To Lipstick And Beyond (5 Viewers)

[GJCruiser]

"They really do exist"- the yellow peanut M&M.

Well, knowing there was such a thing would have changed a bunch of questions on my part. I dont need any more photos.

Are the two seamed down the center of vehicle or is each piece not 1/2 width?
Can't tell from photo, does the panel go all the way forward to just behind the rear of trans. cover?
Presume this underlaps the flange in the rear, what about front---I think you said butt seam, correct?

 

[bobm]

Seamed down the middle (1/2"??) Panel butts up to front floor pan. Goes under flange in rear and enough material left on pan to do the rise were rear seat sits.

 

[bobm]

C
ENough material on floor pan for replacing this

 

[GJCruiser]

My rise is good. (Hope I can keep saying that for a few more years)

Up front, where does it butt up to front floor pan? I'm not sure where that seam is. At the rear of the trans. cover or somewhere further back?

Thanks much.

 

[bobm]

Just under seat mount

 

[GJCruiser]

Getting closer. Is that the seam about 4 inches back from front of seat mount. That same seam runs across right behind the transmission cover. Is that the one? And is that a butt seam? I see factory seam sealer there. Thanks.

 

[bobm]

All butt welds no laps.

 

[GJCruiser]

Bob, would you please confirm where the front seam is? I spoke with Jonathan, who doesn't have any more panels, and will need to make my own. I want to size them correctly.

 

[GJCruiser]

Back from a Thanksgiving trip to the cabin in CO. Still love the mountains but don't prefer the cold anymore. Good to be back on the Coast. Time to get back to work on the 55 as this is "restoration season". I want to drive this thing badly! Its so nice here in Dec, Jan, and Feb-one can open the garage door for light and not use any A/C! Don't need fans running. Need to finish the bodywork so I can put the interior back together.

I need to finish the detour this floor has become. I'm happy with the rear floor repair. Here are photos of the next area I'm working on and could use some advice.

Both photos are of the passenger front body mount area. In the first photo, taken from above, one can view the totality of the damage- body mount, floor pan, and inner rocker wall below floor. Second photo is view from below.

There is no other damage in this area. My thinking is that I don't need to replace entire floor pan or body mount. Maybe buy a mount f I can, then cut to use a portion? The inner wall needs to be patched once access is provided. Access seems to be the hardest part. How would you go about fixing this area? Thanks for your help.

 

[bobm]

Replace it

 

[GJCruiser]

Bob,

I realize I need to replace metal but what and how much? Entire floor pan? Seems like a lot of pan to replace for a relatively small area. But I will do what others in the know recommend. So, whole floor pan? What about body mount? Entire thing? Thanks

 

[bobm]

Its just easier to replace whole thing, instead of going back and relace another piece in a couple years. Piece of

 

[riderjgs]

At the end of the day it’ll probably take less time and be easier to replace the whole panel than to trim and patch. Bonus will be all good metal and no need to go back in

 

[bobm]

No need for a Quilt!!

 

[PabloCruise]

No need for a Quilt!!

Plus Remy is now making the @bobm patch panel!

 

[PabloCruise]

Back from a Thanksgiving trip to the cabin in CO. Still love the mountains but don't prefer the cold anymore. Good to be back on the Coast. Time to get back to work on the 55 as this is "restoration season". I want to drive this thing badly! Its so nice here in Dec, Jan, and Feb-one can open the garage door for light and not use any A/C! Don't need fans running. Need to finish the bodywork so I can put the interior back together.

I need to finish the detour this floor has become. I'm happy with the rear floor repair. Here are photos of the next area I'm working on and could use some advice.

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Both photos are of the passenger front body mount area. In the first photo, taken from above, one can view the totality of the damage- body mount, floor pan, and inner rocker wall below floor. Second photo is view from below.

There is no other damage in this area. My thinking is that I don't need to replace entire floor pan or body mount. Maybe buy a mount f I can, then cut to use a portion? The inner wall needs to be patched once access is provided. Access seems to be the hardest part. How would you go about fixing this area? Thanks for your help.

Check out this thread if you have not already:

Front pans

Ok everyone thank you for your patience as of right now I have driver side and passenger side front floor pans made up, still working on the front body mounts for under them but I know you’ve all been waiting for some parts,so if I can move some of these that will help fund the other parts that...

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[GJCruiser]

I will cross post this elsewhere but I'm looking for ideas for help from the 55 group first. Let me start by saying it first and I'll fill in the story.

I'm pretty sure I cracked a head or a block or a ? Please help me gather an investigation sequence. Man, this is painful. If you've been following, you'll know I've not been on here for a while. After the deaths of two family members, we moved back to CO, (Springs) to be nearer to two daughters. Long story- not good- took two years of wife's and my lives. We're recovering.

I have come so far on the 55--new floor, brakes, axle, steering, bearings, AC prep-this thread is a part of it. This morning went to back it out of the garage where its been since we moved into the new house. Went to check fluids and found radiator low and started refill. Something's not right, radiator is not filling, floor is dry. I check oil to discover I'm filling the crankcase with water!

I had been driving it around Biloxi to gas stations, shakedowns, etc. on pure water. Before moving last October, I topped off rad with 50/50 mix, probably 1/2 gallon. Trailered the 55 behind U-Haul. You may remember the late October snowstorm and following cold. We we're in OK the worst night parked at motel-got damned cold. Lost all plants in back of truck. When we got keys to new place in the Springs, I backed the 55 off the trailer and parked it in the garage (unheated), where it sat untouched untill this morning.

We had two -15 nights in January but I don't know how cold the garage went to. I'm thinking it froze sometime then? Could something really have cracked internally? I'm in shock.

Short of a complete teardown, anyone know of any external investigations/ideas? Color me sick.

 

[scrapdaddy]

Try not to panic just yet. I'm no Toyota mechanic, but you know there's problem, so start with the cylinder head. Maybe it's your time to have some goodness in your life and it's just a head gasket. I would think a freeze plug would have blown if the block froze up.

 

[GJCruiser]

Try not to panic just yet. I'm no Toyota mechanic, but you know there's problem, so start with the cylinder head. Maybe it's your time to have some goodness in your life and it's just a head gasket. I would think a freeze plug would have blown if the block froze up.

By the time I discovered I wasn't filling the rad, I noticed the water is mixed with oil to the top of the dipstick. There are no leaks anywhere.

 

[GJCruiser]

By the time I discovered I wasn't filling the rad, I noticed the water is mixed with oil to the top of the dipstick. There are no leaks anywhere.

Sorry, still not thinking enough. You made me realize one path is the head gasket. Would that path exist just setting there, engine off, pouring water into the rad? I have no experience with that type of failure.