Builds BJ42 found in derelict barn
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Hi Kat, A few months ago and I would have been very interested. In the meantime I have bought a Bestop soft top. I don't think I should have both, but it is tempting. Where are you by the way?
jim land
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very nice work on the frame , smart move to keep that old tub , i still have mine on my backyard 17 years after the glass tub swap
keep on the good work
keep on the good work
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Guess what? I'm in Alton. I take it you mean the fibre glass truck. So the the answer I suppose is no. The bestop doors however are sold separately so full size doors can be used. I would have preferred to fit proper doors but the cost was getting too high.
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At last! All the parts arrived safe and sound and not a scratch. All parts feel so light. Two people can carry the tub so we deposited it on two halves of a plastic 50 gallon drum . I make my own fuel from recycled rape seed oil , so I now know what to do to recycle the drums. My fibre glass version did not have any moulded seat mounts so I removed the metal ones from the old tub and screwed and glued them on. With the wonky gear stick removed it was not too difficult to place the tub on the chassis and stand back to admire the transformation. Almost done! The body mount pads lined up perfectly but under the rear wheel arches the chassis was too close to the fibre glass (3mm), so remedial action was needed ie. more rubber mounts at the rear. I think it makes it look kind of sporty.
You will need the side supports if you are using a soft top and of course the bows to support it. You will also need the top door rails. I don't think the soft top comes with these. Are you using Mega 4x4 in Portugal ?
jim land
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this is a super nice glass body , i like the factory looking ribbed floor
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The side supports ,top door rails and whatever else irionmongery all come with the bestop canvas. The side supports slot into the holes used for the hard top. The tub etc. is the same as that sold by megastore 4x4 but I bought mine elsewhere.
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The next big issue was something I had not really considered. How to get a strong fixture for the seats and seat belts. On the metal tub there is a U section cross beam which ends in two stand off body mounts. Captive nuts are welded into this beam to provide a solid metal fixing. As I could not think of any way to mount inertia reel seat belts, I went for 3 point fixings. I carefully measured where I wanted captive nuts to be in a U section of steel, then closed off this section to form a rectangular box section . I then had to weld a stand off three quarter box section on the ends to provide a fixing to the body mounting points. This all proved quite difficult as measurements had to be made with the tub on , then off , then on, then off., then...... well you can guess. Eventually I got it right with the rubber body mounts all in place, and the cross beam just snug against the fibre glass floor. With the seat fixing bolts tightened up and the seat belts mounted I reckoned it would take quite a wallop to rip that bar through the floor and I wouldn't be around to asess the damage anyway.
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Having run out of suitable adjectives congratulating myself on a job well done I suddenly found myself hitting another brick wall. How to fix the weight of a fuel tank full of fuel to a fibre glass body. At this point I should have gone to the font of all knowledge. This forum. Unfortunately I wasn't a member at that time. I am sure there are loads of you guys who have done it before me, and better. Never mind. It's done. I couldn't think of a better plan than to remove the tank hanger brackets still attached to the metal tub, carefully measuring the distance to the cross beam. I then welded suitable sized box sections of steel to the main cross beam housing the seat and seat belt nuts. then welded the brackets to these arms. The fuel tank is not the easiest chunks of metal to manoeuvre under the chassis ( several times ), and the measurements had to be fairly accurate so that the brackets butt comfortably against the footwell. I planned to fit rubber strips to all contact with the fibre glass as with the tub off and the bracket fitted on the body mounts, the frame wobbled up and down like a yo-yo. I thought this would be the big flaw in my design as I don't think I could have put up with the clonk everytime I accelerated up and down changing gear. ( presuming I get that far ). However, having mounted everything together and tightened up all the bolts , miraculously there wasn't room for any rubber. It seems a perfect fit.
Hi, Very nice work ,the tub looks good. Mike
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Hi Kat, I sure did . Its yours but the cost is you take it all. You don't have a windscreen by any chance? Maurice.
Hi Maurice
Fantastic how can I get your address to pick it up ? I'm in Petersfield. Sorry sold the screen on the weekend I think someone saw my post to you. But there is one on Ebay at the moment TOYOTA LAND CRUISER BJ40 FJ40 Windscreen Glass 75 - 84 | eBay
Bob
Fantastic how can I get your address to pick it up ? I'm in Petersfield. Sorry sold the screen on the weekend I think someone saw my post to you. But there is one on Ebay at the moment TOYOTA LAND CRUISER BJ40 FJ40 Windscreen Glass 75 - 84 | eBay
Bob
