Build #27 red and white 55, full body restoration.
- Thread starter kelly saad
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I’m also sad seeing how much rust is hiding in a pig that looks soooo much better than mine
I knew mine wasn't rust free, but it was so much worse than I had planned for. Sand blasting revealed so many sins.
Toyota landcruiser: made durable. Not well.
And I say that being completely in love with these stupid vehicles.
Fantastic! I am going to pour another cup o' coffee and read here.
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This shot made me think it would make a great trailer…
But it’ll be way more amazing done this way.
But it’ll be way more amazing done this way.
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- #65
Back at work today. All the tourists are gone, so the drive was wonderful this morning. I will have some new pictures and updates later.
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- #66
These inner rocker pieces are not straight as they appear to be. The height is about 5 7/8" and at about 37" they angle down and end at 5 1/2" tall. Still, a simple piece to recreate.
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- #67
New pieces made. Moving on tomorrow. Today was only a half day.
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- #69
These plasma cuts are where I had to cut through a weld that was attaching the quarters to the sill.The quarters are overlapping the sill where they were welded on. I was going to weld these cuts back together and clean this whole thing up. There are bad pits in the jamb area that will require a good amount of filler and in a difficult area to be sanding.
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- #70
So I changed my direction. I decided to make a new one. I made a test piece first to make sure I could make all these bends. It looked good so I moved forward (picture attached). The problem is that my brake is not wide enough. So, I marked everything out, then cut it in half. Next, I bent everything carefully, hoping I was good enough to bend both parts precisely.
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- #71
New piece is done. I welded it together and both pieces matched perfectly. All the openings are cut in the correct locations. I welded the bracket on the backside and the small metal piece on the front. I did make that little piece thicker because I noticed the original was bent a little. The gap in between is the same though.
And that is why my pig body went west.
I might have to get in line…
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- #74
Thanks! I do appreciate it. This part was fun to make today.
Might have to make a trip south to see the finished product in the hopeful future patient. I used to geek out on shows where they would take vehicles down to this level. Now seeing it done to a pig, my favorite vehicle in the world, is amazing.
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- #77
These parts are the upper quarter window sections. Its a tough part to recreate so I am patching this side. I made the piece and it has the correct gentle body line. Also, it is curved in two directions.
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- #78
All done. This thing took way too long. I guess that is how it goes sometimes. I still need to patch a couple smaller rusted areas on it also. The other side is better. This one was really bad.
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Slaying it senior Saad.
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- #80
Lower quarters had rust and it wrapped around the corner. This corner is a bit more complicated because of the rounded shape.
