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Old 05-25-2015, 01:52 PM   #41
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Today I hammered out the transmission tunnel. It will need a little trimming before I braze it on. I'll get all the cab parts ready to go then braze them together at the same time while the parts are hot!



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Old 05-25-2015, 04:41 PM   #42
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I suppose I have successfully gotten far enough this is beginning to look like a realization I'll post my inspiration!


So first here is the yellow one. I know this is an FJ40 not a FJ45, but this is why I'm doing yellow/silver. It looks good.






This next red one is what I will be going for overall. Small differences, but this is the idea.





And this last one is just for tube. I will use a combination of tube ideas from all 3, with some of my own.




This is what gave me the idea for zoomies.

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Old 05-26-2015, 05:12 PM   #43
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Made the cab sides and sanded everything so far. Next I'll wire these together nice and tightly and then make some more cab parts!



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Old 05-27-2015, 04:38 AM   #44
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Looks clean! What are you going to do with the bed? Flat? Truggy? Tub?
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Old 05-27-2015, 06:23 PM   #45
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planning a tub similar to the one in a picture above with the spare tire. I don't think I'm gonna do the spare though.
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Old 05-27-2015, 07:27 PM   #46
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Where do I sign up for one of these? Great job so far.
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Old 05-28-2015, 07:11 PM   #47
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Didn't get a whole bunch done. Doing lots of yard work! I did get all the edges cleaned up and trimmed to match real well. I also got the parts I have so far safety wired together for brazing. I'll make the rest and get them wired up before the torch hits it though! Gonna be busy so I won't be able to get back to this for about 2-3 weeks.




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Old 05-28-2015, 09:04 PM   #48
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Nice job man.Looking forward to see how this ends and i can't for the brazing part cause i could learn from the best.cool build...
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Old 05-29-2015, 02:18 AM   #49
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Great job, like how its turning out
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Old 05-29-2015, 02:30 PM   #50
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Made the cab sides and sanded everything so far. Next I'll wire these together nice and tightly and then make some more cab parts!

That looks like a flight suit cuff. Am I right? Very nice build too by the way!
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Old 05-29-2015, 05:37 PM   #51
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That looks like a flight suit cuff. Am I right? Very nice build too by the way!
Nope I'm just an enlisted aircraft sheetmetal guy. It's coveralls!
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Old 05-30-2015, 12:45 PM   #52
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Ahhh, hence the sweet metal work. I'm an enlisted avionics guy.
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Old 06-18-2015, 04:49 PM   #53
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Default Cab brazed

Well I'm back from vacation and spent a few days cutting my lawn and weeding my garden.... It was tall! Now I'm back to building!

Today I finished making parts for the cab!




Then I still had time so I brazed it all together and removed the stitches. Brazing aluminum is a pain it the butt and doesn't look great afterward. I'm getting better slowly, but I don't do it enough.





Then to smooth out my not so great brazing and help the aluminum heal from the stitches I applied some JB Weld as filler. Next time I get a chance I'll get this sanded down and ready for paint.


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Old 06-19-2015, 11:50 AM   #54
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Got it sanded and sprayed the yellow. Looking pretty plain without interior... It's gonna have to wait though. I want to get everything built before I start making detail parts.

It was very humid. It was raining as I sanded everything smooth and I am impatient and wanted to paint ASAP. The first coat of yellow seemed to blush really bad and had a flat appearance. So I figured out a trick... I heated up the part for a bit with a heat gun and then immediately went outside and painted it and came back in and hit it with a heat gun again. Seemed to keep the moisture from getting trapped in the paint and it had a nice glossy yellow finish as it should!





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Old 06-20-2015, 11:32 PM   #55
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So cleanly done! Very nice metal work! The fun part is coming right? The hood and the cab? The cowl piece looks really nice, I struggled with that piece when I built my FJ45, your whole build is much cleaner than mine, looking forward to uodates on this.
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Old 06-21-2015, 06:12 AM   #56
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Paint came out awesome man!
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Old 06-22-2015, 06:44 AM   #57
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Wow. This is gonna be a killer rig!
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Old 06-22-2015, 04:55 PM   #58
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Thanks Guys!

@Chevyota - You suggesting I should make a hood and cover this motor? Never!
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Old 06-22-2015, 05:31 PM   #59
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What thickness is the metal?

FYI: it need doors to smash in

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Old 06-23-2015, 08:25 AM   #60
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Thanks Guys!

@Chevyota - You suggesting I should make a hood and cover this motor? Never!
Don't get me wrong but you always try this cause that's what it looks like.just the hood.great stuff...

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