Nut & Bolt Frame-Off 1978 FJ40 Restoration

[MScruiser]

Fenders are welded to quarters now.

 

[MScruiser]

Welded quarter to sill.

 

[MScruiser]

 

[MScruiser]

Welding on the passenger's side rear quarter is now finished!

Time to start grinding.

 

[under_psi]

lookin good

 

[MScruiser]

 

[wngrog]

So you will just grind it smooth and the paint person will smooth it out?

What panels will be original if any? ( not that it matters just curious)

That ground down really nicely.

 

[ntsaint]

That's how mine look, maybe not quite that smooth. The body guy i know told me to leave the final grind down to him.

 

[MScruiser]

I'll grind it down fairly flat, then after the whole body has been media blasted and primed, I'll come back over the area with a skim coat of Bobdo. Then I'll block it, and it'll HOPEFULLY be smooth as glass (fingers crossed).

I'm toying with the idea of painting it myself. Not sure if I will though; I'll certainly save a ton of money doing it myself.

Only non original panels (that I'm aware of) are quarters and sill/sill cover.

 

[MScruiser]

Uncut quarters are soooo much better looking than cut quarters. Just sayin'....

 

[MScruiser]

Driver's side quarter is coming off.

 

[77TLCFJ40]

Nice work Andrew.

 

[dnp]

Nice work Andrew.

^^THIS^^

By the way, as far as you've jumped into this project, I believe you could paint it yourself. Paint has come a LONG way over the last few years, and provided you get the body straight, you could do a nice basecoat/clearcoat job. If you mess up any, you can always work it afterwards........

I say do it yourself....

 

[MScruiser]

The problem is though, is dust suppression. My garage has a dirt gravel floor; there is dust EVERYWHERE. I'd have to make a completely enclosed system if I decided to go for it. Talk about a PITA.

 

[wct49]

The problem is though, is dust suppression. My garage has a dirt gravel floor; there is dust EVERYWHERE. I'd have to make a completely enclosed system if I decided to go for it. Talk about a PITA.

 

[euclid]

I have 3 zip-all zipper doors you can have if you decide to build it out of vinyl.

 

[wngrog]

I had a guy paint my Cruiser in Texas on his grass. Just waited for a non windy day and painted

 

[MScruiser]

Emblems are fitted.

 

[Bossman]

Lots of back yard painters get good results. Pick a day with no wind, no pollen, wet the dirt floor slightly to keep dust down, throw up some tarps and go for it

 

[ntsaint]

And if you are happy with your results, i will pay you to do mine...offset all the cost of buying gear and paint to do yours.