83 FJ60 Build up thread (3 Viewers)

[FinHJ60]

About welding upside down, I try to remember to use ear plugs. Happened to a friend of a friend, and I wasn't witnessing it, but he got welding splatter into his ear, while patching a big tnak in the inside. Came out like a rocket and ran some time around the yard, I heard.

EDIT: And nice work, keep on going.

 

[cruiserjunktion]

The only problem is that I am running out very quickly...

Sorry to hear about your injury.


Keep taking it one day at a time,

and finish before you know it.....

 

[Project60]

Body Work

Got 1hr and 40min on the 60 tonight. I finished up the section on the driver side rear floor, just in front of the wheel well.


Floor before:

Floor After:

Wheel well cut out:

Wheel well after:

Floor after (me holding rusty piece I cut out):

 

[Project60]

Body Work

Got 1hr 10min on the 60 tonight. I got the wheel well cut out and patched on the driver side where the rear seat latches.


Metal cut out:

Patch from the inside of wheel well:

Patch from inside of vehicle:

 

[Zack1978]

First of all the build up is great!

Can you give me some welding info/tips? I have a Miller 135, which should be perfect for body work. Are you doing all butt welds? What gauge is the new metal? If they are butt welds, how do you hold the metal in place before you get the first weld done? Are you doing quick welds in a few spots, then going back and welding all the seams? I want to practice on my 79 Toyota 4x4 pick up.


Thanks,
Zack

 

[Project60]

First of all the build up is great!

Can you give me some welding info/tips? I have a Miller 135, which should be perfect for body work. Are you doing all butt welds? What gauge is the new metal? If they are butt welds, how do you hold the metal in place before you get the first weld done? Are you doing quick welds in a few spots, then going back and welding all the seams? I want to practice on my 79 Toyota 4x4 pick up.


Thanks,
Zack

Thanks for the compliment!

I am using 18 gauge sheet metal (mild steel). All the welds I am doing are butt welds, which is harder than overlapped joints. I am holding them in place with clamps and locking pliers. I tack the patch in a few places then go back around the seam.

If the patch is someplace obvious like the rear quarter, I will do spot welds every few inches until a seam is complete. This helps it from warping. If it is someplace hidden, I will tack it into place and do 1/2" weld beads until I am - it does tend to warp it more.

 

[Project60]

Body Work

Got 1hr 45min on the 60 today. I got some more patches welded into the driver side rear wheel well.


Patch cut out and clamped into position:

Patched welded in. You can also see the wheel well that I put back into place from the patch panel I had:

Front side of the same:

 

[Project60]

Body Work

Got 1hr 30min on the 60 tonight. I got two more patches welded into the inner wheel well on the driver side.


Material cut out of driver side wheel well.... a little rusted!

Inner Wheel Well Before:

First Patch Welded In:

Second Patch Welded In:

 

[ntsqd]

Have you saved every piece cut out?
Would be interesting to know how much the pile weighed when you're donr.

 

[Project60]

Have you saved every piece cut out?
Would be interesting to know how much the pile weighed when you're donr.

No, I didn't save it. But I started with a 4' x 8' sheet of 18 gauge, I can figure out how much is left over and calculate a weight.

 

[Project60]

Body Work

Got 1hr and 15min last night. Got a lot done for a short time. I got the rear seat bracket on the driver side welded in. I also got two patches cut out and fit for the driver side wheel well - See the process below!


I pounded the old piece of wheel well flat and used it as a template to cut out the new piece. It was incomplete, so I did the best I could:

Then I marked the bottoms of the fenderwell holding it up to the car. I then clamped it to the patch panel for the driver side and marked a 1/2" offset for the flange and marked some cut lines at about 1" intervals:

Then I cut along all the lines and folded the tabs using pliers:

Here it is cut, trimmed and bent to match:

New vs. Old:

Here is the inner fender well after the same process:

Here is the old vs. new:

 

[ColoradoLC]

Wow as much as you are welding, you should just weld yourself some wider wheel arches!

 

[rover67]

way to go man, looking good.

 

[Project60]

Wow as much as you are welding, you should just weld yourself some wider wheel arches!

I wish I was that good!

 

[Project60]

Body Work

Got 2hrs on the 60 last night. I got the inner wheel well welded into place on the driver side... doesn't look the best, but hopefully this is the last time it sees the light of day! I also got two patches welded on the inside of the driver's quarter panel and got started welding on the outer wheel well patch (going slow to avoid warpage on this one).


Inner Wheel well:

Inside of driver side quarter, two patches:

Start of the driver side wheel well patch:

 

[Winston]

I've been following this thread from day 1 - now everytime I log into Mud its the first thread I look for - but I gotta say,
I'm getting bored with all the welding already.
When are you gonna be done and move into something more interesting?

(half-kidding, half-serious)

 

[Project60]

I've been following this thread from day 1 - now everytime I log into Mud its the first thread I look for - but I gotta say,
I'm getting bored with all the welding already.
When are you gonna be done and move into something more interesting?

(half-kidding, half-serious)

You think you are bored with the welding! I have more hours than I ever wanted in that body... but I am almost done with driver side.

In reality it will probably be later this fall when I put some color on and get on with the rest of it. I tried to find a local body guy to do it on the side, but I haven't had any luck yet - maybe I'm too cheap!

 

[SKINNER]

You think you are bored with the welding! I have more hours than I ever wanted in that body... but I am almost done with driver side.

I hear you there man! Talk about a monotonous job; and just when you think you're getting close to being finished. . . more rust!

 

[79fj40moneypit]

Ive been reading this thread now and then and you are pushing through youre all most there! Good job!

 

[lefthandblack]

Great Thread!