Builds RevISK’s ‘80 FJ40 - A Girl Named Norman

[Green Bean]

The pros with their heavy English Wheels, breaks, and bead rollers make it looks so easy

 

[RevISK]

The pros with their heavy English Wheels, breaks, and bead rollers make it looks so easy

They sure do. I’m a looks around, sees something and thinks, “that’ll work in place of an expensive specialty tool” kind of guy as I’m standing there with an old dog bowl and a length of frayed rope…

But seriously, I’m a dog on a bone with this stuff.
There is a guy from Norway or maybe Denmark on here who fabed up the craziest pieces with fairly simple tools and no starting experience. Once I saw what was possible I knew that I already had the most important tool in the kit… tenacity.

 

[middlecalf]

I’d try and weld that 90-deg piece to the worked piece. I did that sort of thing with most of the hat sections under my 45’s bed since I could only bend two, three at most, of the four bends needed on my HF brake.

 

[RevISK]

I’d try and weld that 90-deg piece to the worked piece. I did that sort of thing with most of the hat sections under my 45’s bed since I could only bend two, three at most, of the four bends needed on my HF brake.

Appreciate the reply. The issue with that is that the 90 is micro. Like 3/16" or something. I think I am going to try and leave the 90 and just go for the curved section, although it'll be like welding to a toothpick... We shall see.

 

[pb4ugo]

I found making straight sections fairly easy making mulitple bends wth a hammer, angle iron and flat stk of certain thicknesses to get tjhe desired shape. The difficult part was slight bends and curves. They would have to be sectioned together. I need to learn more about stretching and shrinking to make curves.

 

[EStein]

Accidental frame off? Oh hell no, not here, not yet. The skis are staying in the closet for a few years yet. Putting the cramp ons on and stalling my slide.

My mantra with this truck is and has been, no more than a week down at a time. Hose will be here Friday and I'm about to turn off the work hole and dive into the bib repair which is the classic Swiss cheese sandwich across the bottom... This will be my most challenging fab yet.

Angle iron! It’s my solution to all my patches!

 

[EStein]

Angle iron!

I’m actually serious… I patched mine with some leftovers from my floor. Had a 90° bend I think it was 10 gauge… Not quite the thickness of angle iron, but although not stock, you would never know from the outside. I’ll go dig up the photo. I thought about trying to do it stock, but I figured they would be less chance of rotting away with the thicker less complicated design. Yours may be further gone than mine was though…and you’re a better fabricator than me.

 

[middlecalf]

Like with the angle iron, weld on a wider piece, then trim it to size. That’s also a hint when using a brake to bend pieces, use a wider than needed piece, and trim after bending. The brake will hold a wider piece better than a narrow one for a better bend. Your tenacity will win out.

 

[tlaporte]

tpautoparts.com ( Topnault) has your late style bib on sale for 430.00, just saying…

Or make a deal with @TeamJB for NOS:

Pardon Our Interruption...

 

[RevISK]

Or make a deal with @TeamJB for NOS:

Pardon Our Interruption...

IF I were to go the route of putting vendor fabricated metal in, I’d go real steel. I really only need a patch. Unless someone wants to donate to my cause I’m continuing down the path of self fabricating these pieces.

 

[EStein]

IF I were to go the route of putting vendor fabricated metal in, I’d go real steel. I really only need a patch. Unless someone wants to donate to my cause I’m continuing down the path of self fabricating these

At first glance, it looked like a pretty simple fix, but I can see some really thin spots in there…looking forward to seeing how you do this.

 

[MOTOV8R]

IF I were to go the route of putting vendor fabricated metal in, I’d go real steel. I really only need a patch. Unless someone wants to donate to my cause I’m continuing down the path of self fabricating these pieces.View attachment 3488984

Man, not a lot left on the edge. Keep the heat directed into your patch for sure. I am sure it will turn out great.

 

[RevISK]

Man, not a lot left on the edge. Keep the heat directed into your patch for sure. I am sure it will turn out great.

Yeah. I’m just going for it and going replace what I don’t burn though. Some real sh!?tty metal to connect with.

At first glance, it looked like a pretty simple fix, but I can see some really thin spots in there…looking forward to seeing how you do this.

Me too brother.
Here’s a sneak peek…

 

[RevISK]

I should’ve said, “ what I burn through”

 

[EStein]

I should’ve said, “ what I burn through”

Oh man. That’s a frustrating. Looking good though…mostly. i’m not going to give you advice on welding for sure, but have you tried a copper backing plate?

 

[rkymtnflyfisher]

have you tried a copper backing plate?

Super helpful on sheet metal work like this.

 

[RevISK]

Super helpful on sheet metal work like this.

Oh man. That’s a frustrating. Looking good though…mostly. i’m not going to give you advice on welding for sure, but have you tried a copper backing plate?

It’s my plan to puddle in the blow through.
I’ve been able to eek several spots closed, but am about to give it a rest and sit by a fire. It’s good and chilly (for Texas).

Progress:

 

[RevISK]

Oh man. That’s a frustrating. Looking good though…mostly. i’m not going to give you advice on welding for sure, but have you tried a copper backing plate?

I’ll take any advice or reminders I can get.
My dog barked earlier and I swear he said, “slow down your wire speed fool!”

He was right.

 

[RevISK]

First time ordering from @orangefj45, George, valley hybrids, cruiser brothers.

Ridiculously fast shipping. It’s like he had a dude around the corner with my order before I knew what it was and dropped it when I hit go.

Ok, not that fast but way faster than expected.

 

[middlecalf]

I love seeing stuff beyond repair getting repaired.

Georg should get a Nobel.