worked on my truck from 8am till midnight yesterday.
my mates turned up at 9am and carried on with the body work.
mean while i took the inner arch and pressure washed it.
before.
after.
after applying a layer of filler, theyd give it a blast over with primer, then sand it down a bit more and add more filler.
i welded some pieces of metal over the holes where the original number plate used to mount, after id removed the number plate and light, and landcruiser badge.
sausage and egg sandwiches for breakfast.
id removed the cruiser badge and side repeater.
i then made a start on the inner arch. first i took a pic of where the brackets go, so i know what goes where when i come to re-assemble.
then i used a wire brush in my grinder to remove any paint and underseal around any areas of rust to clean it back to bare metal.
this revealed a tiny bit of rot.
looks worse from the other side.
so i cut it out.
mean while more primer and filler was going on.
i cooked lunch.
back to the inner arch and i welded a new piece of metal in.
and drilled the hole in it and ground the welds down.
more primer, filler and sanding.
mean while i made a start on the pair of LJ78 front radius arms ive got. i steam cleaned them after applying plenty of de-greaser, i then gave them a good going over with the grinder with the wire brush attachment, ready for painting.
rust killed any spots on the inner wheel arch where rust had been. i also gave the engine bay side a good sand over with some rough paper, because this will be sprayed at the same time as the body, in 2 pack primer and top coat. the underside will be stone chipped and waxoiled.
they masked off the sills ready for a coat of stone chip.
and the bottom of the rear aches.
and gave it all a good coat of stone chip.
the stone chip areas will be getting over coated in primer and top coat the same as the rest of the body. by this time it was 8pm and the lads understandably called it a day.
i carried on and used the shutz gun to stone chip all inside the front inner arch.
i then removed the batteries, screen wash bottle and coolant over flow bottle.
battery trays were full of mud and clay.
i then managed to remove the other iner arch ready for rust killing and re-painting, the same as the other side. it also means i can give the inside of the wings a good coat of waxoiling.
i then got the front radius arms painted.
i then used the shutz gun and stone chip to spray inside the rear arches.
and rust treated rear door.
i then removed the front door card.
followed by the door handle.
i love the fact everything feels so strong and built to last on these 70's. even the door handles are solid metal, the same as the dashboard.
did the other side.
i wanted to carry on, but it was 12pm and i thought it was too late to start grinding. dont want to upset the neighbours too much.
so back now to do another long day!
