IH8RUST: FJ60

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looking good Will

 

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Ha, this just made my day!

 

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Took a quick detour from the kiddo's hockey. Someday, they'll dig up an FJ60 and put it on display, theorizing how it remained so well intact. Also, Woodland Park has a pretty neat outdoor rink, talk about building core memories.

The fender well patch is near complete and tacked; we are almost there. Meanwhile, got up early and finished the rear bench bottom. Did some light sandblasting to get all those nooks and crannies, epoxy primer, sand, paint, and clear coat. The temperature in the garage kept throwing me off on the flash and cure times. I ended up with imperfections that I had to sand and redo because I touched it too soon and left smudges, so it ultimately got more than a few coats. Nothing a little space heater and a heat gun can't help. I was annoyed with my impatience.

The last two pictures are the final coat of the 2K clear; it really draws out the color, that's for sure. No one will ever see or know how much time I put into it since the bottom of the bench is all covered.

If anyone is looking for a good upholstery shop, Top Notch LLC in Springs is the place to visit. I'm going to do the hardware restore, then drop off the bench and front seats for them to refoam and reupholster. They can finish it since the price was right.

 

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Oh yeah, all sorts of electrical goodies.

 

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Working on de-rusting the bench brackets. That Rust-Oleum Rust Dissolver stuff is pretty decent for pits. There's also the Black Star Rust Converter, goes from purple to black, good stuff.

 

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Grinding the side, thinking, dollar coin patches instead of one big one to keep the panel from bowing.

 

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Took delivery. I have a new, fully intact, non-dented, non-rusted hood, all the way from Virginia. Surprisingly, no rot seeing where it's from.

If you need good people who do long-hauls, Ace52 Logistics. Alishya is awesome!

 

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Bench seat brackets painted and clear-coated.

 

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After another six hours or so, there will be only a small amount of hammering left to straighten out the panel. Otherwise, it's as good as done.

 

[CardinalFJ60]

I'll add this too late. I'd recommend (if wheeling in the future) trim those rear qtrs like Bart. I did.

 

[KC Masterpiece]

Killer progress.

 

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One dollar coin at a time. I've decided the far left will remain as-is; it isn't worth cutting.

 

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If only they could tell you the adventures they went on. Also, eeeep!

 

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And another spot emerges. Lower lift gates… yeah.

 

[Capriblue45]

Will, be sure to check out the bottom 2" of the tailgate as most of them rust in there. There are patch panels available for this area.

 

[KC Masterpiece]

If only they could tell you the adventures they went on. Also, eeeep!

I had that happen on my FJC once. Wasp nest in the snorkel. I went to change the air filter and it was full of them!

 

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In today’s fun discovery, Riv nuts. Punched out the existing ones since I broke one and one has a bolt stuck in it, then I figured why stop there? Let’s just punch the others and Riv nuts!

 

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The other day, I heard a really loud bang, and we walked around the whole house trying to figure out what it was. Well, sir, I found out what it was just now.



And there goes my whole day, was planning on working on the rig.

 

[KC Masterpiece]

The other day, I heard a really loud bang, and we walked around the whole house trying to figure out what it was. Well, sir, I found out what it was just now.



And there goes my whole day, was planning on working on the rig.

I had that happen a few years back while I was in the garage. Those things are loud when they go. Sounded like a shotgun went off.

 

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Can confirm, very loud. I was in the basement when it went off, heard it all the way down there.