Project Old Skool a.k.a. POS

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Quick update.....

Got the frame attached to the axles, so I offically have a roller again! Installed the new disc brake axle up front. Also dragged my whole family over and forced them to help me flip/rotate the body upside down so I can repair and POR-15 the underside........ I have to say my mother was less than enthusiastic about the ordeal :grinpimp:

On a exciting note, I got to see for the first time the original paint color of my cruiser; it was hidden and perserved underneath the body mounts.... you might be able to make it out in the pictures. This is the color I will be using on my stock resto. that will start shortly after I finish POS.

few pics.....
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Trollhole said:
My vote is to sandblast the whole thing. If your going this far why not just take it over and have them blast it.
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$$$$ is why......... sandblasting isn't cheap; plus this really isn't a restoration. I am just trying to prevent any future rust from occuring.

On the resto. I am doing with my father that is a route I will take as it gives you such a clean slate to work with.
 
how much $ are we talking? Especially for the underside youll never get all the rust off of it if you dont sandblast or dip it?
 
89s rule said:
how much $ are we talking? Especially for the underside youll never get all the rust off of it if you dont sandblast or dip it?
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actually I'd say I got 98% of it off last night with the angle grinder and wire brush. The only areas I couldn't get to were the 90* bends..... Plus POR-15 says I can paint right over the rust:grinpimp:

Trust me if it was in my budget or for that matter if I could workout the logistics of getting the body to a shop.... I would go for it. Plus I hate paying some one to do the work I can do myself. I know I can't do as thorough a job as the sandblaster would but I feel I can get it 90% there.

With all that said the worst rust on there would be classified as "surface" rust at best...... this truck came from the desert of Nevada. Underneath the old paint/surface rust the metal looks brand new; no pitting or flaking at all. It is cleaner than any other 40 I have work on before.

Sorry for the long winded response :p
 
Sandblasting is for pansies who can't hold an angle grinder with a wire wheel for long enough, and we all know JP worked out his forearms a lot during those long months with the Trail Team. Holding the steering wheel of course.
 
ClemsonCruiser said:
actually I'd say I got 98% of it off last night with the angle grinder and wire brush. The only areas I couldn't get to were the 90* bends..... Plus POR-15 says I can paint right over the rust:grinpimp:

Trust me if it was in my budget or for that matter if I could workout the logistics of getting the body to a shop.... I would go for it. Plus I hate paying some one to do the work I can do myself. I know I can't do as thorough a job as the sandblaster would but I feel I can get it 90% there.

With all that said the worst rust on there would be classified as "surface" rust at best...... this truck came from the desert of Nevada. Underneath the old paint/surface rust the metal looks brand new; no pitting or flaking at all. It is cleaner than any other 40 I have work on before.

Sorry for the long winded response :p
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Maybe get a couple quarts of this and put it on there. Would be a cheap route and at least kill all the rust you cannot see. I've heard a lot of good stories about it.

Ospho Rust Treatment - Since 1947
 
Trollhole said:
Maybe get a couple quarts of this and put it on there. Would be a cheap route and at least kill all the rust you cannot see. I've heard a lot of good stories about it.

Ospho Rust Treatment - Since 1947
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I have used Ospho before on the 1971 Super Beetle my dad and I restore for my first car..... it is good stuff. While I appreciate your suggestion doesn't it seem a little redundant with the POR-15. I mean from the stories I hear on MUD it is the king of the hill in rust proofing??

I am also using this product from POR: http://www.por15.com/METAL-READY/productinfo/MRG/

and I believe it does essentially the same thing as Ospho
 
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clemson55 said:
Sandblasting is for pansies who can't hold an angle grinder with a wire wheel for long enough.
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for once we agree on something :flipoff2:
 
clemson55 said:
Sandblasting is for pansies who can't hold an angle grinder with a wire wheel for long enough, and we all know JP worked out his forearms a lot during those long months with the Trail Team. Holding the steering wheel of course.
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ClemsonCruiser said:
for once we agree on something :flipoff2:
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JP maybe you ought to cover the whole cruiser with bed liner. I've heard that you can cover up some crappy paint or better yet rust and stuff with it and know one will know.

Oh wait you two knuckleheads already did that. How did that work out?


Where are my scans? Not as if your working or anything. lol
 
Trollhole said:
JP maybe you ought to cover the whole cruiser with bed liner. I've heard that you can cover up some crappy paint or better yet rust and stuff with it and know one will know.

Oh wait you two knuckleheads already did that. How did that work out?


Where are my scans? Not as if your working or anything. lol
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I used like a whole gallon of ospho killing rust before I busted out the bedliner and it worked real damn good. Just look at the pics where that dick you sold it to stripped the bedliner off, looks as good as the day I first primed it under there. :flipoff2:
 
I am sure many of you have feared I had abandoned the project again or my wife had finally put me back in my place :o but have no fear I have been working away......

I mated the 3FE to the H42 and 3spd tcase.... had the flywheel resurfaced, new clutch, new pilot bearing and rear main, new clutch master, slave, and braid clutch line...... So hope fully the drive train will be good to go for atleast a couple of years of trouble free operation. With the help of the :princess: I was able to renuite the engine and freshly POR'ed frame and the 3FE looks right at home on the 40 frame!!

The rest of my time since the last up date has been spent stripping the underside of the body, removing 50 years of desert dirt (cement) and about 2 years worth of surface rust that has arisen since the 40's relocation to SC from Nevada. I spent a solid half day patching and welding up all the non-factory holes the cruiser had garnered thru its slew of PO's :bang: But now the cabin should be alot more air tight and water proof:hillbilly:

This past weekend I spent all day Sat. applying POR.... it was a long process of applying first the degreaser then a quick pressure wash, then the metal etching prep. followed by another more thoruogh pressure wash, then along period of waiting for the body to dry out. Finally by late afternoon I was able to aply 3 coats of POR followed by 3 more coats of POR's UV resistant top coat. Sunday I finished off the underbody work with 3M's seam sealer to fill any gaps that were between the body panels.... hopefully this will keep any dirt/mud from getting caught in those tiny spaces and creating future breading grounds for RUST. Overall I am very happy with the results and think I shouldn't have to worry about the "R" word for many years to come:cheers:

The past two nights I have been working on getting the updated axles underneath the cruiser. My main area of work is trying to adapt the FJ62 rear drums to fit the FJ40 axle, and my reason for doing this is; one self adjusting drums and more importantly I want to use the updated handbrake style emergency brake from the FJ62. I am not 100% sure I can pull it off yet but I am going to give it a try.

Okay that was far to much rambling....... should have the body painted T332 Seminole Red this weekend; enjoy the pics:cheers:
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.......... I have to say I am not one often to complain but I will be very happy to get the body reattached to the frame. To any who hasn't done a frame off.... it is a lot of WORK especially whe you do it gehetto style like me with a tiny shed and have to move the body in and out and flip it over a couple of dozen times using your wife and two AARP card carrying parents as your muscle :bang:
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:pVery nice! Can't wait to meet her!
 
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