Build 79 Aussie BJ55 build

[brisveganbj42]

Made some progress and finished welding up the floor. I need to get some more abrasives before its ready to prime and seal. I cut some of the rust out of the outer panels on the rear end.. to reveal more rust on the inside! Need to figure out how to approach the removal and replacement..

I also found some original paint.

 

[PabloCruise]

Ouch man! That rust is NASTY...

 

[brisveganbj42]

Started chopping out the rust in prep for patching..

and getting a few offcuts together to build a patch..

 

[brisveganbj42]

some photos of the floor patches

 

[scrapdaddy]

Good job! You're making it look easy.

 

[brisveganbj42]

Good job! You're making it look easy.

Hah! Thanks!

Dont know about making it look easy... Lets just say im giving it a red hot go..

 

[xtiaan2000]

That is the same area that I have to work on!!-by side of rear seat.
You give me courage!

 

[brisveganbj42]

That is the same area that I have to work on!!-by side of rear seat.
You give me courage!

The angle isn't perfect but its good enough for me..

 

[stumpofj40]

Looking good mate, slowly getting on top of it all. Im sure it was your 55 I saw some years ago when it was up for sale and thought the body looked pretty straight - never imagined it’d need this much work! Keep it up!

 

[brisveganbj42]

a bit of craft tonight.. before i removed the rust on the passenger side i forgot to get a template of the profile for that corner.. so now i'm using the drivers rear quarter panel as a template then duplicating in reverse for the pax side..

still needs some work and i have the other side cut out just need to put it all together...

 

[scrapdaddy]

Interesting, some good thinking going on.

 

[brisveganbj42]

welded in the inside panel today.. will have a stab at the outside panel this evening

 

[LAMBCRUSHER]

those are some real difficult areas to work in. it would have been easy to try to find a downhill path at this juncture, but you turned straight up instead. Good on ya!

 

[J Mack]

will have a stab at the outside panel this evening

Not sure if this will be a help but this site has lots of exploded views of pig panels that may help visualize how these things are put together.

LAND CRUISER BJ40,FJ4#,55 FJ55LG-KA | Toyota | Genuine Parts Catalogs | PartSouq Auto Parts Around the World

If these parts were still available it would make all our lives easier.

 

[brisveganbj42]

 

[brisveganbj42]

Not sure if this will be a help but this site has lots of exploded views of pig panels that may help visualize how these things are put together.

LAND CRUISER BJ40,FJ4#,55 FJ55LG-KA | Toyota | Genuine Parts Catalogs | PartSouq Auto Parts Around the World

If these parts were still available it would make all our lives easier.

Great link. Thanks for sharing!

 

[brisveganbj42]

seam sealed the inside panel and then primed and painted the inside of the outside skin before tacking in place

 

[brisveganbj42]

The kids got spoilt by the mrs today.. she found a local who does these shirts (LoganBerry Bubs) ...

 

[LAMBCRUSHER]

those are cool!!!

 

[scrapdaddy]

Looks like a great crew!