IH8RUST: FJ60

[Crash]

Now that I’ve cleaned it up, the right hand side is far worse. Interestingly enough, the right side of the rig is where the majority of rust has occurred.

Typical.

 

[IH8RUST]

Yep, I’m not at all surprised. Guessing, I’ll find more on the panels when I deal with the exterior, already see rotting on the left quarter panel, inside and out.

 

[IH8RUST]

@KC Masterpiece , can you give me a ballpark on your paint job in private? I promise I will not name names or hold anyone to it. Just need some approximation. If anyone else is willing, I'd take you up for it.

 

[IH8RUST]

Why yes, it is the Aussie version of the quarter panel window.

 

[KC Masterpiece]

@KC Masterpiece , can you give me a ballpark on your paint job in private? I promise I will not name names or hold anyone to it. Just need some approximation. If anyone else is willing, I'd take you up for it.

Just letting you know I saw this and its on my radar. I need to go through all of the billing. Rust Doctor bills out on a weekly basis.

Are you looking for just paint once all of the metal work was complete?

It is an "investment" you will cherish, but never recoup when the vehicle is sold.

 

[IH8RUST]

Yeah, sunk cost fallacy in full effect: the amount of money I've spent so far—nothing will ever get close to returning what I've put into it—so it stays in the family or until I go bankrupt, whichever comes first. The mechanics took a good chunk out of my budget, though expected, and also unexpected. So be it.

In the meantime, take a look at the previous post. Do I need that Aussie quarter panel, or this fancy carpet kit? Like what? Nope. That should tell you all you need to know about the direction I'm headed now; it is no farm build.



That said, I'm in it to restore enough that it'll easily last another 40 years. It's totally non-urgent. I've run into an issue with the floor pan holes. It's turning out to be a pain to correct. The exterior is holding out OK I doubt it'll come close to the amount of work they put into your rig, but it would be good to know what I'll be in for.

 

[KC Masterpiece]

I am curious to see how that SOR carpet is!

 

[IH8RUST]

I unrolled the rear section; it's pretty decent, with good stitching, though I can see it eventually wearing out and disintegrating. They used a rubber mat or whatever it's called on the bottom, which would really stick to the felt pad or the sound deadener.

 

[IH8RUST]

A few days off from this to work, got back in there and did my things for a few hours. I found floor pans with the rocker attached. I plan to cut and weld in January. I am not looking forward to the ceiling; my arms are puny.

 

[RDub]

Puny arms or not, you are a wildman.

 

[KC Masterpiece]

Going crazy on the floor! I just spot treated any rust and hit it with primer.

Carpet looks nice.

 

[IH8RUST]

I was told I’ve gone overboard. On the note of primer, I’m going to use the Eastwood Rust Encapsulator Plus Red Oxide on the floor and regular primer on the pillar and ceiling before hitting it with the color. Any objections?

 

[KC Masterpiece]

None from me.

Just make sure whatever you lay down is completely cured before you lay any kilmat or the equivalent if that was part of your plan.

 

[IH8RUST]

Yup yup, that’s definitely the plan!

 

[IH8RUST]

Targets acquired. Doing a speed run to Virginia, met Jonas that runs Barn Yard Cruisers, made a new friend. He’s got a ton of stuff!

You know how the Navi thank the creatures they kill? I said the same about the donor FJ60.

 

[IH8RUST]

So. Much. Dust. ih8dust.

Finally tackled the ceiling with my puny arms; since the air sander was lightweight, it gave me a longer runtime, though I had to keep pausing for the compressor to refill.

 

[RDub]

Making great progress. What made you decide to sand the roof interior?

 

[IH8RUST]

This stuff.

One way or the other, it had to be removed before the cabin repaint. The adhesive they used was old and flaky like me. I didn't want to leave it there, so I decided to go all in. I used a glass scraper to shave most of it. It'll get a single-stage coat, I'll install new sound deadener, and a new headliner. No one will ever know, except us.

 

[IH8RUST]

I'm not building as much as I'm finding or making new holes. The pricks bondo'ed over the rust and oversprayed. I have several more significant bubbling in other areas; I guess I'll find the same issues there.

 

[MDH33]

Yikes, not a good sign. Wonder what you'll find in the rockers, rear quarters, rear hatch and door bottoms? Those are usually the worst areas. Gutters and A pillars too.

I found some bondo in the rear sill of my 40 recently. Luckily that was the only spot they had "touched up", but still isn't fun undoing someone else's dirty work!