It's Here!!!

[osagecruiser]

after a non stop run from osage city to jackson hole wyoming....a mere 46 hour jaunt...the 1963 fj45swb is safely stored away in matt and mine's shop....we made a stop in greely on our return trip....thanks fjben for meeting us at the interstate and yes mike i do have your springs....it was definetly an adventure...lots of ice....snow....mountain roads and damn wyoming goes on forever!....thanks matt and robbie for being apart of this trip...i hope you guys had as good a time as i did.....i will write the entire saga up for the tac news letter due out later this year...now here are a few phots for your enjoyment

 

[D'Animal]

Congratulations?

I called Dukes about it but said he already had a commitment from a guy in the midwest. It looks like you could have unloaded it and put the snow plow back on it adn used it.

 

[osagecruiser]

i plan to keep a photo log of the restore/modifications...once we get started i will start a build thread....the truck is in great shape....and has some really cool farmer modifications....a pair of 3" steel pipes about 3 inches long.....welded to the tranny hump as cup holders....i will post pics of em once the build starts....here are a few more pics of the trip...enjoy

 

[osagecruiser]

animal
i had dukes remove the snow plow....no use for it in kansas ..frankly it would not have fit on my trailer with the plow attached....i must say that at about 2 am today i wish we would have had a plow!

osagecruiser

 

["Little Red"]

OK, cruiser envy here. That is a cool find! Congratulations!
Charlie

 

[osagecruiser]

thanks charlie...i am anxious to get started on it!

 

[66fj40x2]

Thats just cool!!!!!!!!!!

 

[eyezlee]

Marc thanks for letting me come with. I had a blast despite being stuck in the car for 40 plus hours straight. Jackson Hole is some beautiful country, wish we had more time to check it out.

 

[DuManchu]

Freakin sweet!

 

[JuttyShabango]

WOW!!!!

Nice find..nice pics...

If n' I ever get another cruiser it has to be a 45.

Lookin' forward to the progress pics and you guys are BRAVE souls towin' in that..

 

[osagecruiser]

jutty,
that expedition kicked ass!.....we had a special hitch on the truck and that forn v8 flat got it done...even in the mountains...and best of all....we averaged 13mpg!

osagecruiser

 

[tornadoalleycruiser]

Copy cat!
Congrats on a cool find.
Sure is a fun drive in the winter.. Dang cold up there ..

 

[osagecruiser]

eric...
it is beyond cold up there!....very pretty country....and dukes is a great guy...he kept giving me extra parts...toyota oem still in the wrappers...at the last minute he loads an older warn winch that he say's will look really cool on the truck....crazy...he has 2 of the 45 wagons...they are nice....when does the write have to be submitted for the newsletter?...let me know

marc

 

[osagecruiser]

you know we have a very good variety of cruisers in our club...for being i am sure one of the smaller groups...compared to say rising sun or lonestar

 

[trainrech]

Actually, we are tied for 3rd in club size, and with a little paperwork would probably be in 3rd on our own.

 

[2badfjs]

SWEEEEEEET!
sorry i missed you guys.
glad it was a safe trip.

 

[osagecruiser]

hey jim,
timing was pretty bad for us...we finally got to greely around 8 pm i think...visted with ben just for a few minutes and hit the highway again...ben has your tac window sticker...be sure to get it from him....thanks for the help getting mikes springs...maybe we will see ya next time out that way

 

[2badfjs]

hey jim,
timing was pretty bad for us...we finally got to greely around 8 pm i think...visted with ben just for a few minutes and hit the highway again...ben has your tac window sticker...be sure to get it from him....thanks for the help getting mikes springs...maybe we will see ya next time out that way

glad to help

 

[tornadoalleycruiser]

It was sooo cold up there when we picked up my FJ45 that the guy was trying to use starting fluid to set the bead on the front tire and the starting fluid wasn't atomizing it was just spraying out in a stream. He then held it in front of one of those HUGE jet style propane heaters to warm up the starting fluid.. At about that time we all took a nice step back away from the vehicle.
We'll have to compare projects someday.. It's good to see another rare truck in the club. The only one in the 45 family lacking representation in TAC is the shorty with the removable top . Chef's got the 45 lwb and 45LV covered.

 

[osagecruiser]

a shorty with removable top is a tough one...if i could find one i would gladly give it a home....my 45 started right up and crawled nicely on to the trailer...did'nt miss a beat...no smoke from the engine....now matt, robbie and i were freezing our butts off!...but the 45 did'nt even notice the cold!