Show me your project.

[Usernametaken]

So here is a picture of my 'cruiser.
I have but blood, sweat, beers and a broken thumb into this over the last 2 months to bring it from a rusty chassis, a donor car and a couple of drivetrains to this.
Show me your projects.

 

[Jdc1]

I'm been doing the actual build since February of this year.

 

[nelsonjm624]

Here's my 3/73 work in progress inherited from my wife's grandfather

 

[Pumpkin Troopy]

From This

to this..

still a bunch to do but getting there..

 

[OyajiJon]

 

[Ken White]

Here is the link to my rebuild.
Yard Find Yard Find

 

[Flatlandr]

Long process. I could never finish this if I were trying to do all the work myself.

 

[Opus]

This....

To This.............................

 

[Redgrrr]

From the alley I found it in to the trail a few months later.

 

[2fpower]

Here is mine.... Before

After

 

[70fj40]

Still a work in progress but getting closer

 

[emac]

I started this at the beginning of September. Frame is powder coated and engine is at the machine shop. I am just waiting on it to quit raining here in SC long enough to get the sandblasting started. At least it didn't get flooded. Praying for all those here in SC that weren't as lucky as we were in the upstate.

Hopefully, I can get the frame built up like some earlier posts by Thanksgiving.

Taking it all apart goes fast. Cleaning, painting and sourcing parts is the time consuming stuff.

 

[40Wanted]

Picked it up about 3 months ago. In the de-construct and clean/replace rusted metal phase.

How I bought it:

As of last week:

 

[emac]

40wanted,
That looks to be in pretty good condition. good luck!

 

[40Wanted]

40wanted,
That looks to be in pretty good condition. good luck!

Thanks! Yeah, it's pretty solid (I've seen worse), but one of its previous owners used Bondo to fill rust holes all over it, which only made them worse.

If I ever start a build thread, I think the title might be The Bondo Exorcism [emoji15]

BudBuilt is building me some custom rear 1/4's that are 14" longer than stock, probably going to 4 link the rear, and I've got a freshly rebuilt Cummins 4bt waiting to go in. So it'll be quite the project!

Doesn't look too bad

Then knock out the Bondo [emoji16]

Then patched correctly with new steel (rear patch still needs to be ground down)

 

[emac]

i am afraid once mine is blasted I will find some similar repairs. My big issue has been that my 40 was resprayed red and they forgot to use masking tape!Everything has overspray. I have been using an aerosol paint remover works amazing. I have used it on rubber, plastic and metal and it just dissolves the red and doesn't appear to be hurting the plastic. here is a before and after.

 

[PWCO70crusier]

Kyle's Landcruiser Restoration

Still a work in progress, but I have been able to enjoy it!

 

[40Wanted]

Emac, that's impressive! What paint remover are you using? Looks brand new.

 

[emac]

I bought it at my local NAPA. I tried to search it on NAPA, but I couldn't find it. It has a picture of an airplane on it. I will get a brand name tonight when I go home.

If you look closely at the upper hose, you will see a little red. That is actually the original red print on the hose. I could have done a bit better on the clamps as I see a little red on the middle one.

 

[Usernametaken]

Loving the rigs, guys
So phase one for me was getting my incomplete and unlicensed FJ40 on the road. That was a year ago and has been an ongoing process from this, with all manner of demons within...

To this.

Managed to actually find a factory roll bar, rebuilt the 8274 I picked up for $50 (yes, really) and generally enjoyed the car for 6 months whilst fixing it up.
It had a broken leaf in one of the front springs so leant like a drunk on the bar, the carby and vac advance unit were buggered and the chassis had rust holes in it, but it ran! It was a 40 series I had wanted for so long.