ginmtb
'74 FJ40 - my first!
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Got all the sealant off the bottom and tried grinding the rust off. But it is too far gone to salvage so out it must come!
Nice little rectangle should be easy. Got a nicer air saber saw and cut it out quite easily. Love that tool!
But wait, what is that little notch? That wasn't drawn above. Turns out the metal was bad on the sloped section. Bummer. But I only cut out what I needed to and I'm hoping bending that little tab shouldn't be too difficult. Fingers crossed... Oh but of course the metal I have for the patch is big enough for the big rectangle section but not the notch. Will have to pick up some more metal. Oh and of course I sheared off the head of the bolt for the rod holders and due to its location I couldn't get a drill to it. So I ground the entire nut off of the bottom. Not ideal but without the top on it is easy to thread a nut on the bolt.
Here is the removed metal.
And here is the support bracket. Ground off as much rust as I could and treated it with rust doctor which won't be a problem with welding (unlike what I've heard about POR15). I'll clean off where I plan on putting the plug welds. Bigger project than I hoped but this will be good practice for me when I tackle the 75's rear sill.
Nice little rectangle should be easy. Got a nicer air saber saw and cut it out quite easily. Love that tool!
But wait, what is that little notch? That wasn't drawn above. Turns out the metal was bad on the sloped section. Bummer. But I only cut out what I needed to and I'm hoping bending that little tab shouldn't be too difficult. Fingers crossed... Oh but of course the metal I have for the patch is big enough for the big rectangle section but not the notch. Will have to pick up some more metal. Oh and of course I sheared off the head of the bolt for the rod holders and due to its location I couldn't get a drill to it. So I ground the entire nut off of the bottom. Not ideal but without the top on it is easy to thread a nut on the bolt.
Here is the removed metal.
And here is the support bracket. Ground off as much rust as I could and treated it with rust doctor which won't be a problem with welding (unlike what I've heard about POR15). I'll clean off where I plan on putting the plug welds. Bigger project than I hoped but this will be good practice for me when I tackle the 75's rear sill.
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