47coeman

them mountain lions are pretty delicious tasting

As you can see the 606 is going back together crank,rods,pistons as well as the oil pump and timing chains. can hardly wait till i can hear the diesel knock.

Not aware of new oem, have removed original ones and reused..

My ‘63 45 SWB is an early ‘63 that’s 93 units earlier than this one, and it originally had the side-shifter 3-spd tranny. Along with the fixed windshield frame, the short door ribs, triangle tool box, and driver’s seat frame tell me this is an...

Thats an early 63 shorty, no windshield hinges!

That is so awesome Rob! Congratulations again!!

It was fun to see you and the truck at Roundup. Legend.

Sent out the pistons to be crown coated and Ron had to modify the 180 amp alternator to the custom bracket And the block to the mercedes 606 has been machined and painted moving slow but sure.

Finally got around to swapping my 39.5 boggers from 6 lug rims to 8 lug!! What a pain in the ass to manually swap these!! Big tire irons and my big 16 year old helped( he is 6’3”!!) we got it done, and a new attitude!!! Reminds me of the old...

Good times in Texas

Really amazing fabrication build Skip !! :wrench::clap:

Simple but somehow very satisfying piece to put together! As soon as it warms up a little I'll be taking the truck outside to run it a up to operating temperature so I can re torque the head bolts and reset the valves before the fenders, bib and...

I bought a 63 fj40 with a stamped bezel about 27 years ago for $800!! I have had it ever since! Its on my 45 now! Times have certainly changed!

Look at this cool one-page FJ40 Accessories listing from back in the day - Hickey Enterprises (I think they were a California outfit?). We found this along with the papers for our inherited 1977 FJ40........

Delivering two H55’s not much of a load but cool nonetheless.

Pride of the fleet, I use mine all the time. Rides like a Cadillac with a 1000lb of steel in the back.

I have Rough Stuff housings and am plenty pleased, attention to detail is the best.

But well deserved :)

Next time you won’t be able to use “rookie” as an excuse 😝

Congratulations Rob!! Well deserved!!

I agree with you Whitey going to take a bit of chewing on to bring that one to the popular stage, just butt ugly.

That is the ugliest truck I have ever seen!!! Never should this be compared to an fj45!!!

Hi guys got busy today and assembled two roller platform carts one for my metal cutoff saw and the larger one for placing body parts on so i can open up shop space when I have a need for work space when they are off the frame. I guess i have out...

I had a quick huddle with the Mosley crew today and spoke with ETAF who then sent me here. It’s a sign that the 45 went live today.