Build #27 red and white 55, full body restoration.

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Passenger side off.

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jestlurnin said:
Watching the deconstruction of this pig is very interesting. @kelly saad it looks like you drilled out about a thousand spot welds to get those panels off. Is that all that’s needed or is there some cutting involved as well.
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It's mostly spot welds but there have been some welds that needed cutting too. The drilling is time consuming and requires discipline and patience, not fun. The D pillar had two welds on each side that were impossible to access to I used the plasma on them. At this point, I'm just removing almost everything. I will split the inner fenders too. Rust has just crept everywhere so I need to continue thoroughly.
 
sogncab said:
Toyota did nothing to prevent corrosion on the inside of these things. They were rusting on the boat ride here. Absolute miracle any of them survive
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Look at the quick spray of undercoat in this area that was behind the quarter. It didnt cover much! Haha. See where I scraped some off there. It actually worked and some of it is still playable and totally clean underneath. Smalls like roofing materials. Probably is.

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mattressking said:
New shop is a major upgrade! Far from the old place?
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The new place is in Cottonwood. So I drive down Oak Creek Canyon, through Sedona and down to Cottonwood. It takes an hour but you couldn't ask for a more beautiful commute, so Im happy.
 
Back at it here on Monday.

This rear corner/D pillar piece has only 4 spot welds down the entire side and they are grouped together. Both sides were the same. It's totally loose other than those 4 spot welds. Seems odd and interesting.

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onemanarmy said:
I know my 55 is rusting on the inside like that, but I'll never actually look
ignorance is so blissful!
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That's actually a large part of my rationalization for going through this much trouble and expense. I figure they are all going to rust in, out, top down, or bottom up (or both) unless you do this; it's just a matter of time. Unless perhaps if you can find one that's always been in a desert climate and you plan on keeping it in said climate. I was contemplating chemical dip followed by e coating but you would have to drill a lot of holes to make sure you got all the rust neutralized and full coverage of the e coating. At least this way you can see with two eyes what there is to treat, replace, or just paint.
 
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This corner piece was needing to be replaced also. It was buried underneath the quarter. It was very rusty all back in this area, but I am really surprised how a large majority of these parts only have surface rust, not holes. Still, i will be fabricating many parts.

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