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[AcroSteve]

on to the bodywork and dealing with the rust. Surprising how little there is, but I'll show what I've delt with, maybe it will help others.

Biggest trouble spots were the rear fenderwell/seat mounting areas. Right side was definitely trash, so I sourced a cutout from jonas at barnyard cruisers. I spliced it in best I could, which was pretty well. The 3 layer "sandwich" remained together.

But at around $300, I wanted to save the left side. So I cut it out. Seperated the 3 layers and fabricated the middle piece from a FJ80 body I have. Not perfect, but it worked out

I've been applying a rust converter primer from kimball midwest, and some weld through primer in hopes of stopping the rust.

 

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Some other areas in the rear fenders. In addition to some patches, I've been separating the layers best I can to clean out tge rust and debris, and also applying the rust converter.

 

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might not look like mutch at a casual glance.

But rust works silently in between the layers.

That area was the same on the other side. Although not quite as bad.

 

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Contest for the most tools involved with the smallest repair area?


Left inner quarter panel area.

Just to get rid of a little rust.

Here was the outside of the quarter...

 

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Finally! Bottom is painted. Gonna seam seal a bunch, and probably spray some raptor liner or lizard skin on the bottom before declaring that part "finished".

That's two coats of Eastwood on top of metal prep from POR I had on hand.

 

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Heck of an improvement. Lots and lots of work removing the old undercoating and getting the limited amount rust cut out.