Rebuilding 73 Trail Rig

[felipe70]

Awesome job Nick! Hopefully when all that snow melts I can come visit you. Thanks for all the help and advice you’ve given me during my build. JD will be missed.

 

[NicksFJ40]

Thank you and yes, one thing seems to lead to another. I also wish the build went as fast as posting up these pics.

 

[NicksFJ40]

Worked on the lower door sills and floor boards.

 

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[NicksFJ40]

I should of replaced the entire floor pan, there was more rust than I thought and I kept burning through the older section.

Replaced both fender do to corrosion under the roll cage plate.

 

[Law Dog]

Looking good! Lets see some progress pictures!

 

[NicksFJ40]

Found some more corosian, had to cut it out, remove the box invading the nuts and weld it on to new metal.

 

[NicksFJ40]

I’m trying to catch up with my pics, I’m currently painting, some of these pics are a year or so old. Used Raptor Lining, sprayed three coats. Worked pretty well, but I have a couple bubbles where it didn’t stick. Probably my fault in regards to prep.

 

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[NicksFJ40]

Sombody along the line cut a piece out on driver and passenger side, maybe for speakers? Figured this was not good, but good enough. I have a new dash pad to hide it.

 

[NicksFJ40]

This is my first time doing any type of body work, I used Eastwood products, the product I really liked was Contour Polyester Primer, it’s like a thick primer but considered body filler. It’s sprayed on after body filler and glazing putty. Being a new be, it’s hard to know when to stop and what will primer and paint hide. Eventually I said F it, move on, it’s a trail rig.

 

[NicksFJ40]

 

[NicksFJ40]

Never realized my door stop bracket was missing, luckily I had an extra door hidden away for parts.

 

[NicksFJ40]

For primer and paint I switched over to 5 Star primer and clear coat and PPG for paint from a local paint shop.

 

[felipe70]

For primer and paint I switched over to 5 Star primer and clear coat and PPG for paint from a local paint shop.
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Thats coming out nice Nick!!

 

[NicksFJ40]

Thank you, the wife wasn’t amused when she found the parts stashed in a spare room.

 

[cbmontgo]

Man, your white and tan color combo looks really good. Makes me want to do this on my white '76.

Great thread, by the way.

 

[NicksFJ40]

Thank you, I liked the color combo, just was looking for something different.

 

[albertoignacio]

Care to share about your double tank setup?
Are you custom building another fuel tank or adding an aftermarket?