Here are some pictures for the bj70 that i bought as company for my bj73,the roof needs some attention so more pictures of the rustauration later on;View attachment 932131
my new bj70
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some more pictures
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Bummer on the roof. I just took a body shell to the scrapyard with a very nice upper body
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yes thats also a good option,would a lj70 roof also fit ? i think it will but i have no compare nearby.
Will you cut this rot out and weld in new yourself? Fabricate or find scrap yard treasure as mentioned above?
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yes if i can find a good roof nearby that will fitt ill try that if i can not find one nearby then ik going to take my time and try to weld it myself.
I found a good guide for the job here; http://gallery.oldholden.com/Streetneat/Streetneats-secrets-shared/roof+repair/
But aldo i realy like to learn myself to bodyweld the reality is that i have zero experience with it so i also thinking of finding a proffesional with a good price quality balance to help a little.(if some body in the region south spain reads this a pm is welcome !)
I found a good guide for the job here; http://gallery.oldholden.com/Streetneat/Streetneats-secrets-shared/roof+repair/
But aldo i realy like to learn myself to bodyweld the reality is that i have zero experience with it so i also thinking of finding a proffesional with a good price quality balance to help a little.(if some body in the region south spain reads this a pm is welcome !)
I have done a bunch of MIG welding on my 68 MGBGT. Very few places actually show, which is good.
There is a (Cloud-based?) computer program that will make a 3-d model from a set of photos: http://www.123dapp.com/catch
You can then use another program ($30?) to turn the 3-d model into flat pieces that can be cut and folded to make the original.
http://www.tamasoft.co.jp/pepakura-en/
Might not be too hard to fabricate your own repair sections from flat sheet with these methods. Need to hammer to get curves just right.
There is a (Cloud-based?) computer program that will make a 3-d model from a set of photos: http://www.123dapp.com/catch
You can then use another program ($30?) to turn the 3-d model into flat pieces that can be cut and folded to make the original.
http://www.tamasoft.co.jp/pepakura-en/
Might not be too hard to fabricate your own repair sections from flat sheet with these methods. Need to hammer to get curves just right.
Wow! I read through that roof repair journal. Some bad MG memories came back to me. I actually own a small 120Volt spot welder for thin sheet. Some of that work is just plan practice and skill.
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Here is foto upgrade i found a roof of a lj
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more will follow
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look at that !looks like a 40 !
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1e pic is the new unrusted roof of the lj en the second is the bj with the roof cut off !
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lj roof on the bj
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the old one realy needed replacement
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primer after all the heavy preparation work;
Now 400 grit then 600 and finaly Toyota colour code 8h6 !
Now 400 grit then 600 and finaly Toyota colour code 8h6 !
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8h6 now i have to sand the doors bonnet and backdoors 
its has been a trough trough restauration with all the rust removed
its has been a trough trough restauration with all the rust removed
