my "new" 1984 bj42 Miss dirty blue

[lostmarbles]

I think the blue one is English/French - if I recall my '84 BJ60 had a blue manual (though there was not much left of it!)

Ah blue cover on the Owners Manual signifies french language ... That makes sense..

And a green cover seem to be "english language with diesel models covered" whereas orange cover seems to be "english language without diesel coverage (or USA market mainly)"...... maybe...

 

[jim land]

Here are the pics you asked ,nothing visible ,probably some metal insert ,my 77 is doorless so i never install the stop.
Drill the hole the right size to tap some thread ,if its just glass and no insert then you need nuts and washer and extra flexible fingers
i think the pilar need some additional support maybe an angle iron from the floor to under the dash.

Beautiful 42! I also have a Gozzard tub on my BJ42 that I am in the process of restoring. I would love to see a picture of how the front door stops were installed. Can you take a picture up close of the front and back of the door stop. Specifically how it is mounted from the rear of the door frame?

 

[TCSTARK]

Jim, thanks for the pictures. I opted to go in a different direction with my door limiters since I didn't have access to the rear like you did. This is what I did...

 

[jim land]

i think it is time for an update , after 1 1/2 year of driving " miss dirty blue "
i got constant 22-23 mpg or 10L/100k, i like the relax feeling of driving a diesel , if i want a fast drive i just take my chevota fj40

things i've done since the last time

1- new tie rod end
2-new glowplugs and Wilson switch
3-hand throttle
4-new brake MC
5-rust repair and painting
i just finish the rust repair and color change , it was suppose to be a quick job , i start the process in the first week of october and today i just finish the paint on the tub , so i will put it back together in the next weeks

i have a lots of pics of the work i have done to show you in the next few days
the color i want is cadet blue but my paint store can not find the mix recipe, so i look for something close

i like the RAF blue and arles blue from land rover , also like the dodge ram ceramic blue , but it end up with a ppg universal code , it is kind of a dirty blue

you can see in the pics below , cadet blue , raf blue , ceramic blue and a teaser of my color

 

[jim land]

it is not a frame off , no time for that , more a refresh and color change but i still end up with a lots of parts in boxes
i chose to use ppg single stage (essential delfleet industrial paint) , it is thick and it resist oil ,fuel and hard is to scratch
sorry for the crappy pic

 

[jim land]

 

[jim land]

The frame off and gozzard tub transplant was finish back in 2005 , at that time the stock top and doors was not that bad and we decide to just paint it , 11 years later it is not looking as good

 

[skidplate]

Great color choice! I've always liked that subdued blue. You,re going to go when you tear into that rear header.

 

[jim land]

i know the gutter is in bad shape , but i chose to repair it the best i can without seperate it from the cap to get it back on the road or trail as soon as possible

 

[jim land]

cutting the bad and welding new metal

 

[jim land]

i did not weld on the part that contact to fiberglass to keep it from burning , so i make good use of JB weld ,pop rivet and rust converter , it's temporary fix for a couple of years , please don't judge me

 

[jim land]

also use some metal putty

 

[jim land]

epoxy primer

 

[jim land]

and paint the inside edge

 

[jim land]

next the is the cap

 

[gator25]

Nice work!

 

[jim land]

clean the old sealer , you can see on an older pic how bad it was

 

[jim land]

clean , sand , sealer and cygnus white paint

 

[jim land]

cygnus white is more cream than white and it is a good match with dirty blue , exactly what i want .
you can really see it when compare with a white sheet of paper

 

[davegonz]

Love that blue!