'67 tub holes: What do I fill?

[Heirloom]

I am getting ready to start repairing the tub on my 1967 FJ40 (April 1966, according to SOR frame number list). I need help knowing what holes to fill and what were original.

Passenger side kick vent has 4 holes around it:

Driver side had a universal CB whip:

Sorry for orientation. There are two holes in each rear quarter for mudflap brackets, and two holes just below the footman loop holes in each rear quarter:

The mudflap bracket is still hanging by one rivet in the above picture.

So what do I need to fill?

 

[skidplate]

I think you would be safe filling all holes in question. I don't think any of them were original.

 

[hedgehog23]

small holes can be welded with a copper backer plate held in behind the hole. larger ones might need a tiny steel washer/patch welded in.

 

[JohnnyC]

the two holes in the rear quarter are for the reflectors
pic from az67fj40:

 

[Living in the Past]

Sorry for orientation. There are two holes in each rear quarter for mudflap brackets, and two holes just below the footman loop holes in each rear quarter:

The mudflap bracket is still hanging by one rivet in the above picture.

So what do I need to fill?

the two holes in the rear quarter are for the reflectors
pic from az67fj40:

Johnny if you remember this is that 67 minus the heater blower and 16" wheels. Doesn't sound like a US market cruiser unless it was a special order. Don't know if Toyota wold have brought in a 16 wheel or not. Not sure if it would have had to have been DOT approved.

Since not sure about the history of this cruiser I can't say for sure but in 67 even the soft top models didn't get footman loops on the rear corners. Can't tell if this has a tailgate or not or if the dash eyelets are there. Othger markets got hard door with the soft top and not sure those worked with eyelets.

 

[Mace]

Those reflectors were stock?

Sure look like aftermarket ones like

 

[Heirloom]

The footman loops all came with the bucket-o-parts and hardware that my Grandfather filled when he began to disassemble for a respray that was never finished. The rear closes with conventional barn doors. Family members that were alive to see this thing in action only remember the hardtop, no soft top.

There are loops to attach seat belts to the floor, but there are no door strap loops that I can find. Do I look in the dash/A-pillar area for captured nuts? If so, than no door straps.

I am at a loss trying to figure out what the four holes on the passenger kick panel are for. One hole is in the passenger compartment. Three are less than an inch in front of the firewall. There were stove bolts covering all 4 holes when I extracted the cruiser, but they were not holding anything in place.

Also, there are two holes with threaded inserts on the left (driver side) a-pillar on the exterior, just below the windshield. Is this for a mirror mount? The driver side door has a mirror mount bolted alongside the top hinge.

There were reflectors in the bucket of parts. The molding reads KOITO L-1237 on the top and MADE IN JAPAN on the bottom. The holes line up with the holes on the rear quarter panels. Are these factory?

 

[tornadoalleycruiser]

I do believe they were in that era.. had some like it on the back of my Fj45.. You actually have the reflector in yours. all that was left of mine was the housing.

 

[Heirloom]

small holes can be welded with a copper backer plate held in behind the hole. larger ones might need a tiny steel washer/patch welded in.

Does this mean to use a copper plate to act as a heat sink for the weld? Do I just begin filling the hole with puddle after putting the copper behind the hole?

 

[Living in the Past]

68 model was the first year the Koito reflectors had mounting studs out the back instead of a flange mount. Those were now on both sides of the rear and moved to the rear frame crossmember until the 74 model which had a smaller reflector mounted on the tub in the lower rear corners. Also 68 was the first year for the amber reflectors on the front apron. Those were replaced by lights as well the reflectors on the rear sides by the end of 69.

 

[JackA]

Do I just begin filling the hole with puddle after putting the copper behind the hole?

yes

 

[Heirloom]

So my parts pile only includes one reflector. There are holes for three (each quarter panel and one on the driver rear of the tub (pic below). There are other holes on the rear of the tub. I assume two are for an emblem. there are two that look out of place just below the footman loop holes. They are close to each other but different size. They look like they were added by a guy with a drill in a hurry, so I will plan to fill them unless someone chimes in with a factory application for the holes. This picture shows the left rear of the tub:

 

[FishNinJay]

Does this mean to use a copper plate to act as a heat sink for the weld? Do I just begin filling the hole with puddle after putting the copper behind the hole?

I had read somewhere here that you can use a penny to back up these puddle welds. I think the point is to use a different metal, like copper or aluminum, to knock off the back of the weld, and then grind it down to surface?

That's my - understanding of how to fix these small holes in sheet metal..

 

[Mace]

only old pennies work, not new pennies..

 

[FishNinJay]

only old pennies work, not new pennies..

I knew it.. this f**ck**g US economy.. today's pennies are good for nothing!

 

[Living in the Past]

I knew it.. this f**ck**g US economy.. today's pennies are good for nothing!

This sin't anything new. The pennies haven't been solid copper for a long time. If I remember copper use to be the center for the dollar, half dollar, quarter and dime years ago. Now those coins are some cheaper pot metal in the center.