Wanted Clean fj55 project
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I am a firm believer that there is no such thing. I can certainly appreciate your request though and would love to be proven wrong. Even if someone has patched around the outside, these pigs are multiple layers deep in many areas of the body and it appears that Toyota didn't apply any type of rust prevention in those layers. If you want to see what I would call an average body 55 looks like when you tear into the layers, take a look at this thread:
Good luck with the search.
I like to think they’re out there too, however if you go as deep as some of these high end builds go to restore them, I do think you’ll eventually uncover some rust.
I remember reading some of these 55’s needed attention as they came off the boats in the 70’s as a few areas were already showing areas of corrosion! That’s nuts.
I think if you’re wanting to avoid major rust repair and start with a mostly clean body then you’ll find something out there. I’d be on the hunt in the southwest for any local survivor.
I remember reading some of these 55’s needed attention as they came off the boats in the 70’s as a few areas were already showing areas of corrosion! That’s nuts.
I think if you’re wanting to avoid major rust repair and start with a mostly clean body then you’ll find something out there. I’d be on the hunt in the southwest for any local survivor.