Continuing from the last time, it is a continuation of Land Cruiser HZJ75 body repair part 1.
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When you remove the parts from the body.
Rust and cracks appeared in every part.
Especially on the left side of the body
Corrosion on the left side is severe for some reason.
Repair of the lower part of the rear door
Corrosion was progressing over a wide area centering on the lower left side of the body.
The most intense part is the lower left rear part of the body.
Left, behind the rear door.
It was shabby anyway.
The photo that shows the shabbyness is posted on the previous blog.
All cracks and rusted parts were repaired by gas welding.
The small part is the rod
The part that became a large hole is repaired by attaching a new iron plate.
The reason why rust has progressed so much is
The lower part of the body, drainage did not go well, and I left it for a while with dirt accumulated.
I used to clean it once in a while, but I didn't expect the corrosion to progress to this point.
The paint had been embossed for years and I knew that corrosion was going on inside.
But I didn't repair it and saved it for this day.
You don't have to save it separately!
It seems that the corrosion progressed rapidly after a small hole was made in the back of the mudguard on the tire side of the corroded front part.
Every time I ran through the mud, the mud got inside through the hole.
When I lived in Kericho, western Kenya, mice used to go in and out of the car through the hole.
The floor mats and side brake cables in the car have been gnawed here and there.
The rear of the car was equipped with a blanket to lay underneath during work, which seems to have been a comfortable bed for mice.
At that time, the rear window was always cloudy in the morning for some reason. The cause is the work of the mouse.
If there is a hole in the car, it will need to be repaired immediately.
Normally you don't leave it that far!
This is the second time to repair this part.
Last time, about 10 years ago, I worked on the same part on the left and right at the same time on the lower back of the body.
The right side works with the worker himself, and the left side is all repaired by the worker.
The result is this.
There was no rust on the right side, so there was no need to repair it this time.
The lower part of the back door was also quite rusty
The door behind this was also repaired for the second time, and the same part was welded and repaired about 15 years ago.
The door on the right side of the double door does not rust for some reason.
The paint floats, and even if it looks small, it is heavily corroded inside.
These rusts may be the fate of a car that has been in the rain for many years.
I removed the door for work
I couldn't work on the inside of the door from the outside, so I removed it from the car and proceeded with the work.
The damage was much more intense on the inside than on the outside.
This part, the hole was too big, so I pasted an iron plate and repaired it.
The bonnet, the base of the front pillar, the true pie, there are often cracks here
The front pillar and its base, where cracks often occur in the Land Cruiser 70 series.
In Kenya, we often see 70 series Land Cruiser with cracks in the pillars.
I'm sure it's the part where vibrations are concentrated.
This is the second time this car has been repaired.
The first one was repaired about 15 years ago.
If you run only on the paved road, there will be no cracks.
Close cracks with gas welding
There are also flammable parts such as wiring and plastic on the back side of the iron plate, so I used a wet rag to prevent heat transfer and proceeded with the work so that it would not burn.
If you don't keep an eye on the invisible part inside the iron plate, the plastic parts inside will often be scorched.
Be careful as you will take steps to prevent the smoke from burning after it comes out.
Of course, people who can do it here don't do that, but Mr. Chimata Niwaka Welding often does it.
There is also a long crack in the lower left part of the front pillar
The crack was more severe on the left side.
The left side is welded from the inside as well as the outside.
The base of the door was also cracked and rusted and repaired
Rust and cracks on the front
Although the number of rust was small, some rust was also found on the front part.
Remove paint and feeler, and remove rust.
I made a hole in the battery holder and a stairwell to cool the battery.
This 70-inch Land Cruiser has a narrowed front bonnet, so the battery layout is closer to the engine.
This causes the heat of the engine to be transferred to the battery during long-distance driving at high speeds, causing the battery to overheat.
Let the battery cool even a little.
I made holes in the front and back of the box.
In the photo, the rear part has not been pierced yet, but after this, the rear part was also punctured with gas.
The effect of the atrium is still unknown. (Later, it was confirmed that the effect was sufficient)
After testing, I'm thinking of attaching a heat shield to prevent further heat from the engine.
If you do it all at once, you won't know if the effect is due to the heat shield or the atrium.
It is recommended that you do these things one by one in order to confirm and understand the extent of the effect yourself.
The lower part of the battery and the mudguard part were also widely corroded, so I attached an iron plate to repair it.
Many cracks in the hood
There is no rust, but there are many cracks in the hood.
Everything I found was repaired.
The restoration extended to the inside of the car
This is the step part of the left rear door.
This is the first time to repair this part.
The feet on the passenger side and the floor were also corroded, and there were some holes.
This is the part that was once restored about 6 years ago.
While driving, a loud squeak of tires and a loud noise of the engine came in from this hole along with the wind containing exhaust gas.
All the rust and cracks found were repaired by welding with gas in this way.
Even so, I didn't think there were so many repairs.
Rough welding work is over
Along with the welding work, putty was applied to the parts where the welding repair was completed at the same time.
In the first half of the work, the rough welding work is about to be completed.
It took about a week to reach this point.
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to be continued
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