Thinking of doing a frame-up resto on the cosmetic side of things for my '78 FJ40. The guy who painted it did a terrible job and did zero prep. There is very little rust on the body tand I think that it is definitely worth fixing.
I have a guy that will sandblast the entire body for about $300. I figure I can break it down and get the body/hard top sides/hard doors on a trailer and take that to him. Meanwhile I could spend the next week or so cleaning up the chasis and the engine. Once the sandblasting is complete, I would take all of those parts to a body shop and have them do any necessary body work/dent removal/rust repair. Then roll the trailer to the Rhino Lining shop and do the enterior and underside of the entire body. Then roll it back to the body shop for final prep and paint. Then re-assemble. I'm figuring I could get this completed in about 6 weeks, am I crazy? Has anyone done this that wants to share learning pionts?
I have a guy that will sandblast the entire body for about $300. I figure I can break it down and get the body/hard top sides/hard doors on a trailer and take that to him. Meanwhile I could spend the next week or so cleaning up the chasis and the engine. Once the sandblasting is complete, I would take all of those parts to a body shop and have them do any necessary body work/dent removal/rust repair. Then roll the trailer to the Rhino Lining shop and do the enterior and underside of the entire body. Then roll it back to the body shop for final prep and paint. Then re-assemble. I'm figuring I could get this completed in about 6 weeks, am I crazy? Has anyone done this that wants to share learning pionts?