Another 85 fj60 Blue #2??

[Finnyfam60]

Ree - thanks for checking! Nice looking mounts.

Wyo - I just would hate to drill even a single hole on the roof (for electrical for roof rack lighting or something) let alone dozens....

 

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Suprise Delivery... TOYS

I'm taking a break for a few minutes. I was summons by the . She said I had a delivery. I figured it was the metal delivery guy, but when i got up front I had 3 boxes waiting by the door. "I didn't order anything." She said she knew.....................

Well she went and bought the new cruiser some items without telling me.

These items are a little premature, but they will be handy to fab up brackets, spacers, and quickfists..

I have a 2 more gutter mounts to fab and on to the ladder.

My is cool as ****!

Enjoy the pic HA!

 

[snowboardonsnow]

Hell yea! man I wish my wife would order me some stuff hahhaa

 

[snowboardonsnow]

Wow, nice work on the mounts, I actually have everything I need for that sitting around. I can't wait to see them up and how they look. I am a month or so away from building my roof rack.

 

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She loves her FZJ80.. Bone stock, but I'm thinking she is coming around to a few mods one of these days.

Well back to the shop I go.

 

[dozer59044]

WOW! simply amazing. I am envious of your fab skills. I have a rear quarter panel that I need to cut out and replace. It has me a little intimadated. More pics please, so I can drool some more.

 

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Gutter mounts

Ok, I ended up fabricating 8 gutter mounts for the rack. I started with 6, but changed my mind and threw 2 more together. I like the look and it will support anything i will ever put up top for sure.

Cut plates for the corners.. Still unsure on the plan for this yet. They are wedged in place for now.

I still need to clean up everything. I can bring it down now and finish welding the rack out.

 

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Gutter mounts

Let me try upload of pics again.

 

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Ladder

Ladder is done for the time being. Gonna add a receiver to the lowest rung so I can build a removeable cooler/gas can rack.

 

[Wyoming]

So what...are you going to finish this thing in a week?

 

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OH NO! It looks like I've accomplished alot, but I've got tons of welding to do on the bumpers and rack.. Pretty much all of it is hard tacked. I've put in some serious hours on this since I got it.

When I go back to work I won't have much time. I'll work 6 days a week at 12 to 14 hours a day.

I'm just trying to get it where I can weld and do smaller things an hour or two at a time when time and the wife allow.

I want to get started on the sliders and gas can rack as well and hope to have those in the same status before going back to work on Monday.

 

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Gas Can Rack

Got the gas can/cooler rack all cut and tacked up. Looks like the wants to spend my last free weekend together so I won't get to the sliders this weekend. I don't blame her and she's been very patient with me this last two months.

I'll post up as I can. Enjoy.

 

[Finnyfam60]

I'm drooling on your shop floor...

 

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Thanks Finny I'll be waiting to see those pics of Betsy.

 

[Finnyfam60]

Grabbing her today!!!

 

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Receiver for the Gas Rack

Sorry to whoever PM'd me on the receiver for the rack. I deleted the PM by mistake.. Here is a pic of the backside.

 

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Started on sliders

I got a "til lunch LC Pass' as the called it. So I got started! Still need to design brackets to frame, weld out and bend pipe for other side.

 

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Anyone have a good pic of their frame connections from the frame to sliders?

J

 

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Well this afternoon I scored my friends Volvo seats. Pic earlier posted.. He ended up using a different seat setup on his HEAP project. These will take some fab and time to get where they need to be. I'll get pics up when I pick them up in a few days. I wish they were the ones I had before, but for 125.00 I'll take em.

 

[Wyoming]

This is a fun build to watch because it's going so fast. Reevesci, will you be painting it yourself? I'm kind of diggin' the mottled look you have now. You could call it "Industrial Camoflage". That time I was kidding!