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  1. simps80

    Barn Find 1965 FJ45LPB

    Don’t do it Put a dual master on we lived 100 years like this and didn’t die or need to overly modernize old iron out of a catalog cause it’s maybe harder than a catalog Drums are fine Maintenance is maintenance Single circuit brakes with or without discs or drums are what they are
  2. simps80

    Barn Find 1965 FJ45LPB

    100% The one I regret the most @ClemsonCruiser But honestly didn’t have a choice My wife is coming up on 5 years on 2/14/2024 coming home post surgery as a glioblastoma survivor surgery chemo again radiation etc etc …a “terminal” brain tumor with median 15 months survival So while I “regret”...
  3. simps80

    Barn Find 1965 FJ45LPB

    Love it! Glad to see this truck getting love and appreciated. I need that Christmas card! funny how your dog took to this particular truck... Everyone in my life when I owned it reacted the same way to THIS particular truck... My neighbor high school cheerleader always said her team wanted to...
  4. simps80

    Barn Find 1965 FJ45LPB

    If you ever need to sell it let me know I will take her back :) Looks real nice under that tree with family!!
  5. simps80

    Barn Find 1965 FJ45LPB

    Congratulations! that truck was one of a kind for me for sure. JP did a nice job with it, and I sure enjoyed it, hope you and your family do too
  6. simps80

    Barn Find 1965 FJ45LPB

    yep. thats totally great! couldnt have asked for a better person to take over stewardship of this truck. It was indeed a pleasure to meet you and your thoughtful wife!!! Hope you can bring the truck to the Rising Sun 40s run on 9/15 or potentially the Rising Sun swap meet on 9/16. This truck...
  7. simps80

    Barn Find 1965 FJ45LPB

    Welp, that turned quickly. trying not to be real dramatic here, but bottom line is I have to sell this truck. Which totally sucks. But not as much as the brain tumor that came back into my wife Hannah's head after being removed in 2009. next week starts a series of events, the outcome of which...
  8. simps80

    Barn Find 1965 FJ45LPB

    took a break today with the ol' ladies i carry it gunwale up when I have to load and unload by myself
  9. simps80

    Barn Find 1965 FJ45LPB

    google made this one. I like it
  10. simps80

    Barn Find 1965 FJ45LPB

    ol' girl is still a workhorse. they werent lying about being 1 ton rated.. picked up a bed full of sod and dirt, then filled her up with the old clay and rocks from the side yard. she rides real nice loaded all the way down... yard turned out good. mommas happy. took her out for a nice ride...
  11. simps80

    Barn Find 1965 FJ45LPB

    yea think ClemsonCruiser told me the story, or maybe its just old age and I am "mis-remembering" as ol' billy clinton said... they hauled some farm implement around in it and tbe Mico line lock had something to do with it...its not hooked up now, but will leave it for posterity
  12. simps80

    Barn Find 1965 FJ45LPB

    put it back together, too impatient to paint the tank, will fix it down the road. found 4 proper toyota oem #4 bolts from the stash i like it
  13. simps80

    Barn Find 1965 FJ45LPB

    got the tank back saturday after 2 weeks in Dallas for work.. of course its radiator-shop-black.. thats ok I needed it to run had to put it to work this weekend...will remedy the color situation soon used the seat belt eye bolt kits from Nolans thread to mount my 1965 toyota seat belts i...
  14. simps80

    Barn Find 1965 FJ45LPB

    yep, thats likely. based on the condition of this piece of s*** figured I would let them do their thing and THEN squeeze tubes of seal-all all over the place
  15. simps80

    Barn Find 1965 FJ45LPB

    ummm. its a 53 year old gas tank man. you dont need to apologize...like I am holding you responsible for s*** unleaded ethanol plus 50 years of age making a tank leak... good news...though came to my senses resisted the urge to fix myself after one of my local cruiser heads talked some sense...
  16. simps80

    Barn Find 1965 FJ45LPB

    oh, also, the fuel filler neck rubber elbow is f'ing done, split on both sides.. cant fine a valid part number for that...anyone know if the original is still available? if not I will look for some other source
  17. simps80

    Barn Find 1965 FJ45LPB

    the fuel tank in the 65 lpb has several major leaks. up and down the seams. many previous solder based fixes all over looks like some seal-all/permatex type fixes all up and down the seams and lots of rust inside and out... not a few small leaks, like pouring gas out the seams and pooling in the...
  18. simps80

    Barn Find 1965 FJ45LPB

    the 69 is getting real close so decided to pull it out and clean up the garage and a damn car show broke out lol so screw it lined em all up the 45 is back at my crib cause the fuel tank sprung a major leak, so thats on the list this week
  19. simps80

    Barn Find 1965 FJ45LPB

    #projectpatina. love that build of yours!
  20. simps80

    Barn Find 1965 FJ45LPB

    I like SG and Coral... the 69 is going to be coral, even if it stopped before, just really like the combo
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