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

[secretsquirrel]

Got the wind shield off! Did not break a single screw! Special shout out to PB blaster and vessel screwdrivers! If you don’t have some get some they are magical! I’m happy about the lack of rust on the top of the tub. Also equally disappointed with the abundance of rust on the wind shield frame. Another metal piece to bend up and weld in. The story of a rust belt 40

 

[secretsquirrel]

Here is a bit of the screw drive action

 

[secretsquirrel]

Oh the fun of aftermarket fenders! Spent some time trying to fit these up. Got them close then noticed i had forgotten to put the pad/bushing under the bib hinge. So all was for not and i needed some time with my emotional support animal. Actually i was ordering material to make a new one and the needy hound wanted some attention.

 

[Helipilot]

Love a poodle. Got a Goldendoodle coming in about 12 weeks. Rust in the rust belt is indeed a problem... sure you can repair it. Good Luck.

 

[secretsquirrel]

cumminscruisers seat frame kit getting all fitted up. Trying to keep the driver seat height as low as i can for steering clearance. Stopping for a lunch break. More to come this evening.

 

[secretsquirrel]

The rest of the days work! The date side is nailed down. .75 od tube welded in to locate the seat brackets. a hand spacing between the seat and the tuffy console.

 

[secretsquirrel]

Got more done on the seat bracket! Both seats are nailed down. Working on the brackets to get the tuffy console mounted. Now getting to the transmission hump fit.

 

[secretsquirrel]

didn’t like the small mount plates so i made some hefty ones. I figured it holds my wife and my ass along with the seatbelts. I want it to do its job.

 

[secretsquirrel]

Got the seat frame squared away. sprayed some primer on it. Had a bit more of ago at the front end. I decided that maybe my remade front bib hinge was maybe causing may troubles in lining up the fenders. Time will tell. Ordered a old hinge from ebay due to no one have one for sale on this site. Jwrestorations.... I think from TLC is where it’s from... i’ll take their garbage.

 

[secretsquirrel]

Some of the pics were of the hood alignment and gap before.

 

[secretsquirrel]

A little work on the transmission hump!

 

[secretsquirrel]

A bit of video of the transmission tunnel repair. Like Ive said preivously not going for perfect but good enough.

 

[secretsquirrel]

Here we go it’s been a while. Transmission tunnel is in good shape. Started working on getting some body filler on top of the weld area where the new rear fenders were installed. I personally like the smell of body filler. Using 3m platinum plus filler. It goes on smooth but i wish it had a bit more working time. This is where i’m out of my element getting these back fenders acceptable may take me some time. I did get a sanding block kit.

 

[secretsquirrel]

so i got a new bell housing vent. the old one had some how grown a bunch. It was so swollen that it would not stay in the hole. New part fits perfectly. Also got new badges in and drilled the fender for them to fit.

 

[secretsquirrel]

What do ya know more rust repair. This time on repair that rust our contestant is Mr gas tank cover. You had little more then two bolts holding you in when you came to us let’s see how we can fix u up

 

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all tacked in. moving on to the backside.

 

[secretsquirrel]

got a bit of primer shot on to the tub. ready to get it rolling

 

[Dizzy]

Inspiring.

 

[secretsquirrel]

final coat of primer. dam yard and gardening getting in the way of progress. buying paint this week.

 

[Krondor]

What sort of paint are you shooting? Looking good. Also like your ventilation unit. Same as mine!