The morning was spent putting the doors and such back on the build, then hooking up the gas tank and attaching the seats. It would once again be moving under its own weight. The cold December morning brought rain, and by the afternoon there were big fat flakes of snow quickly falling from the sky. … Read moreDay 15
The primer has been applied and it’s time for paint! Tan and black Raptor paint were the colors that got picked. The heavy-duty textured paint will hide imperfections and stand up well against the rough abuse the truck will face in the woods once it’s off-road. Tan will also look decent even if it’s covered … Read moreDay 13 and 14
Weeks before the first snow came to the garage, it snowed Bondo dust. So much Bondo. Applying Bondo is a repetitive and time-consuming process. It smells horrid too. But it’s necessary to seal up the edges and seams of the build. After all, no one wants water to leak into the cab. Or anywhere for … Read moreDay 11 and 12
After many days of putting the sheet metal up against the truck and double-checking measurements, it’s finally time for it to go up for good. One last look at the cab’s skeleton, and up it goes! It’s really exciting to be at this stage. After several months of following along, the truck is starting to … Read moreDay 10
Another day of documenting while the boys work on the rocker panels. That’s more or less the update. It took a few workdays to get both sides sealed up, but better to take the time rather than rush through it and have holes in the vehicle. Oh! The back of the cab is getting measured … Read moreDay 8 and 9
It’s been a few weeks. Sorry. Progress on the Land Cruiser has been moving forward. I promise. I took the short break because the last few weeks of work have been for one thing: rocker panels. To avoid posting updates on the same part of the build two weeks in a row, next week I … Read moreDay 7
Cut, grind, weld, repeat. It’s the second day of working on the support system for the back of the cab. The next major step for the back is to cover it with sheet metal to enclose it all in. Look through the gallery to get a sneak peek of what the back will look like … Read moreDay 6
Day 5 saw the boys putting the back of the cab together. Welding pieces securely in place on the truck. And though it may not look like much progress was made by the end of the workday, this is not a step to quickly work through, since the structural integrity of the truck is a … Read moreDay 5
It’s slowly taking shape. On day 3 there were some more discoveries inside the cab. Including a whole set of keys and old prescription drugs. I find it so strange, the things people will leave behind in their cars. How does one just forget about a set of keys? Both days included cutting pieces of … Read moreDay 3, and 4…
It will look worse before it looks better. Day 2 in the garage had me feeling more excited to see where this project ends up. More things were getting cut that day. As you’ll see, the back end of the LC got taken off, revealing more mud and surface rust. But nothing that wasn’t to … Read moreDay 2