Recent content by catskinner

Good effort but between the man eating crocodiles and sharks I'll stick to dry land hahaha

Looks factory fresh nice work

Do they have fixedtop fj45 Rear Sliding window rubbers in that catalog? If so I need a time machine :D

Looks great andy

Nice find! I bet it put a smile on your face like me when I found a nos Bakelite light switch in the glove compartment of my 63 fixedtop when I was cleaning it out

The fq15 actually used 2 darth vaders @Archie 1962 FJ25 i knew I had seen that switch before, it also controlled the black out lamps On a side note that fq is now under @cruiserdan care if any one wants to take a peek at it :D

1963 fj45

It was painted body colour from what I've seen, best way to describe would be "cardboard leather" but very fragile now after 54 years, although the red 63 is complete I've planned on using thin sheet metal and painting body colour on my other 63 which doesn't have any trim left original paint...

Not original, I would assume O D stands for overdrive??

Column shift is rare in Australia as most have been converted over the years but yes 61~early mid 63 it was standard

From what I have gathered mid 1963 was floor shift as standard in Australia, I have a two mid 1963 fj45s with stamped bezels and one has no evidence of column shift and the other which is only 13 fj45's older has column shift, both are second generation 3speed though. The floor shift option on...

Looks great, which kit did you use for your centre arm ? Nos or the Spector one Nice tyres, sta super traxion?

Cyclone is exactly its purpose, it works the same way a precleaner on a bulldozer or tractor works by swirling the inducted air forcing the foreign matter (dust' bees' grass seed) to the outside and downward where its caught in the collector

Thanks mate I have some early wiper and light switches to restore and your method will come in handy Yes it's a crow haha only white one I've ever seen

Good job on your restoration mate, what kind of paint did you use on the lock button? They are pretty rare only seen one that I can recall haha