Manuals, Factory Lit, etc.

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A link to Morgan Fletcher's Literature: Land Cruisers in Print

The quote from me is wrong in the 1959 section, because later I learned the '59 did indeed have the thunderbird emblem, not the oval emblem.

 

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Everything you never needed to know about FJ25's and the first FJ40's including the first recall on the Land Cruiser:

Toyota FJ Technical Service Bulletins 1959-1962 as a PDF Converted by Mersad

 

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• Apr 20, 2005

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IIRC James Asti has a healthy collection of early literature including a leather bound 25 manual.

 

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• Apr 20, 2005

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I love the suicide door 28 wagon.

 

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• Apr 20, 2005

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In case you were wondering how to operate that complicated FJ25:

1960 Owner Manual (Thanks Frank!)

 

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• Apr 21, 2005

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Jim, Can you or someone scan the wiring diagram at a higher resolution?

thx, eric

 

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• Apr 21, 2005

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Hey, Jim. Check out the posted factory lit on the '59 FJ-25. There's no apron-mounted air intake on those either. Wonder if the difference is between the Japanese domestic models and the US imported ones. The mystery continues . . . .

Steve

 

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• Apr 21, 2005

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Ditto. I went to take mine to the DMV today and it was deader than a door nail. Brand new battery and the ign was off

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Jim, Can you or someone scan the wiring diagram at a higher resolution?

thx, eric

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• Apr 21, 2005

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Sorry guys, I went back and made the files a little bigger.

 

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Almost twice the horsepower at no extra cost!

Dealer supplied checklist for the buyer to compare the FJ25 and CJ5. So locking gas caps were standard?

 

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I like these brochure shots:

 

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Hey Jim.

I think I just figured out why there's no visible apron mounted air instakes on these photos. They're right-hand drives, so they must be on the other side.

Apparently I do have a non-stock drivers side apron on mine.

Steve

 

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• Jun 8, 2005

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Advertisement and article from magazine: '59 Motor Life

 

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• Jul 12, 2005

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Sleepy here today...

Another: FJ25 vs. CJ5 Comparison

I wonder what the three tailgate choices were?

 

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I wonder what the three tailgate choices were?

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Drop style, swing out and none? (I obviously paid extra for that last option.)


Geez, kinda quiet around here lately. There's got to be something going on other than just my new frustrating brake problems.

 

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• Jul 13, 2005

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I think fixed gate (not NO-gate) was the third, but don't know.

 

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• Jul 13, 2005

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Check the 1959 in Morgan Fletcher's link. Seating- standard type bench seat fixed gate, type B bench seat drop gate, type C jump seats with two side gates, type D jump seats with drop gate.

John

 

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Winter's Coming!

Time to hang that period accessory on the front of your 25 and go play in the salt!

1960 Western Plow Brochure

 

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My dealer parts guy offered to let me scan all his early books on a sunday when closed... I think treeroot said he'd host since the early stuff have 45lv info in there to. So if all goes well it'll be on root45.com in the future...

 

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wesintl said:

My dealer parts guy offered to let me scan all his early books on a sunday when closed... I think treeroot said he'd host since the early stuff have 45lv info in there to. So if all goes well it'll be on root45.com in the future...

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Sounds like you have a good parts guy (does he ship?).

I've got the orange & red 25 parts book (7/63) and scanned the 1958 one. Leave yourself a ton of time, it takes a lot longer than you think. Also the pages are nearly transparent and difficult to get a good scan.