Project "Sparkle Wrench"....1972 TLC 40 and all his rusty friends!!!

[RPskater]

Toomanytoyzz,
Great job. YOu are twice tha man I am with all the rust repair you are doing. Very inspiring to see you take on rusty panels the way you do. Keep going for it.
Ron

 

[toomanytoyzz]

Toomanytoyzz,
Great job. YOu are twice tha man I am with all the rust repair you are doing. Very inspiring to see you take on rusty panels the way you do. Keep going for it.
Ron

Thanks Ron
It's VERY time consuming, but also rewarding. Something about taking a vehicle which was destined for the scrap yard and pumping new life into it.

More to come!! I'm anxious and also hesitant to get started on the pass. side front door. I haven't been able to find any good threads on how people tackled it.

 

[Hugh Heifer]

Interested to see the pic of the the hood latch after the molasses bath.

Have you found it took grease and paint off as well? This would be a super alternative to small parts that needed to be cad plated.

 

[toomanytoyzz]

Interested to see the pic of the the hood latch after the molasses bath.

Have you found it took grease and paint off as well? This would be a super alternative to small parts that needed to be cad plated.

Yeah, sorry about the delay. I have to get that out of the soup next weeknd.

If you check one of my earlier youtube vids you can see I did it on a hood latch for an early bronco. It turns out great, but it's not good at removing paint. I alsways degrease the parts before I submerge them in the molassass. One good thing to is if your parts are frozen such as a linkage. You can throw it in the vat and it will loosen up pieces that are rusted shut or siezed.

 

[RWBeringer4x4]

Been a little slow at work recently, finally had a chance to read through your build. This is just downright impressive, man! Makes me feel like a total wuss for fretting about some of the projects on my barely rusty, "California-truck."

Mad props from a fellow Delawarian from rescuing a truck that looks like it spent its whole life doing hard time in the salt belt! Once you get her back on the road, we'll have to meet up for a beer!

 

[toomanytoyzz]

Been a little slow at work recently, finally had a chance to read through your build. This is just downright impressive, man! Makes me feel like a total wuss for fretting about some of the projects on my barely rusty, "California-truck."

Mad props from a fellow Delawarian from rescuing a truck that looks like it spent its whole life doing hard time in the salt belt! Once you get her back on the road, we'll have to meet up for a beer!

Absolutely!! Us FJ40 Northeast Coasters need to stick together. Not too many around these parts.

 

[shipmag]

Your an inspiration. I decided to name my cruiser crinkle after thinking what your doing with yours. Figured with all the metal that was crinkled after the roll over it was appropriate. While I was getting my route canal done i mentioned my project to the dentist. He thought the name was appropriate.

 

[toomanytoyzz]

Your an inspiration. I decided to name my cruiser crinkle after thinking what your doing with yours. Figured with all the metal that was crinkled after the roll over it was appropriate. While I was getting my route canal done i mentioned my project to the dentist. He thought the name was appropriate.

I'm digging the name "CRINKLE". You could probably get it as a personalized license plate. I was thinking about doing it with mine when I get to the registration point. Boy will that be an inspirational time in this build.

Well, I got to the shop today to do a little work. I was supposed to pick up a frame that mudmember Josephpatrickgray was giving away but the wifey had the Tacoma a little longer than expected. Sorry Joe.

I took the door apart to see what I had to work with. It's actually not as bad as I expected, but the inner portion of the lower frame will be a challenge. Alot of radii to get it looking semi original. Anyone have a set of clean doors that were clobbered on the top they are looking to sell??
Here's the start to a LONG day of cutting, welding and grinding.

...and here's a vid.

 

[toomanytoyzz]

A few more pics and another vid.

Look at that rot cavern!!

Getting ready to lop off the rot . The piece of angle iron works as a guide while cutting with the palsma cutter.

The patch panel looks pretty good for my standars. I need to get my hands on a decent press brake.

 

[toomanytoyzz]

Here's the final group for the night. Like I stated earlier, I'm a bit confused on how I should approach the inner section with no english wheel or metal shaper at my disposal. I have no problem using a hammer and dolly, but that's only gonna get you so far.

Back tracking a bit, but hey I'm not perfect .

 

[zags]

Like I stated earlier, I'm a bit confused on how I should approach the inner section with no english wheel or metal shaper at my disposal. I have no problem using a hammer and dolly, but that's only gonna get you so far.

Could you use a method similar to that I used on the rear door on my '70 restoration? It is on post 102 if you clink the link in my sig.

 

[toomanytoyzz]

Could you use a method similar to that I used on the rear door on my '70 restoration? It is on post 102 if you clink the link in my sig.

Awesome!! I read your thread, but totally forgot about the rear doors you reapaired. Thanks for the tip!! I wonder if the rear doors would work as a patch? I have a decent set which are dented to hell on the top. I kept them in case I found a set of doors for cheap which needed the lower sections repaired. Again, I really appreciate your advice. You have some skills.

 

[zags]

You are doing a great job. I don't know if I would try to tackle what you have going on here.

 

[landcrush]

following the build. looks like we're in similar situations regarding rust ! good luck

 

[toomanytoyzz]

following the build. looks like we're in similar situations regarding rust ! good luck

Misery loves company.

 

[shipmag]

love your documentation it helps a lot of people learn what to do glad I don't have to do any doors.

 

[toomanytoyzz]

I managed to squeeze out a few hours at the shop today. Nothing too exciting since I'm still knee deep in metal work on the passanger door. The front portion are welded in and I got to cut out most of the rot on the inside of the door. Also got the driver's door removed and took out the gauge cluster. I'll work on that at home during the week. Thanks God the weather is starting to break which means I can work in the garage at night without getting frost bite.



And the vid.

 

[toomanytoyzz]

Here's a few more and a quick vid of the gauge cluster torn down. I'm gonna have my father-in-law media blast the housing and faceplate using his brother-in-laws industrial blast cabinet. I still gotta take the gauges out. I was running late at the shop.




And the final vid for the night.

 

[toomanytoyzz]

I tore down the cluster tonight. I'm gonna have my father-in-law blast them this week. I'll probably paint the pieces this weekend.

 

[huminajumina]

Looking good man keep it up!!! hopefully I will be able to cruise out your way sometime soon!!! my work schedule put me back a little bit, but things are still moving along!!!!
Nothing like a good ol speedo redo....