Wilma's Buildup thread - FJ45LV (1 Viewer)

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well i got some time in today after going to the beach. there ended up being alot more chit to get off the dash than i thought. i took off alll the fuse holders which had long since been out of use. took out the cig lighter. got the dash adn the firewall prep-ed and shot it with a coat of epoxy primer. so now the whole tub is finally primed

 

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ok been busy on wilma this past week. i welded in some new matel in the top of the door ffrrame ont he passenger side. of course all I have is a beffore and after shot and nothing during but here they are non e the less

 

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i also finished up paintinthe firewall and the the engine itself. I painted them with the extreme chasis black from Eastwood i painted them black becasue that is what they both were when stock and i figure to try and make this as stock as I can where I can.

 

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Butt most of theis week was spent on getting the dash all worked out. i had removed a bunch of buttons and things and am going to start from scratch. so i weled sot all the little fuse holder thingys and everything else and figure to start form scatch on all the new stuff. I did order son AC vents so i could fit them in now . I went with the billet vents that I picked up from Summit racing. thay had so all machined ones but I went with eth eones that have black vents in that the all pokished ones were a bit to bling for me. i cut the holes for the AC vents in so i could weld up everything else. still waiting on the mail for the section to patchup the hole left by the stereo. but i have sealed up the ashtray and the kighter hole L(

 

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still a bunch of fill and sanding to do but I am pleased with how it all came out
Jason

 

[merbesfield]

looking good Jason.

 

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thanks its getting there slowly....
did a couple more coats of fill and senaded it off to get the dash smooth. it is getting better
i decide to tear into the rear quarter panel that is bad. I cut out a nice square to patch in new metal. and found that the whole rearchannel that houses the tail gate hinges was literally packed with dried out mud. so I made the decision to cut some holes down the lenght to clean it out and get a coat of epoxy primer in the inside of the cannel.. oh well got to make it right
Jason

 

[merbesfield]

thanks its getting there slowly....
did a couple more coats of fill and senaded it off to get the dash smooth. it is getting better
i decide to tear into the rear quarter panel that is bad. I cut out a nice square to patch in new metal. and found that the whole rearchannel that houses the tail gate hinges was literally packed with dried out mud. so I made the decision to cut some holes down the lenght to clean it out and get a coat of epoxy primer in the inside of the cannel.. oh well got to make it right
Jason

In my book, there is only one way to do things and that is the right way the first time. Take your time and enjoy it. When you are finished you will know what you have and be proud of the fact that you did it your self.

 

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Well I am heading out on vacation tommorow. if you call it that we are heading1000 miles in 2 days with the dog and 2 2.5 year old girls. this is guna be fun....
Anyway been slowly working on Wilma over the last week or so. took the day off today because my wife wanted to pack the car for the trip which left me 5 hours int he garage with wilma

earlier this week i finished up the dash so far just waiting on the dash piece for the stereo hole....

i next started the rear passenger quarter panel repair. basically the rib second from the bottome had rot all along its lenght as well as the rear corner. i started off y cutting out the rust and cleaning out the mud then getting it cleaned up and primed. then i had gotten a chunk of a lv being parted out unfortunaely when I got in on the part out someone had already claimed the fender son I only got half of the rear quarter ribbing. i i ended up using two of the ribs and welded them together in the middle. the more i do the body work the less you will be able to tell they're were 2 peices.
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then i started on the rear corner. I decided to weld a curved peice inside and then weld on another curved peice on top of it give it that extra stiffness for the corner. maybe thats a bad idea we will see how it shapes out.
so here are a bunch of pics of the progress. I think I am getting better about takeing the pics??
I also ordered a bunch of engine stuff and some shackels as well.
Jason

 

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[foxfab]

Ill be cutting dash ribs tomorrow for ya... Too high today from priming

 

[foxfab]

Dash is cut

 

[fogblanket]

excellent!!!!

 

[foxfab]

where do ya want it?

 

[fogblanket]

you droping it off
or by mail?

 

[foxfab]

I wont be there for a few weeks... you need to change your filters in your respirator.