper paint that was mixed in my paint color 6H9. Also, I painted the hubs two-tone to match my wheel color 153 and body color 6H9.

 

[TRDdrew]

as a paint and body guy myself, im loving what im seeing

 

[Tennessee Jed]

This is awesome to watch. 6H9 just kicks ass that's all there is to it.

 

[Broski]

Nice I will be following along

 

[In Wonderland]

This turned out nice. The arc of the entire roof changes from front to back, so it is off a little bit but you really can't see it. Otherwise I love the look with the ribs being continuous from front to back. The front ribs in the patch panel are actually from the rear of the donor roof where they taper off by the hatch.

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I rebuilt the calipers. After sand blasting, I used an epoxy caliper paint that was mixed in my paint color 6H9. Also, I painted the hubs two-tone to match my wheel color 153 and body color 6H9.

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LOVE your colors, and it’s so fun to watch the whole process!