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Good to hear you are excited
. I will be using flathead allen m10 10.9 bolts. Today i start prepping everything to have it mediablasted. I will put it in epoxy primer and then an industrial grade satin black finish.
BJ40 '79 restoration, alu teseven body & 1HD-T swap
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Good to hear you are excited
. I will be using flathead allen m10 10.9 bolts. Today i start prepping everything to have it mediablasted. I will put it in epoxy primer and then an industrial grade satin black finish.
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Sorry for not posting in between updates. Ive spent a couple of weekends on it and today it was back on its own wheels and engine is in. What ive done is had the frame blasted and stripped to bare metal. The wheels and some other bits and pieces. Aprayed averthing in 2k epoxy primer and finished it of in a satin 2k industrial coating. Then assembled the frame with and welded the beam to the side supports. Sprayed the wheels in the same satin black. Mounted the hj60 ps housing. Fitted a fullfloat rear axle with discbrakes. Front and rear Arb lockers and dropped in the 1hdt with h55f gb. So some photos. Next couple of weeks ill move to body work.
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Some more
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More.
I will also convert it to 12v. So need to built the starter with 12v motor, find a dash or replace certain gauges. Any tips on the dash would be great. And the blower fan motor.
Thanks for watching!
I will also convert it to 12v. So need to built the starter with 12v motor, find a dash or replace certain gauges. Any tips on the dash would be great. And the blower fan motor.
Thanks for watching!
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Update time!
Mounted the body on the chassis and installed all bits to see what i got and how it alignes. Scored NOS doors, new oem fenders and mounted the hardtop. It all fits nice on the body. However i choose the early body style because i wanted the tank in the car. It lacks however the gutter for the weatherstrip at the ambulance doors. So will need to weld one in myself.
Mounted the body on the chassis and installed all bits to see what i got and how it alignes. Scored NOS doors, new oem fenders and mounted the hardtop. It all fits nice on the body. However i choose the early body style because i wanted the tank in the car. It lacks however the gutter for the weatherstrip at the ambulance doors. So will need to weld one in myself.
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Then i fabricated a longrange fueltank from aluminium. Its big so i should get good range with it.
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I then started on the familycage. 49mm cromo steel. And ive sourved some bmw 1series seats.
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More family cage. Next job is to fully weld it.
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Ive scored some awesome fold up seats from a land rover defender for the rear. Still need to fab a mount for it but i think they will fit the car.
The hardtop i started on yesterday and it is in really bad shape. Ive searched for a decent one but without any luck. So i started it tearing it apart. It is repairable but it will require lots and lots of work in steel. Im noe doubting my approach to repair it and start a new side from aluminium. So still on the fence with that one. It certainly let all the air out of my tired yesterday when i spend a day at that side and coming to the conclusion that it is also very corroded between the seems. So it looks ok when blasetd bu then you drrill the spotwelds and take it apart it is still very corroded.
The hardtop i started on yesterday and it is in really bad shape. Ive searched for a decent one but without any luck. So i started it tearing it apart. It is repairable but it will require lots and lots of work in steel. Im noe doubting my approach to repair it and start a new side from aluminium. So still on the fence with that one. It certainly let all the air out of my tired yesterday when i spend a day at that side and coming to the conclusion that it is also very corroded between the seems. So it looks ok when blasetd bu then you drrill the spotwelds and take it apart it is still very corroded.
Wow that top is rough. Nice job separating the frame. That's the way to do it right!
just saw this thread ... great build ... always nice to see an artist at work ... that frame looks better than it did at the Toyota factory ...
Wow, great build! I really want a Teseven tub.
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Thanks all, and happy holdidays to you to!
The frame bolts will need to be tightened with regulkar interval when i start using the car. I've sprayed the 2 halves before assembly with Tectyl ML coating. Then i installed and tightened the bolts. This will prevent any rust to for between the frame bits.
The teseven tub is nice. I like it a lot, there are a few things i'm modifing though. But thats just my personal taste and finish style. All components fit nicely on the car. So no fitment issues other then the rear doors. But that was my own mistake when ordering the early body style. Not on any account of Fabian.
I've spent the christmas days thinking about the top and decided to fabriucated tyhe hardtop sides from aluminium. I've came to terms that this will be a lot of unexpected work and that i defeniotely will not be driving this summer
. Anyway it will be a solid car for the next 30 odd year!
The frame bolts will need to be tightened with regulkar interval when i start using the car. I've sprayed the 2 halves before assembly with Tectyl ML coating. Then i installed and tightened the bolts. This will prevent any rust to for between the frame bits.
The teseven tub is nice. I like it a lot, there are a few things i'm modifing though. But thats just my personal taste and finish style. All components fit nicely on the car. So no fitment issues other then the rear doors. But that was my own mistake when ordering the early body style. Not on any account of Fabian.
I've spent the christmas days thinking about the top and decided to fabriucated tyhe hardtop sides from aluminium. I've came to terms that this will be a lot of unexpected work and that i defeniotely will not be driving this summer
. Anyway it will be a solid car for the next 30 odd year!
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Update thread with some pics
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more pics
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And finally some paint on the bits! anvil gray
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The body still needs to be painted. I will work my way to that in the upcoming weeks.
The rear seats have a new pivoting arm system that allows them to fold up. They are from a defender.
The rear seats have a new pivoting arm system that allows them to fold up. They are from a defender.