rkymtnflyfisher
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Have we spotted another candidate in Montana? Such a perfect place to have a 40 IMO
Several.
What have you done to your Land Cruiser this week? (87 Viewers)
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Several.
New truck box finally came in today. Not enough room behind my new seats so came up with this and still have lots of room for ice chest and gear on the deck. Fan shroud and fan clutch tomorrow. The Cruiser life is never boring thats for sure.
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Personally, I'm not hankering for a second 40 - but I'd LOVE to have a 45 or a 55. Maybe some day if my business picks up again.
I like that fold down shelf is the plan to put a Coleman stove on it for camping? With the Jeeps the swing out rear door utilizes a nice fold down shelf similar to yours.
Acid bath for the body? I hadn't thought about that. How long will you have to get primer on it?
A rust inhibitor is applied to the parts but you want to make sure it does not get wet and stays in a dry environment. The owner said a body that stays dry can be rust free for months. It is by far the most expensive rust removal process, about 2k for all panels, but it is complete and gets into all the books. You also do not rush warping of panels like with sand blasting. The picture is of an FJ he did just a few weeks ago. This places is a couple hours from my house in Portland, but surely there are others on the east coast near you.
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Agree, had a couple 40's at same time and didn't think much of it. I needed something different as it wasn't much fun to drive there other. Now that we were lucky to get the BJ45 it is a such a blast to drive. Since the 45 is all I can drive right now I am stoked to finish the 40 project.
I guess it would be like dating identical twins who are both expensive to maintain!!
rkymtnflyfisher
Trout Bum
I wish I could have a 40 that is bare metal colored without ever rusting. That would be cool.
Living in the Past
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A rust inhibitor is applied to the parts but you want to make sure it does not get wet and stays in a dry environment. The owner said a body that stays dry can be rust free for months. It is by far the most expensive rust removal process, about 2k for all panels, but it is complete and gets into all the books. You also do not rush warping of panels like with sand blasting. The picture is of an FJ he did just a few weeks ago. This places is a couple hours from my house in Portland, but surely there are others on the east coast near you.
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Looks like a 70 tub with 73-78 buckets seats added? Added those bucket seats to my 68 years ago.
At this point my tub is the only thing needing stripped. The idea that the acid can get into the seam between the firewall and cowl is interesting.A rust inhibitor is applied to the parts but you want to make sure it does not get wet and stays in a dry environment. The owner said a body that stays dry can be rust free for months. It is by far the most expensive rust removal process, about 2k for all panels, but it is complete and gets into all the books. You also do not rush warping of panels like with sand blasting. The picture is of an FJ he did just a few weeks ago. This places is a couple hours from my house in Portland, but surely there are others on the east coast near you.
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I’ve seen quite a few cruisers around Tucson. I’ve never seen any for sale. Just in the back, or side yards.. one in a farmers field.
Just clear coat enamel.
I bought a spare tire carrier latch from SOR that was stripped by bead blasting. I put Boeshield on it, and it has resisted flash-rusting and a few storms.
No its too small and too high. We have the kitchen on the tubby trailer
They don’t make them like they used to. My 1.5 year old $90 Makita grinder let out the mystery smoke the third time I used it. It lasted about 2.5’ of cutting through a cruiser tub.
Since then I’ve learned about ultra thin cutoff discs. They cut faster and don’t let the black smoke escape from the grinder.
Finally had time to drive them out of the garage and let them enjoy a little the sunlight
need more photos o your "tubby" trailer.
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A little more time with the acetone and purple scotchbrite...
