Mine were mostly gone, I had just enough left to get an idea of the shape to reproduce them.
Builds Just bought my 1st BJ42... never restored anything before, this should be interesting. (1 Viewer)
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If you look at the tub from the rear there is the rear Sil made from 2 parts and most likely gone. Kevin makes some realy nice ones. There are 2 body mounts connecting the Sil to the frame.
Then you have the floor, the rear and the sides, where it connects to the wheel wells, are likely Swiss cheese. Under the floor there are 2 cross beams with reinforcements on each side. Your beams look shot and the reinforcements aro likely done too as the are the first ones to go. On the ends of these beams there are body mounts, a total of 4. The front of the foor has some small parts on the side in front of the wheel well that are sensitive to rust and then you will have a bigger cross beam with the big body mount locations. They take all debris from the rear wheels and are hollow so they collect mud inside. The cross beam is above the tank so not so much in Harms way. Mine was intact. In front of the main crash beam are the front Floors which were toast on mine. At the point where the front Floor becomes the fire wall the front body mounts are located. They get the debris from the front wheels and are hollow, mine were 60% gone. In the foot wells the inner rockers, where they connect to the floor, are most likely gone too.
The outside sheet metal is all suspect to damage but that is the visible part.
Have fun fixing, it does keep you busy for a while.
Then you have the floor, the rear and the sides, where it connects to the wheel wells, are likely Swiss cheese. Under the floor there are 2 cross beams with reinforcements on each side. Your beams look shot and the reinforcements aro likely done too as the are the first ones to go. On the ends of these beams there are body mounts, a total of 4. The front of the foor has some small parts on the side in front of the wheel well that are sensitive to rust and then you will have a bigger cross beam with the big body mount locations. They take all debris from the rear wheels and are hollow so they collect mud inside. The cross beam is above the tank so not so much in Harms way. Mine was intact. In front of the main crash beam are the front Floors which were toast on mine. At the point where the front Floor becomes the fire wall the front body mounts are located. They get the debris from the front wheels and are hollow, mine were 60% gone. In the foot wells the inner rockers, where they connect to the floor, are most likely gone too.
The outside sheet metal is all suspect to damage but that is the visible part.
Have fun fixing, it does keep you busy for a while.
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Gotta love Vancouver!
I finished that section today... it’s supposed to rain tonight and some in the morn. I’ll start pulling tiles after it stops and pound it to get the next section done before i lose light.
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Right... right... and right.
Pretty much everything you just listed and called was on point. I will be getting EVERYTHING that I can from Kevin. The rest I will source out other places. It will be quite the adventure.
That's an interesting name change you have had there lol have to love owning a BJ, it is like when I get my thing out and go cruising and people comment on my nice thing thing this and thing that it can't help but make you laugh, arrrr the fun of have a Thing and a BJ 
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Hey YoYoHo are you a member of any Thing club? There’s a pretty active one here in Boise (not me, but I know several of the members).
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If by “interesting” you mean... cool girl that owns a couple of BJ’s and even tho she thinks FJ’s are cool, wants to differentiate between the two, then yes I agree.That's an interesting name change you have had there lol have to love owning a BJ, it is like when I get my thing out and go cruising and people comment on my nice thing thing this and thing that it can't help but make you laugh, arrrr the fun of have a Thing and a BJ
Plus it’s short and easy to type. Lol
Cool thing
See now some dude I have never met want me to be a member of a Thing Club which is active .. it never stops
Answer is No I am not in any Thing Clubs although I have several other things in my area that I some times go out cruising with. My thing is currently off the road as it is having an Affair with a Subaru Outback and I expect their offspring to be a Thing which is Subaru Powered, 5 Speed Drive Disc Brake Stopped Thing
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Well you did show us your Thing first 
^^^^^^^^^^^^^ And apparently won the lotto!!!!
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That’s awesome! Is that what they looked like when you bought them?
Yep. Lynex inside and under.
Yep. The green one came from KY, restored -I have videos- then to NYC where it sat in a garage for 2 years- then to me.
The HJ45 was one hour away at a small dealer. Great deal- though it is RHD.
Actually, crypto before it crashed. These FJ/HJ/BJ are better investments now.
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Yh
I’m a certified nubie... what’s an RHD?
Right hand drive
