Bobbed 60 questions

[ropodebo]

I've been contemplating a bob job on the box and wonder if there is any real downside to it. The rear half of my 60 has a lot of body rust past the rear doots and this seems like a fun task to do.
As with every project, end goals seem to change (originally was an exp vehicle, now a fun rig I can do anything with) and I really dig the look of the custom made utes. Not only would it make it look pretty sweet, it'd be more functional in my opinion then the wagon aspect with a flatbed on the back.

Or even

Looking for thoughts/opinions on this

 

[Mace]

I love mine

 

[cruiserpilot]

I'd pick 'Or even' #2.

 

[ropodebo]

I'd pick 'Or even' #2.

I kinda want to keep the "crew cab" look but I'd rock a single cab ute.

 

[alberta mac]

The amount of work bobing it you could repair 6 wagons with rear 1/4 panel rust !
Really depends on what you vision using the truck for ! My self I use my 60 everyday and fathom the idea of making it longer to fit a full 4'x8' plywood for work. There doesn't seem to be enough room when carrying tools or materials !

 

[BlueCruiser84]

I'm in the middle of an "extended cab" conversion - link in my signature. Mine had similar rust as yours.

Alberta Mac is right on the amount of work vs. repairing the rust. It's a fun project. It's taking forever, but I only work on it here and there and I have been piecing it together by cutting up the old parts of the body trying to keep it as low cost as possible. If you cut it and slapped a big piece of sheet metal over the back it would go pretty quickly.

If you are looking for a project then go for it. If you love driving your cruiser then I would say just repair what you have.

 

[ropodebo]

For right now, the box is an extra vehicle, and about to go under for a soa and chevy 63s. It'll be trail rig, and used for things bigger than the heep can handle

 

[90FJ]

Doing a bob/ute and rear 63" spring swap would give you the opportunity to move the axle back an inch or two allowing you to run 35-37" tires without an SOA (taking care of the rear door clearance issue). This setup would keep you lower/stable and avoid axle wrap. Allow for some body trimming...

There's a lot of minis and 4Runners using FJ60 axles and converting to SUA and shackles up front (our stock setup). You'd get to keep the original geometry and have a more robust/stable setup.

I say do it, I love the tray back ute.

 

[pyrotech]

i really dig mine too

 

[ozwallaby]

Giant Lada Niva.......

 

[ropodebo]

i really dig mine too

I really dig the fender flares. Hell, that would cover the rust and look good

 

[pyrotech]

the fender flairs are a factory option on some models, as you can see i had to modify the rear ones to suit my bar, more info on it I'm my build thread