Ever since I acquired my fj45, I've been dreaming about getting some custom, vintage style fabric / leather combination upholstery. At simplest, I am thinking something FJ60 style and at wildest maybe some sort of Pendleton wool fabric. I'm surprised there aren't more examples out there on the...
Hot damn! That's a big boi. Some day I feel like I will end up with a troop carrier style vehicle that also functions as a camper, but with how much time and money I have invested into this truck, I'll hold on to it for now....unless I miraculously come across a killer deal on a restored Capri...
Oh really? I can hear mine just fine. Sure, I have to crank it up a bit loud to cover the wind noise, but I also have 4 speakers with a bit of power. I have a 4 channel amp with about 260W total RMS and a separate 100W sub. It's definitely overkill for an FJ45 truck cab, but it's a future proof...
Yeah, so can confirm that rotating the outer, right know does skip track. It is just annoying to use and finicky. I wonder if there is a way to tap into that knob to add a button that performs the same action. I'm guessing it would be difficult or impossible because of the way those rotary...
Hard to tell from the pic, but that miiiiight be a FJ45LV. Those things are crazy expensive if you can find them. I think they only made them in much older model runs too.
Oh interesting! I hadn't come across a FJ45 truck resto of theirs...I was always too busy lusting after their FJ45 troopy converted to 4 door (honestly, I really hope to do this some day - modernize a 45 troopy, make it more comfortable, add 2 doors, and have it be a do it all people hauler /...
huh...honestly, I don't know. I'll check. It still would be nice to have a switch closer by, but if I can achieve it with knob as it is, maybe not worth it.
Hey, All. I have a custom Retro Sound stereo installed in my FJ45. I connect my iPhone to the radio using either a USB input or bluetooth. I'd love to have track skip (up and down) buttons wired in to avoid fiddling with my phone to skip tracks (spotify, podcasts, etc.).
Has anyone ever wired...
Took her for a long test drive today and she ran great! Fired up cold this morning, no choke, with about 3 seconds of cranking. After warming up she fired up in like half a second and quickly came to a consistent idle. I have the stereo all hooked up as well. I highly doubt this was ever part...
Late night update......She's Running!
I cleaned up every wiring connector I could put eyes on today with some electrical parts cleaner. I repeated the bench test, but with points mounted in Dizzy, and was getting the same 20KV spark. I decided to check the spark with the starter cranking the...
The first thing I replaced was the coil. At this point I have 3 new ones (1 oem replacement and 2 cheap amazon). All perform the same, resistances in check, same spark, etc.
The problem is definitely weak spark, not inconsistent spark. All grounds are good on the distributor. If you read...
Unfortunately, no. I've done more testing, but nothing is makes sense or standing out.
On friday, I decided to "bench test" the points. I removed the points from the distributor and mounted them to a wood block, basically using them as a switch and isolating its ground. I tried the following...
Quick Q....I keep coming back to this ignition wire (small black / yellow). It's behavior seems strange to me still, but maybe I just am not understanding something. Before I reasoned that the confusion with this wire was the black / yellow wire's connection to the grounded fuel cutoff solenoid...
Just measured a few different ground resistances on the vehicle. It seems like everything is well grounded - all measured with points closed.
1. Bat (-) to block = .2 - .4 ohms
2. Bat (-) to frame = .2 - .4 ohms
3. Bat (-) to dizzy body = .4 - .7 ohms
4. Bat (-) to dizzy post = .5 ohms
5...