I like your throughness (is that a real word?), but every body i have worked has rotted out top and bottom if that step/hollow. I'm cutting it out and replacing it with single skin 1.5mm butt welded in.
As my bodywork skills are up to my usual high standards this will be topped with lashings of seam sealer, underseal and paint! Hides a multitude of sins.
The (not so) white one
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Jordi
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Re: The white one
1988 Samurai - Truck Cab & Tray Back - 1.6 8v & HIF44 - Snorkel - Stack Exhaust - PAS, YJs & 33s - Trussed, Gusseted & Pumpkin Capped Axles - 4.3 R&Ps - 4.16 T/Box - Rear Air Locker - Full Float Back Axle & Discs - RCV Front Shafts - X-Eng Handbrake - Custom Fuel Tank
Re: The white one
Tbh if it wasn't being sold I probably would just replace it with some 2mm but I wanted to keep this one nice and tidy and looking original. Only reason I've done the VL is to make the repairs less time consuming and to get rid of the mud traps. The arches will be mounted at the original height as to look original and so all the plastics can be fitted, will be handy if the new owner ever wants to fit 31s though.
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Jordi
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Re: The white one
Gonna be a tidy motor for someone.
1988 Samurai - Truck Cab & Tray Back - 1.6 8v & HIF44 - Snorkel - Stack Exhaust - PAS, YJs & 33s - Trussed, Gusseted & Pumpkin Capped Axles - 4.3 R&Ps - 4.16 T/Box - Rear Air Locker - Full Float Back Axle & Discs - RCV Front Shafts - X-Eng Handbrake - Custom Fuel Tank
Re: The white one
Hopefully 
never know if the blue sj goes it might be a tidy motor for me until the Lwb is done 
never know if the blue sj goes it might be a tidy motor for me until the Lwb is done 
Re: The white one
Or if I've saved enough by then 
2002 Jimny O2 Ragtop
Safari Snorkel, Freewheeling Hub Conversion
Diff Breathers, G/Box and T/Box Breathers, 2in Suspension Lift
HD Recovery Points and Winch Plate
Kuhmo KL71 MT / Goodyear Wrangler AT
Wessex 4X4 Reponse - WE411
wessex4x4response.org.uk
Re: The white one
If someone doesn't beat you to it, had a bit of interest in itzook123 wrote:Or if I've saved enough by then
Got another hour or so on it tonight, had a few people pop up the workshop so didn't get much done.
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Kiwibrad
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Re: The white one
What a nice finish Scott. Doesn't even look like you touched it!
Re: The white one
Lookin real good!
Re: The white one
Damn has it really been that long since I worked on this Zuki 
spent the last two days getting some work done, it needs to be finished and sold 
The more I dig into this Suzuki the more rust I find, but I'm making progress.
Got the other rear arch cut out and almost fully welded up, with a few of the usual rust repairs around the fuel filler.
Inner wing was pretty rusty so while doing the VL I cut n shut a "better" inner wing onto it.
Started trimming the bulkhead
Then got the other side started and trimmed the bulkhead. Gonna be a busy few evenings this week making more filler panels and welding it all up.
spent the last two days getting some work done, it needs to be finished and sold The more I dig into this Suzuki the more rust I find, but I'm making progress.
Got the other rear arch cut out and almost fully welded up, with a few of the usual rust repairs around the fuel filler.
Inner wing was pretty rusty so while doing the VL I cut n shut a "better" inner wing onto it.
Started trimming the bulkhead
Then got the other side started and trimmed the bulkhead. Gonna be a busy few evenings this week making more filler panels and welding it all up.
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donkeychomp
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