Builds Rebuilding a 40 but no longer in a 1 car garage.

[waiting for time]

Wow! Just saw this. That's alot of work. Nice garage and set up you have there. I'm jealous

Thanks, still working on finishing the upstairs floor so we can move the cluther there. And only 50% of the downstairs is painted yet. Lots to do.

 

[DSB345]

Well, you have quite the set up for sure

Thanks, still working on finishing the upstairs floor so we can move the cluther there. And only 50% of the downstairs is painted yet. Lots to do.

 

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Some small changes.

 

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Made some pieces fit.

 

[Honger]

The shop is beautiful... the bodywork is art. Subscribed!

 

[TractorDoc]

You sir, are one ambitious individual. . . I can truly appreciate the time, thought, and effort you are putting into your work.
That tub is half rusted away and crunched as well! I have been known to take on a project just to see if I could "fix it" when I knew there were easier alternatives to get the same outcome. . . but I guess even I have my limits as I could not do what you have been able to. I will keep watching and will probably learn a good amount; keep the "FJ40 Surgery" going!

 

[waiting for time]

Thanks for the props, its like I wrote before. It's about the journy not the destination.
Most of my job is preparing projects, training people, explaining the same thing over and over and writing reports.
It is great to recreate something without a deadline or the responsibility for 20+ years.

 

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On to the next part, welded in the support.

 

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Some floor parts mocked up

Larger floor piece sized up, still needs some shaping.

 

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Floor underneath the inside rocker fitting to front part.

 

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Now for the lower part of the kick panel.
Starting with an old piece of sheet metal.

Taking the piece that was cut out as a template.

Some fitting

Sizing up the rear lip.

 

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Mocking up.

 

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Looking like a cruiser again, at the least mock up looks good.

 

[gator25]

Man! That thing is looking good, great work @waiting for time .

 

[waiting for time]

Man! That thing is looking good, great work @waiting for time .

Thanks. I find it easyer to make this stuff from scratch then to tweek after market stuff untill it fits.

 

[gator25]

Thanks. I find it easyer to make this stuff from scratch then to tweek after market stuff untill it fits.

Like the way you formed those pieces, nice. I've had to bend up a few pieces on other projects, using what ever I had laying around. Takes time, patience and skill to do a nice job. You sure have a lot of the later as your work shows it.

 

[waiting for time]

Like the way you formed those pieces, nice. I've had to bend up a few pieces on other projects, using what ever I had laying around. Takes time, patience and skill to do a nice job. You sure have a lot of the later as your work shows it.

I'm learning as I go, just look at how it was made and take it from there.

 

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Spend most of the day cleaning the shop and putting wheels under the work benches.
Makes it easyer to clean and makes the benches more flexible.

Then started on the floor.

 

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Getting the right shape.

 

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Here is how.
First I made a negative using a piece I cut out.

Afterwards hit it with a hammer.