It has begun: 1985 Powerplant and Drivetrain resto mod

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Since we were without a Land Cruiser, we hopped on the chance to add to the stable…. Thanks to @wngrog this 75 has a new home. We were also extremely fortunate that my father in law wanted to take the family to Tanzania so that offered the opportunity to do some bush repair on a 70 series…. Always bring a sturdy belt, you never know when a fuel tanks strap might decide to let go

 

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Back to 60 content…. Kelly doing Kelly things….
Time for some new door skin install.

Let’s nuke that nastiness too…

Removal of more cancer with a nice piece tig welded in with silicon bronze…. Sano..

 

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Doors had some really bad rust all the way through…. No more!!

 

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And now, finally got some color! Was so stoked to pick this up after a 1 year hiatus. Kelly was kind enough to schedule so I could pike it up and then head right up to SAS 10. Nothing like showing up to this event with a fresh coat of paint!

All done!

Before, old paint was the wrong color too….

Want to close this chapter by saying a huge thank you to @kelly saad for all your hard work and perseverance through this project. As was stated by @ofer bruhis I started this project to get my truck painted and now I not only have a clean Land Cruiser, I also have a new friend. We are so lucky to have amazing vendors on this forum who have skills and knowledge to keep our trucks running and looking great.