I would have thought strip it down and inspect everything as you go, noting what's bad and in need of replacement. Once you've got a heap of parts you want blasting get them to a blasting works or get a mobile blaster to come and blast them off. Then you can see what needs repairing or replacing on the body and chassis. Get it coated up pretty quickly, there's 'weld through' primers available that enable a coating to be applied.
Have a look here http://www.landcruiserclub.net/forums/showthread.php?t=54735
at Project Binky to give an idea of how to go about fabrication and modification work as an example. The same techniques would apply to welding in new bits.
Know your limitations and set a high standard that you aren't going to compromise on. If you can't do a good job on a certain bit, either learn or get someone that can do it supremely well to do it as it's often cheaper than doing it twice. Don't rush it.
Have a look here http://www.landcruiserclub.net/forums/showthread.php?t=54735
at Project Binky to give an idea of how to go about fabrication and modification work as an example. The same techniques would apply to welding in new bits.
Know your limitations and set a high standard that you aren't going to compromise on. If you can't do a good job on a certain bit, either learn or get someone that can do it supremely well to do it as it's often cheaper than doing it twice. Don't rush it.
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