Original SJ, and it will stay that way.

philgdust · Post by **philgdust** » Sun Dec 23, 2012 5:22 pm

Collected this today. An eBay purchase, site unseen. Never wise.

Good points:
Chassis Excellent
50k engine excellent
Front end (wings, inner wings etc) all sound
Interior in good condition
Doors excellent

Bad points:
Major rot in the rear boot floor, quarter panels, footwell, inner sills
Lots historical welding present
Jumps out of 4H
Interior soaking wet, so rain getting in

Tomorrow's job will be to strip the interior out, then take some more pics of the rot.

dazerede · Post by **dazerede** » Sun Dec 23, 2012 5:51 pm

Looks like u have a nice project there mate
And as u said keep it standard

Edweird · Post by **Edweird** » Sun Dec 23, 2012 6:04 pm

Looks like your is just a 'further-down-the-line' version of mine. The rust is in all of the same places just worse.

OllieSJ · Post by **OllieSJ** » Sun Dec 23, 2012 6:26 pm

when you done or if you run out of space in your all ready packed drive pm and i will buy it off you very nice should be a sweat example

Post by **Jordi** » Sun Dec 23, 2012 6:29 pm

Nice little project there.

Rust in all the usual spots. Nothing that can't be sorted with a bit of hard work and welding. Lol.

Good to see another Zuk saved from the scrap man.

Jordi

philgdust · Post by **philgdust** » Sun Dec 23, 2012 6:30 pm

Everything's for sale at the right price Ollie ;-)

Post by **ScottieJ** » Sun Dec 23, 2012 7:40 pm

Really looking forward to this resto! It's nice to see them kept stock, my LWB is going to be kept pretty much stock, might have a few bolt on reversible mods to protect the bodywork whilst greenlaning though.

Ricky-410 · Post by **Ricky-410** » Sun Dec 23, 2012 9:20 pm

They look good standard, and will probably be hard to find soon! good luck with the resto

philgdust · Post by **philgdust** » Fri Dec 28, 2012 12:57 pm

Had a good look/prod around today.
It's not as bad as I first thought, but it has had some major bodge jobs done in the past. The outer sills, where they meet the floor underneath are a patchwork of good, solid pigeon shit welding. Both rear wheel arches have had similar repairs. The passenger wheel arch is held to the outer skin by sealant, and the driver's by fibreglass!!!

As a result, I will not be doing it to the high standard needed for a show car, but patching it up to run for a few more years before completing a body off total restoration.

Next major job is to remove the dash to clear the bulkhead grill. It is so blocked, all the rain ends up in the car!!!