Rust on a land cruiser (2 Viewers)

[Clang106]

I have inherited a 60 series imported Sahara land cruiser. I've been looking at doing the rust repairs myself but before I did I wanted to make sure what I was quoted is a reasonable price to other people and if it isn't I'll be looking for another body work shop. Below are photos of the rust tell me what u think and if it is a reasonable price any tips on repairing the rust myself would be greatly appreciated.
Also if u can help I can only find the chassis number no VIN or year model number near the chassis number under the bonnet how else can I find this information out

 

[Clang106]

I forgot to add the photos.

 

[Clang106]

Also $60k was what I was quoted on the rust I forgot to add

 

[kevin in okinawa]

60,000?!? It is a lot of work to do fix the rust on the roof—the headliner needs to be removed, rust cut out, metal patched in, etc...but that seems like an astronomical amount of money. That converts to $40,000 USD; for perspective you could buy two really nice 60-series cruisers for that much. Now, if you meant $6,000 AUS dollars, it still seems high to me.

 

[ceylonfj40nut]

Read this

Thread 'How to Guide: Roof Rust Repair by Removing Roof Skin FJ60/62'

Apr 28, 2023

Hi all,

Before I start, I want to give another huge shout out to @GLTHFJ60 who was instrumental in making this project happen and I cannot thank him enough for his guidance and help along the way!

For those following my build thread, I have already detailed it there but I wanted to make a separate thread that is more searchable to help guide others in this process to fix their roof rust. I'll skip the 100 pictures in my build thread and instead focus this thread on the general process and use some pics to help along the way.

I'll spare you the background but basically, like most...

• Hokie LX
• roof rust rust repair
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• Forum: 60-Series Wagons

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[mcmlxxxv]

Also $60k was what I was quoted on the rust I forgot to add

Clearly someone didnt want the job there

depend how clean or OEM you want it fixed ... but there is definetly MUCH cheaper ways to get it fixed.

 

[snowyhermit]

I could fix it for about $20. It wouldn't _look_ any better, but it would at least be water proof

 

[dmjay]

I could fix it for about $20. It wouldn't _look_ any better, but it would at least be water proof

Is that the price for a can of spray foam these days?

 

[snowyhermit]

Is that the price for a can of spray foam these days?

Nah, I put a _little_ more effort than that XD

Wire wheel, silicone caulk, flashing, rivets, bondo, rattle can, done. Looks awful, but it's better than a hole