lach
25th June 2011, 04:57 AM
hi,
this is my 1979 LJ80 project which i was given for free from my dad. He bought it new and has used it for the past 25 years to go to and from the beach windsurfing. As a result it is very rusty but i thought it would be a good project.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178150.jpg
I first started by stripping it all down
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178151.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178152.jpg
I found alot of rust :-(
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178153.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178154.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178155.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178156.jpg
I then set out to make a new floor for it
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178157.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178158.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178159.jpg
I then stripped the chassis, got it sand blasted and rebuilt the diffs.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178160.jpg
I then painted it, fitted all the parts back to it. Installed a 2 inch lift, a late model Maruti F10A.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178161.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178162.jpg
I recently finished up all the floor and test fitted the body.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178163.jpg
sprayed the interior with high build primer
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178164.jpg
Then got one of these and sprayed it on
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178165.jpg
I'm really happy with the result. It provided a nice textured finish. 8)
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178166.jpg
so it turns out that rust has molested my bonnet over the years and it looks as like my old man has had a go at fixing it :no: :D
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178167.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178168.jpg
Some of the stuff that came out
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178169.jpg
After cutting most of it out....all of the outer and most of the inner skin missing.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178170.jpg
So i grabbed the bonnet off the red LJ body and although it has bog all over it (up to 15mm in places) it seems to be alot less rusty 8) .
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178171.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178172.jpg
I also bolted the front clip together and seam sealered it all up, I also sprayed some high build over it all.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178173.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178174.jpg
It doesn't look perfect but it was the best i could get it without spending heaps more hours getting it straight. This is how it looked to start with. :blink:
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178175.jpg
I painted the front clip and grill in colour today and I'am pretty happy with how it turned out. I also sprayed the inner gaurds with stone chip paint.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178176.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178177.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178178.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178179.jpg
I got some W/T hubs the other day for my disc brake conversion. I stripped them down and painted them. I'm just waiting on some parts to arrive and I can get stuck into that.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178180.jpg
I'm also having fun with bonnet repairs....the red bonnet that i thought would be easier to repair is being a PITA. I ended up welding the whole corner from the brown bonnet on, aswell as both bonnet clip mounts as the the ones on the red bonnet had fatigued and the metal had split. I'll get some pictures once i have primed the bonnet.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178181.jpg
I got the bonnet all painted in colour. It involved cutting the mounting points from either side of the brown bonnet and one corner of the brown bonnet and welding them into the red bonnet 8O
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178182.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178183.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178184.jpg
I just finished my front disc brake conversion using highway-star's write up. I got some w/t sierra calipers and rebuilt them as the caliper cylinder seal had perished.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178185.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178186.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178187.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178188.jpg
Got the sj50 drums ready for the rear conversion
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178189.jpg
I also pulled apart and painted the air and heater box.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178190.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178191.jpg
Other then that the body is coming along, i'm hoping to be painting it in the next month.
painted and fitted up the sj50 rear drums with some new wheel cylinders and pads. :)
old vs. new
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178192.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178193.jpg[/img
Finished the painting
[img]http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178194.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178195.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178196.jpg
this is my 1979 LJ80 project which i was given for free from my dad. He bought it new and has used it for the past 25 years to go to and from the beach windsurfing. As a result it is very rusty but i thought it would be a good project.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178150.jpg
I first started by stripping it all down
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178151.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178152.jpg
I found alot of rust :-(
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178153.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178154.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178155.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178156.jpg
I then set out to make a new floor for it
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178157.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178158.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178159.jpg
I then stripped the chassis, got it sand blasted and rebuilt the diffs.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178160.jpg
I then painted it, fitted all the parts back to it. Installed a 2 inch lift, a late model Maruti F10A.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178161.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178162.jpg
I recently finished up all the floor and test fitted the body.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178163.jpg
sprayed the interior with high build primer
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178164.jpg
Then got one of these and sprayed it on
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178165.jpg
I'm really happy with the result. It provided a nice textured finish. 8)
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178166.jpg
so it turns out that rust has molested my bonnet over the years and it looks as like my old man has had a go at fixing it :no: :D
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178167.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178168.jpg
Some of the stuff that came out
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178169.jpg
After cutting most of it out....all of the outer and most of the inner skin missing.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178170.jpg
So i grabbed the bonnet off the red LJ body and although it has bog all over it (up to 15mm in places) it seems to be alot less rusty 8) .
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178171.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178172.jpg
I also bolted the front clip together and seam sealered it all up, I also sprayed some high build over it all.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178173.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178174.jpg
It doesn't look perfect but it was the best i could get it without spending heaps more hours getting it straight. This is how it looked to start with. :blink:
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178175.jpg
I painted the front clip and grill in colour today and I'am pretty happy with how it turned out. I also sprayed the inner gaurds with stone chip paint.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178176.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178177.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178178.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178179.jpg
I got some W/T hubs the other day for my disc brake conversion. I stripped them down and painted them. I'm just waiting on some parts to arrive and I can get stuck into that.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178180.jpg
I'm also having fun with bonnet repairs....the red bonnet that i thought would be easier to repair is being a PITA. I ended up welding the whole corner from the brown bonnet on, aswell as both bonnet clip mounts as the the ones on the red bonnet had fatigued and the metal had split. I'll get some pictures once i have primed the bonnet.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178181.jpg
I got the bonnet all painted in colour. It involved cutting the mounting points from either side of the brown bonnet and one corner of the brown bonnet and welding them into the red bonnet 8O
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178182.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178183.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178184.jpg
I just finished my front disc brake conversion using highway-star's write up. I got some w/t sierra calipers and rebuilt them as the caliper cylinder seal had perished.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178185.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178186.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178187.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178188.jpg
Got the sj50 drums ready for the rear conversion
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178189.jpg
I also pulled apart and painted the air and heater box.
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178190.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178191.jpg
Other then that the body is coming along, i'm hoping to be painting it in the next month.
painted and fitted up the sj50 rear drums with some new wheel cylinders and pads. :)
old vs. new
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178192.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178193.jpg[/img
Finished the painting
[img]http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178194.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178195.jpg
http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/dcimages/1/8/3/3/178196.jpg