Builds The Sheepdog this thing is hairy! july 1977 blue fj40 (1 Viewer)

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I ended up making just the hump out of fiberglass. Hated doing that but it was the only way. It appeared to me that the floor panel got its strength from the shape of the bump which in my case was now a piece of fiberglass and the joint between them right at the stress point. With the added problem of the seat mounting point outboard of the stress point.

I ended up putting in a brace running along the edge of the replacement steel floor and the hump where they met, and then a brace from that running up inside the hump to mount the seat onto. That way I could confine the fiberglass to the hump only.

Perhaps a similar brace will work for you. I tested mine by jumping on it repeatedly. No cracks no movement.

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160 holes drilled today. Most of them in the wheel well supports. The rest were in the tub for the roll bar, jump seats and the jack rods mount.....jack rods is that their name? but yeah ready to get those supports welded in probably on Monday.

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seat support plates welded in. then on to the dreaded hump. well it comes back to haunt. So i’ll have to cut and hammer out the new shape to match the transmission hump! It never ends lol. Anyhow it gives me a reason to buy new tools and work in the garage. So it not really a reason to complain i guess. As with most things its more about the journey then the destination.

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Made up the driver side and got it welded in. Picked up 2 wiring harnesses one to restore and the other is jacked up. So i’ll steal parts off of it. That is for another time. Working on those pesky rocker gussets. that jog in there is a fun one.

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Got the stupid rocker bracket bent up. It fits up good. I did make a few extra if anybody needs some. Primed then and will get them welded in tomorrow. Also fitting up the seat frame kit i got marking sure it fits with the shielding around the gas filler hoses. It does. Just plowing along

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