Goose - Our Poptop FZJ80

[arcticaaron]

Great write up bringing us up to speed. Looking forward to where your build is going!

 

[SOAZ]

Great write up bringing us up to speed. Looking forward to where your build is going!

Thanks articaaron.

We fixed 1 small leak on the breather of the Aux tank and built a mount for out propane tank this weekend.

Excuse the booger welds. My welds are ugly, but strong. :sombrero:

There is a bolt on top to secure it into the mount, but I think I'll also use a strap as a backup as well.

 

[jjohnny350]

Wow, great setup, thanks for the great details. Awesome rig, great to see people get use out of them. Keep the updates coming.

 

[SOAZ]

Wow, great setup, thanks for the great details. Awesome rig, great to see people get use out of them. Keep the updates coming.

Thanks Johnny!

Tonight's update. I get high on fumes and the wife oils my seats. :Wow1:

 

[NM-Frontier]

I dig the squashed down propane tank, perfect for the swing out.

 

[DGarman]

What did you use on the seats?
They look good!

 

[SOAZ]

I dig the squashed down propane tank, perfect for the swing out.

Thanks! Glad I found it and it fits almost perfectly.

What did you use on the seats?
They look good!

Good ol Neatsfoot Oil! We're going to try and do a coat a day for a while until we reinstall. (I chose a brand made with the feet of the finest organic neats) :snorkel:

 

[SOAZ]

Finished up the final coat of Lizard Skin last night.
Kelsey is actually painting it now. You can see how much ligther of a color and more glossy the paint we chose is. Hopefully that will make it a bit easier to clean. Painting it doesn't affect it's ability to insulate or deaden sound according to Lizard Skin.

 

[SOAZ]

Seats, center console, Ham radio, rear hatches and flooring are all in. Next up cabinets.

 

[DGarman]

Looks great!

 

[ExplorerTom]

Ill be curious to hear your thoughts on the Lizard Skin when you get some driving miles under your belt.

 

[ttora4runner]

I think you need to clean it. :xxrotflma

 

[SOAZ]

Looks great!

Thanks Dennis!

Ill be curious to hear your thoughts on the Lizard Skin when you get some driving miles under your belt.

Will do, should be driving it on the highway and offroad by this weekend if all goes to plan.

I think you need to clean it. :xxrotflma

I can fully admit that this is the cleanest this truck will be for the next 20 years. :victory:


So, we decided that the light grey on the tailgate is a bit too bright so we're going to tone it down a bit. Otherwise, we got 1 side sanded/stained/sealed and we just need to bolt it in.

 

[LandCruiserPhil]

I like the new floor, much quieter? Can you access your fuel pump without removing it? Hard to tell from pictures.

 

[SOAZ]

I like the new floor, much quieter? Can you access your fuel pump without removing it? Hard to tell from pictures.

Planning to head out camping this weekend and do some highway miles so we'll see. I hope the Lizard Skin was worth it. On the front I do have to remove the front "floor" to get to the fuel pump. The floor section can slide out from under the bench so I don't have to fully remove that part. Thankfully it's only 4 main bolts on the flooring and 2 in the bench, but certainly not as easy as before to access it.