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Ghetto FJ40 Rust Repair

Started by _Inj gtr202_ , Oct 05 2012 12:14 PM

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#26 _Inj gtr202_

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Posted 07 October 2012 - 04:59 PM

Mate im the guy with the when your hot your hot tattoo on my arm.

Now that is frOcking random.l

Cheers.

well bugger me...

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#27 _wblje_

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Posted 07 October 2012 - 09:38 PM

thats the funniest 5hit ever fellas. cant let the old 40 die. good to see it getting bought back to life.

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#28 Heath

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Posted 07 October 2012 - 11:28 PM

LOL How's that!!!?

Nice 40. Hope she comes out nicely. Can't say I'd be jumping into those rust repairs without looking for a replacement chassis first, but I can't see any reason why you couldn't fix it with a bit of determination.

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#29 yel327

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Posted 08 October 2012 - 07:28 AM

Here's a donor chassis. COmplete with the rest of the car and a 350 Chev in it. In QLD unfortunately!

http://www.ebay.com....=item46085ca406

And another a bit closer:

http://www.ebay.com....=item27cb983d72

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#30 _Inj gtr202_

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Posted 08 October 2012 - 07:51 AM

Here's a donor chassis. COmplete with the rest of the car and a 350 Chev in it. In QLD unfortunately!

http://www.ebay.com....=item46085ca406

And another a bit closer:

http://www.ebay.com....=item27cb983d72

I have been keeping my eye out..... but as these things are getting older and rarer the price people are wanting is getting a bit silly. I bought mine for $2,500 and I recon it was a steal.
I would bet that the chassis in the above cars are not much better than the one I already have...

Plus there is also the problem of no room :cry:

. Mum and Dad have already kindly taken short term ownership of the wheels, tyres, fuel tank and a few other bits and pieces.

Another day off today so will get more done... (ppl should buy more Holdens!!!! I'm out of anual leave.)

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#31 yel327

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Posted 08 October 2012 - 08:02 AM

Notice no bids?

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#32 _Inj gtr202_

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Posted 08 October 2012 - 04:35 PM

Got the Pootech paint as suggested

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Did a fair amount of scrubbing with thinners and a wire wheel

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#33 _Inj gtr202_

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Posted 08 October 2012 - 04:40 PM

Removed the Rear Spring carrier.

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I bought some 6mm think steel to start bracing the chassis and cutting and shutting the rusty bits..
And belive it or not I'm heading to the Largs Pier for the old mans bday.

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#34 _Inj gtr202_

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Posted 09 October 2012 - 08:34 PM

Well I had a feeling the paint Bomber suggested might be thick, but bloody hell!!! it's like tub of vegemite.

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Is that about the finish you would expect from a brush?? Or am I doing it wrong?
I'm thinking I may not have used enough thinners, if I can't get the finish any better I may consider spraying it on.

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#35 _Bomber Watson_

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Posted 09 October 2012 - 09:38 PM

Bit more thinners will help. With a brush it will always be a bit streaky but it usually lays out pretty flat.

Put one coat over it, let it flash off for 15-20 then at it again.

Go 3:1:1. three parts paint, one part hardener and one part reducer and see how that goes.

Cheers.

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#36 _Inj gtr202_

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Posted 22 October 2012 - 05:30 PM

Got the suspension and body carriers ready to go back on. I had to square out all the rivet holes to suit the new cup head bolts.

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Made a template to weld in some extra strength for the chassis

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#37 _Inj gtr202_

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Posted 22 October 2012 - 05:34 PM

Started cutting and shutting the stuffed bits

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#38 _Inj gtr202_

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Posted 22 October 2012 - 05:38 PM

Welded in the extra support... gotta love welding above your head laying on ya back :furious:

Hopefully the welding inspectors approve.

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Hopefully I'll get the rest wire wheeled and painted shortly

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#39 _mick74lh_

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Posted 22 October 2012 - 08:15 PM

Bloody awesome. I was watching hoping you'd have a go at repairing what was there. The work you've done so far looks fantastic.

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#40 Heath

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Posted 24 October 2012 - 09:40 PM

Good stuff!

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#41 _wblje_

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Posted 28 October 2012 - 12:08 PM

looking good there with the repairs.

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#42 _greenmachine215_

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Posted 31 October 2012 - 09:24 PM

Doin a great job mate, hats off to you for giving it a crack and also from ghetto style " keepin it realz.... Aaaight"

It's such a great feeling seeing a first attempt turning out well isn't it.

Keep up the top work,

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#43 _Inj gtr202_

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Posted 02 November 2012 - 06:20 PM

Been a bit side tracked lately because I managed to drop the rear diff assy on my hand, yes it hurt!!! and may have broken my pinky.
So I have been avoiding getting under the car for the last week or so.
But, I can still do other things.....

I have tried to chase up some new chassis mount rubbers and can't seem to find any bushes or mount kits for this model year 40. So I thought frock it, I'll make my own!!! (I am a toolmaker by trade anyway)

So I made a press tool to punch out some funny shaped washers.

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chucked it in the press

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#44 _Inj gtr202_

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Posted 02 November 2012 - 06:28 PM

Next was the rubber bushes.
Made a couple of moulds and puchased some polyurethane resin from an online store.

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filled em up will the goods

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assemble with new bolts and washers and should be good to go

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This was the best of the 6 that I removed.... most of em had to be cut out.

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Heading up the river this weekend to paint the axle assemblies hopefully without smashing my had again!!!!! (and maybe a sneaky ski If my hand is up 2 it.)

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#45 _Bomber Watson_

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Posted 02 November 2012 - 06:34 PM

That is frOcking epic, give me an apprenticeship.

Also, those landcruiser diffs are frOckin heavy ey

Cheers.

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#46 _wblje_

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Posted 03 November 2012 - 07:20 PM

i i luv you now. that self engineering above is the kind of thing id do. but didnt know about making bushes etc......into memory bank now. keep going.

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#47 orangeLJ

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Posted 07 November 2012 - 10:05 AM

WOW! to the bushes! thats awesome work!

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#48 _Inj gtr202_

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Posted 07 November 2012 - 04:59 PM

That is frOcking epic, give me an apprenticeship.

Also, those landcruiser diffs are frOckin heavy ey

Cheers.

Would happily swap trade secrets with ya, I'm about to need some spray painting expertise and that is something I know nothing about!!! holiday in Adelaide??

Got all the bushes moulded and the large washers spun up ready to be rust proofed and installed.

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Spent the weekend with the wife up the river painting all the real axle stuff and body mount/ suspension brackets. Came out pretty good even with the brush finish.

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Now to finish off welding and painting the chassis so I can put the wheels back on it.

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#49 _mick74lh_

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Posted 07 November 2012 - 05:18 PM

Great work with the bushes!

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#50 _Inj gtr202_

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Posted 29 November 2012 - 03:37 PM

So I was wipeing down the chassis with wax and grease remover ready to thow the first coat of paint on when I discovered the left rail was almost as bad as the right rail (which I had already welded up). I didn't need to cut and shut this section so I simply braced it from the outside.

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