Its Starting to Look Like a Landcruiser Again!

I've been busy the past month or working on the Cruiser.  The biggest news of them all was getting the body back from the paint shop.  I LOVE how it turned out and the Rustic Green is perfect!  There is one spot on the driver side rocker that needs fixed and the guys at John Mares Paint Shop said to bring it back when I can and he'd take care of it.  Otherwise, it looks great!  I had lots of help off loading it from the trailer and getting set on the body mounts.  I did run into one small snag...the re-positioned battery tray was about a quarter inch to close to a brace on the firewall, so I'll have to do some sorting there, but otherwise it went on smoothly.  The body mounts went on easily and the body is now squarely on the frame.

So now that the body is on the frame, its time to get the interior all figured out.  The biggest is the electrical.  I've gone through everything and determined what needs to be remade.  I think the main harness is good with just a few modifications needed.  The harness to the rear of the cruiser is in need of total replacement as is the small harness across the front bib.  I should have all my parts sourced to rebuild the needed harnesses and will hopefully have wiring done in the new few weeks.  To do this I had to go ahead and buy the rest of the lights I needed...so I now have new marker lights, turn signals and reverse light.  They are mocked up on the cruiser now and it looks awesome!

I've also been working on the front seats.  John at the paint shop recommended an upholster and his price is just about as much as it would cost me to do it myself.  So why not have a professional do it right?  But I have made progress on the seats...they are stripped down, and the frames are painted.  I just have a few pieces of hardware to go, and the seats will be off to the shop.  I've also been sorting out the pedals, dash switches and levers.  Once the wiring is in, I should be able to start bolting stuff back on.  Progress is good and steady!