plasma cutter and some ductape

[bugsnbikes]

Sizzling some bacon

 

[dirtyboots]

From what I am gathering you are renting an apartment, so no shop or garage? Would you mind sharing what kind of welder, length of / type of extension cord (if any), and plug you are using? Those welds look great!

 

[bugsnbikes]

Just using a miller 140mig- on 110v and a beefy extension cord / hypertherm plasma cutter which has 240v plug. The miller is good up to 3/16 on gas with .o30 wire- 1/4" likes flux core or a second pass on gas. I had a dedicated 240 put in for the hypertherm.

No garage......fortunately I am close to 110 and 240 and big compressor.

 

[bugsnbikes]

I only had 20min. to work today so I worked on a pair of hood hooks similar to the fj40 ones (very rough hand)

 

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[bugsnbikes]

Sizzlin' some mo bacon : about to rain on my bacon

 

[Flank]

I've used those bullet hinges on several things, like them a lot, but always in a vertical orientation, what are you rigging up to keep them for sliding off?

 

[bugsnbikes]

Tailgate will hold them in. . Also by making them "snug" up to the side rail.......they have to be fairly aggressively pushed to remove while still preserving free hinge action.

 

[bugsnbikes]

55 purists look away ! Inserting more rusty bacon bits. I decided I should keep the tailgate handle and make it work at some point down the road.

 

[bugsnbikes]

The gaps will be filled with some 1" square tube which I seem to be out of. The old bacon bits sit 3/4" recessed into the tailgate frame and despite the curve of the 55s rear end.....it seemed to line up with the taillight sections with a little prodding.

 

[bhicks]

Wow. This is really coming along. When I first saw this thread I was left scratching my head. As it's evolved, I'm starting to understand. Sometimes you have to think WAY outside the box to have a sane idea. Good job!!

 

[bugsnbikes]

Heya- Does anyone have an idea what grey i have from 1973 fj55 ? The machine grey primer /rust oleum isn't even close.

 

[JohnnyC]

colors for 55's link>>> https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/fj55-vin-and-color.451666/

 

[bugsnbikes]

Sweet thanks for the link!

 

[bugsnbikes]

I happened to have it pulled alongside my 80. For reference 80 is on 37s w/3"lift. The fzj55 is on ome stock height w/35s.

Fzj55 ground to rear bumper bottom is 40" !

 

[whitey45]

Tim, just caught this thread, killer build, love it!

 

[bugsnbikes]

Thanks man!

 

[whitey45]

That was a short lived paki top and bows made by eshan, local shop near me can build soft tops but they charge big$$.

 

[bugsnbikes]

Sides coming along and lining up with front and rear body lines. My hope was to keep a bit of 55-esque continuity front to rear even with the trayback/ute look.