looks like the speedo cable grommet that goes through the firewall?

looks like a nice one, has some work done already? what's it like, and what are your plans with this one?

looks like rot in the usual places, body looks reasonable and definitely withing the bounds of repairs, can't see much of the chassis though, is probably a lot worse?!

The 80 series TRE's have a large taper compared to the Suzuki ones and the knuckles need to be reamed out to the correct size, the reamer on its own is around £50 so what I've been told isn't entirely accurate, story of a lifetime. still could be a good thing to convert to run cruiser tre's, as the...

good work so far!
your trouble with parts sound like our local parts suppliers, unless you take the old bit in, there's a 80% chance you will get the wrong part!

I have heard of people getting them made up with removeable joints on each end, with the threads being cut by an engineering shop. I have been told the balljoints of a 80's series landcruiser will fit. they have the funny double one, as well as the singles, and also have the same taper, so there's n...

half tube doors, that's my plan

okay, that sound so overly complicated, I almost can't believe it :lol: glueing rubber will almost certainly end in grief, glueing down sound deadening will be much better, and you won't even need a rubber mat over top of it (if you use the non-aluminium backed stuff that is, same as what the suzi's...

you should be able to get it off with a wire brush on a drill or dremel. I just starting using por15 too, it's really expensive, but probably the greatest paint in existence! it'l do the job just fine on ali, without the need for primer or topcoat, and it's rock hard and chip free!

seeing mine has a lot of relatively flat sheet metal right behind the seats, it probably makes a lot of difference, and I wanted to cover up my welds, so the transport people can't complain about it when it gets re-registered :D one thing to watch out for though is the fact that it can trap water an...