FJ40 I call Shipwreck

[DanStokes]

Bummer! I HATE that when it happens. Did you shoot epoxy primer under the top coat? That stuff seals pretty much everything and I've had great luck doing that. You can thin it a tad and it lays right down. Just a thought.

Dan

[SuperBuickGuy]

I'm not starting over, it is what it is... a 4x4

onward
a bit of grinding


a bit of mudding




a bit of primer

[SuperBuickGuy]

forward ho
time to get the last of the stuff to the sand blaster (except for the doors - that's another problem for another day)

grill


thankfully, the lights I bought fit like they were made for it



rear hatch innards


stripped


stack of parts... and I may pull the doors apart tomorrow night to make it a complete load


hateful stack


and its brother


a bit of guide chalk


2 hours later it looks like I've done nothing

[JOES66FURY]

Annoying, everyone else has two colors of bedliner - I buy from the one company that has 3 shade of tan... so I had to repaint the trans cover... and noticed an issue that I'm going to have to watch (and may not be able to do anything about).... it seems to seal, then gasses bubble under the paint..... ugh, I'm not going to have the body sand blasted again so I'm going to go forward, but this is not good news

Kid that works for me was having this exact same issue with the bed liner he sprayed. It seems to bubble in some spots when it out-gasses. He was able to remove the bubbles and re-spray without any major issues. It was inconvenient but it cleaned up nicely simply due to the texture of the liner...

[SuperBuickGuy]

More bodywork


bored dogs


sitting dogs


oh yeah, and the battery box and bare steel of the tire carrier is painted

door installed


another round of primer


I know you all want Orangutruck to get moving; but alas, I need to get a little further before I push it into the corner to age with the Fiat

[SuperBuickGuy]

and the tub is painted








and I had to order more paint.... fortunately, I won't need it for a bit.

[SuperBuickGuy]

boy, crickets chirping again....

[65RHDEER]

Outrageous, your really dropped the ball on this!

SBG, can you take a guess on how many hours you've put into this build?

[DanStokes]

Keeps him off the streets.

BTW - Some of the above pics looked foggy. Was that paint mist in the air or just funny pics? I know that hanging fog, believe me!

I'd love that Fiat though it would get an engine swap. Lack of $$ and distance take it off the table, though.

Dan

[SuperBuickGuy]

Better picture




moving the air tank caused problems... which still aren't solved even after cutting this out


but moving forward, body mounts..


then onto taking doors apart so they can get sandblasted


picture so I remember how it goes back together


though, there is going to be a bit of fabrication here - remember when I said the wing-window hit the roll bar? the fix is a one-piece window, which requires combining a late door and and an early door

anyway, thanks for looking

[yellomalibu]

boy, crickets chirping again....

just because we don't respond doesn't mean we don't watch the progress with eager anticipation!

[CTX-SLPR]

boy, crickets chirping again....

"Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues."
- Proverbs 17:28, NIV

[SuperBuickGuy]

A poor, wise man knew how to save the town, and so it was rescued. But afterward no one thought to thank him.
Ecclesiastes 9:15

Just a fair warning about arguing the Bible with me.... I've been annoying Bible teachers since first grade with my use and mis-use of Bible verses.

[74NovaMan]

Nice progress! Keep up the good work.

[Stewzer55]

boy, crickets chirping again....

Huh? My excuse is being away from home and not chiming in very often. Believe you me, this build is very drool worthy, I feel like Buick over here when I stop in.