J-Robs truck saga

[Land Speeder]

See... Now how this works is.... Now I have to find one.... Damnit

got a simple lightweight 80 fiberglass hood?
Alls I could find is this...
Fiberglass LS-3 One Piece Front End Land Cruiser FJ40 - JTOutfitters

http://www.jtoutfitters.com/fibergl...p-3547.html?osCsid=5q12b0sgdt6lbond6e39be5kn2

 

[Bossman]

I don't know of anyone making glass hoods for 80's yet - doubt they ever will.

I was lucky enough to buy Kowboys extra holeshot hood like the one on my 40 but it ain't goin' nowhere. I'm sure I'll need it sooner or later. I already tore one of the glass fenders off my hood and had the pleasure of repairing that damage. Any worse and I would have just replaced the whole thing.

A split hood would work on James's truck but it might not be what he wants. I didn't think the damage was that bad on the one he has. I think I could bang it out fairly close. Nothing lost in trying right?

 

[lenross1]

I agree with daryl. Banging it out is got to be cheaper than getting one, then having it painted.

 

[euclid]

Let a paintless dent guy loose on the original.

 

[jrob]

I am gonna and bang it out, but after looking at it, it is gonna tough. The center crease is pretty much fubar.

 

[euclid]

I'm telling you, paintless dent guys can do amazing things. Cheap too, especially if you took the hood off and let them do it on the side.

 

[offr0adlim0]

Paintless dent removal don't work on 40 sheet metal.

 

[euclid]

Paintless dent removal don't work on 40 sheet metal.

Is it too thick to bend back out? Please esplain

 

[jesterb]

Is it too thick to bend back out? Please esplain

I think so. Besides, paintless dent is only the cheaper choice when you don't have to paint your junk. JRob is gonna have to paint that boo boo.

 

[jrob]

getting metaltech fenders and a hood. my paint guy is going to paint it, if I do all the body work and sand it.

 

[wct49]

getting metaltech fenders and a hood. my paint guy is going to paint it, if I do all the body work and sand it.

don't get . you know you wanted to play with your junk...

 

[jrob]

i did, but I already had stuff to do without this

 

[dnp]

getting metaltech fenders and a hood. my paint guy is going to paint it, if I do all the body work and sand it.

Replacing beats fixing! As the old saying goes, "There's no substitute for cubic [strike]inches[/strike] dollars!"

 

[wngrog]

Well at least you get a nice upgrade with the fenders in the process.

 

[Bomar]

sweet baby ray

 

[lenross1]

Well at least you get a nice upgrade with the fenders in the process.

x2 those fenders are saweet!

 

[Bodean]

He's got the Metal Tech hoop that will do the same thing. He just needs to install the most important part.

 

[Land Speeder]

He's got the Metal Tech hoop that will do the same thing. He just needs to install the most important part.

Preach on Reverend! Preach on!
Install the dang radiator hoop!

You ain't ever seen my welds... they ugly... I've seen better looking things on a kleenex.... but I'll do it for ya!

 

[jrob]

I gonna put the hoop on when I install the fenders

 

[jrob]

Here are some pics of the damage.