Builds The '93 Troopy Hodgepodge (4 Viewers)

[SNLC]

Inside primed!

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[mt72]

Inside primed!

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That feeling

 

[SNLC]

Another picture of the underside after primer.

Seam sealer is going down now.

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[ikarus]

What's the exterior color going to be?

 

[linuxgod]

Inside primed!

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That looks nicer than my factory paint job

 

[SNLC]

Just for reference.

This is a wide nose 70-series front wheel well and how Toyota applied seam sealer.

This is on one of my 80-series parts trucks.

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[SNLC]

Another pic of the inside after primer.

Seam sealer being applied to every seam.

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[SNLC]

What's the exterior color going to be?

I do believe a shade of gray.

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[Dirk S.]

Still in the shop after 8pm. I am getting ready to build this 1HDFT for my own Cruiser. So after hours and weekends for that.

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Been a long road on this FT but I am soon to load in these pistons with 400+hp (40+psi) conrods!

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It’s for this 80-series UTE I am building for myself.

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Anyways, enough about my stuff. I thought this was a cool picture.

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If you have been following the build, especially from early on, it is a HUGE deal and very monumental to be putting this body in final primer! Man we are ready in this shop to move on with final mock up and get this Troopy into to the “final phase” of the build and on the road!

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Bittersweet, more sweet than bitter? I feel you man. Joy comes in the morning, your efforts will be justified

 

[SNLC]

More seam sealer pics.

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[cruiserdan]

More seam sealer pics.

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Very close in appearance to the OEM texture. Well done.

 

[SNLC]

Underside video after primer and seam sealer.




Top side video.




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[SNLC]

Chris applying the seam sealer with our seam sealer gun.




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[SNLC]

Two coats in rear wheel wells.

Inside the body where seams are visible we taped them before applying for a nice clean look.

On to the exterior next week!

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[cruiserdan]

36 year old factory inner wheel house with sealer that is starting to fail.
Pretty damn close texture.

 

[svsisu]

Two coats in rear wheel wells.

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Inside the body where seams are visible we taped them before applying for a nice clean look.

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On to the exterior next week!

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How do you apply the texture in the wheel well? Looks great and is definitely the best thing going for that location.

Excellent work (as always) Ian!

 

[SNLC]

How do you apply the texture in the wheel well? Looks great and is definitely the best thing going for that location.

Excellent work (as always) Ian!

The seam sealer gun has different tips and is fully adjustable.

As you can see the OEM seam sealer did its job for 25yrs on this Troopy. There wasn’t really any rust under it on this Cruiser. So in my opinion there isn’t really anything better for wheel wells.

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[SNLC]

36 year old factory inner wheel house with sealer that is starting to fail.
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Thanks Dan.

Not really going for the OEM look, it is simply a bonus. The new owner of the Troopy works in the marine industry and sealing this Cruiser up is key for him.

Chris who works for me is the expert here. When he went to collage for his degree in auto resto, he had a "paint & body" professor, a "wiring" professor, an "engine build" professor, ect-all. While I have 20+yrs under my belt turning wrenches and building trucks I don't have his knowledge when it comes to things like the body work, products, fit & finish, ect-all. In fact he educated me when we were doing the sealer, since we applied it during the 2K epoxy primer flash time, it has literally chemically bonded to the primer to form a single sealer of the two products. Think JB Weld or similar epoxy type 2-part prodcts. For me in my mind and my back ground, I think PVC glue or HDPE fusion poly (plastic) welds or even soldered copper pipe. It is that kind of chemical bond when you do this right, which obviously Toyota did as my 80 has better wheel wells than yours!

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[cruiserdan]

It is that kind of chemical bond when you do this right, which obviously Toyota did as my 80 has better wheel wells than yours!

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The wheelhouse I posted is my 1988 BJ74.

 

[SNLC]

Staying late on a Friday, happening right now.





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