FJ40 I call Shipwreck

[yellomalibu]

Around here, you'd have to have one heck or a strong air conditioner to keep the shop at 70 degrees for 24 hours!

November, and it's been close to 90 all week. Sheesh. - but we have a cold front coming that should limit highs to the lower 80's.

[Deaf Bob]

Yellowmalibu...do you need a dehumidifier to paint?

[DanStokes]

I don't know about in Arizona but in general low humidity is a good thing when painting. Modern paints aren't as bad but older paints would blush like crazy if exposed to high humidity - as they dried they'd suck water from the atmosphere and the paint would get a white haze. The cure was to block it and respray with a slower thinner (that's why the make faster and slower thinners).

Dan

[SuperBuickGuy]

I thought slow thinners were for... ummm... "life challenged" painters like me.*

*I can say "life challenged?" what I really mean is I'm a paintard.

[DanStokes]

Me too, SBG. The slower thinner also gives you more time to flow the paint into itself so you can use it that way, too. Really good painters (like, not me) can get around the car fast enough that they don't need it and can get the jobs out the door quicker. I've sprayed a lot of the old enamel jobs (Centuri, etc.) which dry really slowly and give you lots of time to melt everything smooth.

Dan

[yellomalibu]

For painting houses, no - I typically use latex based paints, and if it's humid they just take longer to dry.

[SuperBuickGuy]

so painting happened... and now I'm waiting for paint to dry....
holes plugged with golf tees


taped


and start spraying the sound deadener/insulation




just a stock toyota fj40, nothing to see here


underside will get a undercoating, then tape comes off and the entire body gets primered...


but that's as far as I can go on this for a bit... needs to dry... but I'll get onto the under-stuff (hopefully) in a bit.

[silver_bullet]

never used tees for hole plugs... will have to remember that ...thanks!

[SuperBuickGuy]

transmission mount




the paint dried to an almost chalky consistency. Once I get the undercoating, I'll apply then do the top coating for the sound deadener.... my hope is it is durable enough and reduces the need to use the 2nd heater

[SuperBuickGuy]

alrighty, other then doing a full drop suspension test when the frame slid off the lift... it was an uneventful night (it missed me)


pulled the transmission and transfer case to finish welding and paint the various bits that needed such


and put it back together


this is after the drop - the only damage was the mufflers caught the lift arms and popped out. I was not thrilled with the ball-and-socket design and this just confirmed it. I'll do straight, flat panels and blow-proof gaskets between...

and the next pick of things to do... air compressor


I know it seems like not a lot, but getting the plate to line up and get to this point took a bit of time

[silver_bullet]

if you do not want to be stranded in a snowy pass, belt alignment is critical, so , don't sell yourself short!

[SuperBuickGuy]

as everyone knows, I tend to bounce around on what I'm working on.... tonight was a classic case of this
oil pan damage


bfh and block of wood and things are looking better


I don't think there was a hole, but I brazed it to be certain


then bent up a shield (planned to do this before the drop test)


paint


brake line brackets welded


the start of clamps


now in my defense, I was planning on finishing the reservoir clamps - but realized I don't have any stainless strap.... but I do have stainless for the skid plate... yeah, you guessed it

time to yack out the skid plate


anyway, tomorrow I'll continue with more of the same - it's a day off (thank you Veterans!!!!)

[SuperBuickGuy]

got one of two batteries today - which is good, it means I can start on the battery box.... but first, decide what to do....






I like this position because it will have a flat plate that is even with the bottom of the bumper.... nothing hanging down and access to it will be through the floor

oil pan is fixed, skid plated and reinstalled


and one skid plate is in place, eventually I'll replace the bolts with button head bolts

[SuperBuickGuy]

my goal is to have the painted body on the chassis next week....

[SuperBuickGuy]

made out of stainless because, why not?




thanks for looking