Techster’s 1973 FJ55 buildup...

Gumby · Feb 8, 2007

I see, I think.

My inners are good. I think I'll just make some. I can roll sheet metal. I think I'd be OK with one set from IPOR, though. I don't need it to go all the way out to the end of the fender. I already made the panels on the fenders.

Gumby · Feb 8, 2007

Trollhole said:
I have yet to try it but it looks pretty close.

https://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.php?t=118138

I'd forgotten about that thread. The trailer fender thing might be really close. Maybe I'll make some templates and take 'em up to Farm and Fleet.

:cheers:

dsa03cjj · Feb 8, 2007

nice whatcha got so far

Gumby · Feb 15, 2007

Got a bit distracted with school and work and other people's broken vehicles

I've got the roof about half drilled out. The rear corners cut out and some panels built for the inners. I hope to start blasting it in a couple of weeks.

Mostly I've been distracted by the 67 FJ40. I've been trying to get the engine dropped so I can get it off the hoist.

motor mounts. I <3 my plasma cutter.

stanley · Mar 15, 2007

PabloCruise · Mar 15, 2007

Yeah, lets see some Gumby/Pig action!!!

Gumby · Mar 17, 2007

Not much to report.

The stripping of the undercoating is going well

I've cut out a lot of rust along the quarters and rear corners. I haven't had a chance to take my little corner piece to the boneyard yet to see if I can't match it up to something.

I did take it to Farm and Fleet and found that a trailer fender is not close.

Gumby · Mar 20, 2007

Getting soda blasted on Monday so I gotta finish up the undercoating and get the roof off this week.

The 40 fired today so it's going on the back burner until the 55 is done.

Anybody want a 67 rust bucket 40? You can take it as is or to any level of done-ness that you want. I've got too many damn projects.

Gumby · Mar 25, 2007

Finished the undercoating as much as I'm gonna do before the sodablasting.

Stripped the doors and tail gate for blasting.

I still have to mask the 1/4 windows. I don't want to try and take them out and risk ruining the unobtanium gaskets.

Gumby · Mar 25, 2007

Pre-repair pics of the rust.

Gumby · Mar 26, 2007

Nekkid Pig!!

Shes down to bare skin now. Camera batteries died so no 35% pics until tomorrow.

More rust, but nothing terrible and nothing I didn't really expect.

The big surprise was a 6 inch gouge through the sheet metal under a rear window and a caved in quarter.

I'm thinking about some trollhole quarter patches so I don't have to make wheel well flares.

jm599 · Mar 26, 2007

gumby, concerning the front door vent window rubber gasket unobtanium...

has anyone ever tried to use the gasket from early fj40 front doors?
similar to

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/63-7...101778558QQcategoryZ33685QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

mine are cracked badly, ....

I have noticed that the weatherstrip sticky in the resource guide doesn't include the vent windows....