my "new" 1984 bj42 Miss dirty blue (4 Viewers)

[jim land]

rear doors installed using threaded inserts for the lower hinges

 

[jim land]

i discover the reason why the door never fit right since the gozzard tub installation 16 yrs ago , the tub is bended in the center , possibly because it dry like this after unmolding, solution was to cutting the rear poly mounts and pull down the rear sill , now the body lift is 1/2" all around (i always think it was stange the body lift was higher in the rear) now the doors fit alot better

 

[Strategic1]

Have just been looking at all your pics & the work done & compared to my ham fisted work I was wondering if you could come over to Australia & work on my BJ42???? Doing an excellent job very jealous Pics very helpful to some of the bits I need to attend to Cheers mate.

 

[jim land]

Have just been looking at all your pics & the work done & compared to my ham fisted work I was wondering if you could come over to Australia & work on my BJ42???? Doing an excellent job very jealous Pics very helpful to some of the bits I need to attend to Cheers mate.

i always dream of a trip in australia , on which part of the country do you live

 

[Strategic1]

i always dream of a trip in australia , on which part of the country do you live

Down south in Victoria, Morington Peninsula. Just enjoying 35 Deg. C Mate of mine born in Yellow Knife. Just googled Scott looks pretty open & lots of green near the river, like the Town Cafe Hope you make it here some day plenty of roads to take you to lots of places. Tasmania should be one place on your list. Cheers

 

[jim land]

old seats and door trims back on place

 

[jim land]

my old window felt are dry and cracked and i'm on a tight on budget , solution was to use some old 95 4runner back glass bottom lip i got laying around , they use plastic square clip the same size of the metal one one my 42 , i chose to use the metal clip on the 4runner trim , this trim is bigger than the 40 serie one and cover the door and window better than factory, a little bit of triming and it fit perfect and cost nothing

 

[White Stripe]

Man that thing is looking great! Can't hardly tell it's fiberglass.

 

[jim land]

on the door

 

[Strategic1]

Looking good for old door trims they are x10 better than mine. Doing fantastic job mate!

 

[jim land]

time for an update , not much time lately

i've cure the spare tire rattle in cuban style and it cost me nothing but time
i've use an old tube from a soft top to make a sleeve , the tube was a little loose on the pin and a little too big to fit in the carrier , i saw an openning on the side of the tube and it fit perfect , with that i cut two slice of teflon

i had to cut the factory weld to remove the pin , i chose to not weld it back and now use bolts to keep it tight on the pin
also cut some thin rubber to go between tub and carrier

 

[jim land]

more

 

[jim land]

also made a cover for the access

 

[White Stripe]

Nice detail

 

[Strategic1]

As Monty Burns would say "Excellent"

 

[jim land]

back seat need some modification to fit in the gozzard tub because the wheel well is 1"taller than stock and its double wall , plus the inner wall is angle
i chose to install just one on the right side , its rusty and the vinyl is a little dry , also need to fab new rear legs because they look like swiss cheese
a good clean and some rattle can on the weld , let say its temporary

 

[jim land]

found the factory strap and seat belt on a mixed part box

 

[White Stripe]

Man that gozzard tub is nice. Tons of thought went into that tub.

 

[jim land]

time for an update soon , but for now a couple of pics from the last 9 months

 

[jim land]

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