Picked up my new frame today

[SARCruiser]

After buying a replacement frame for my '87 FJ60 about 3 weeks ago from Classic Cruisers, I finally got to pick it up today. Merl from Classic Cruisers drove the new frame down from the mountains and dropped it off for me at Good Paint in Commerce City, CO where it was sand blasted and then went across the street to North American Galvanizing. This is how I picked it up today:

Close up of the surface quality:

Roughest spot on the whole frame:

The sandblasting and galvanizing cost just over $380 with tax.

I dropped it off at Cooper Auto Body after I got it back to northern CO and they're going to paint it with a self-etching black enamel paint so it looks normal and to give it one extra small level of rust protection.

You can probably see in the first picture that one of the bumper horns is missing for the front bumper. That's fine because I'm just going to have the body shop that's doing the swap for me bolt on one of the old ones since one of my next steps in this project is going to be a custom bumper that doesn't use the horns

 

[REKCUT]

WOW, warn us to put on sunglasses first. That thing is shinny

 

[landcruiserjunky]

you should really take care of all that rust.












nice frame, I'm jealous

 

[alaska60]

id hang that thing in my shop as a chandelier...........

That is beautiful!!!

I too am jealous......big time!

Very nice frame.

 

[LandBruiser69]

WOW!!!

 

[CruisinFJ60]

weld on it!!!































































Im kidding dont really do it unless in a well ventilated area... no really dont its toxic.

 

[Joe_E]

Coolness!
How did the galvanizing turn out up close? Pretty smooth?

Also, where are your tranny crossmember horns? Missing or am I missing something?

 

[Michael Hanson]

The best galv. job I have seen on this site. Mike

 

[SARCruiser]

weld on it!!!

Im kidding dont really do it unless in a well ventilated area... no really dont its toxic.

I was actually wondering about that. My only welding experience is with arc which is pretty darn toxic in of itself but I would imagine the added zinc-laced fumes wouldn't help I don't have plans to weld on it in the near future but I will definitely keep that in mind!

Coolness!
How did the galvanizing turn out up close? Pretty smooth?

Also, where are your tranny crossmember horns? Missing or am I missing something?

The surface is so smooth it's not going to need any additional prep work before painting. The roughest spot on the whole frame is what is in the third picture. It's just a couple small spots where it orange-peeled a little but none of the raised bumps are and more than 1mm tall.

As for the tranny crossmember horns, I'm not exactly sure...lol. I honestly can't think of what my stock ones look like at the moment so I can't compare. If the old ones need transplanted, so be it.

The best galv. job I have seen on this site. Mike

The company I had do the galvanizing does excellent work. They have the contract with the National Forest Service to do all of their wildfire rigs and they'll do most any sized part you can think of. They actually have several locations across the country so there may be one close by to a lot of folks. It was definitely worth the 140 mile round-trip to Denver for me to have this done there.




Thanks for all the positive comments! I'm stoked to get this thing in and get one major check-off done on my list.

 

[Joe_E]

Glad it turned out great. I am still up in debate whether to do it to mine or not. There is a company that does large galvanizing not far from me but I would hate to get a thick drippy kind of job. I guess I should just pay them a visit.

Curious as to what year frame you got. I picked up an 88 FJ62 frame for my 87 project and the biggest modification was the trans crossmember horns. It's weird yours doesn't seem to have any.

 

[3_puppies]

unless he has an early frame, pre 84, the trans horns bolt on and it looks like there are four holes in about the correct spot on the frame.

 

[Joe_E]

unless he has an early frame, pre 84, the trans horns bolt on and it looks like there are four holes in about the correct spot on the frame.

OK makes sense.
Our original 87 trans mount locations are different than the early model 60 location is it not? Not sure but I thought so.

 

[Kynot62]

Early 60's tranny crossmembers were entiirely a bolt on affair. Bolted in with trapped nuts in the frame, hence no horns. My 82 BJ60 and a buddies 83 FJ60 are both bolt on, I think the change occured around 1985. But don't quote me on that.

Tony