Anyone near Columbus OH for body work/tub replacement for my ‘78 FJ40? (1 Viewer)

[bulldoglover]

So, Jim Chenoweth got my mechanicals taken care of but my FJ needs some body work—Jim suggested I even consider a full or partial aluminum tub. Anyone in the central Ohio area I should talk to/avoid? After the rip off “restoration “ I purchased several years ago that Jim posted about as he was repairing all my mechanicals (see entertaining thread with numerous photos from 2013), I figured I’d ask the collective for suggestions!

 

[Jdc1]

What’s it look like?

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

What’s it look like?

Swiss cheese probably!

 

[bulldoglover]

It's not as bad as some I've seen but has been bondo-ed in places, bubbling, paint scaling off, rusty patches in several places. The tub has been repainted 2-3 times and undercoated by the guy in Washington state who supposedly restored it several years ago (but really did a piss-poor job), so there may be more rust damage than is evident.