Here is my recent pickup. A 1960 FJ25 Trayback utility. Was believed to have been used on the snowy hydro project. I have the original tray that's in great condition to go on it. All wheels are there for it.
1960 FJ25 Trayback (1 Viewer)
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Some goodies i have sourced. A NOS Wiper Switch, pedal pads, and apron badges
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Big cheers to Rough2Tough Cruisers for the Vader Light.
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Managed to source an almost complete gasket kit to suit F135 Engine. It came with the original box and is in very good condition. The Toyota Greasegun was a very nice suprise.
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Where she sat patiently waiting for me to find her. Not only were the back brakes seized, all the tyres were somewhat deflated/ perished which made loading difficult. Thankfully we had the use of a tractor to load.
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Couple of rare goodies on the way home from the states. Cant wait for them to arrive.
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Pics of the tray as requested.
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Very big cheers to andybudge for the Thermostat Housings. Perfect reproduction!
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Nice save on the old girl. Seems more keep showing up over there. It amazing how many have shown up here for the total number imported. Owners can't seem to haul them off for scrap and show up years later.
Curious what you had to pay in AU dollars for the Vader light? Have a idea on the light switch and pedal pads. The Vader light seems to be the one with out of control pricing. The reproduction look enough different could tell it wasn't original.
Curious what you had to pay in AU dollars for the Vader light? Have a idea on the light switch and pedal pads. The Vader light seems to be the one with out of control pricing. The reproduction look enough different could tell it wasn't original.
The reproduction look enough different could tell it wasn't original.
How does the reproduction look different?
How does the reproduction look different?
that's not a reproduction regardless of what the seller on ebay says. just a cheap aftermarket license plate light
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How far does that hang off the back of the frame? Currently sitting on a FJ45/HJ45/47.
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Not that one. Someone on mud has done a 3D printing of the hood cover. It looks enough different could tell but certainly looks more original that this cheap thing.
oregon fj
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The bigger problem with the 3D printed one isn't that you can tell it isn't original, it's that it is only the hood and you still need to source the original base socket.
Really glad my FST still had its original Vader light.
Really glad my FST still had its original Vader light.
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Think he was working on a base to go with the 3D copy.
I've found Darth Vader lights in junkyards on cruisers that looked like they been there for years. I always thought they were cool and grabbed anyone I seen. Buying a few parts they wouldn't even charge for the little light. How times have changed. Missed the days of roaming junkyards picking thru old Land Cruisers. When the modern age of auto recycling came around where vehicles have large parts pulled then moved to a self pick yard for a few months before being crushed the inventory of wrecked 40s disappeared in a short time.
Every time I think back to those "junkyard" roaming times, it comes to mind when a friend of mine wanted a PTO winch , and the guy at the junkyard came over and took a cutting torch to the frame rails and just gave him the assembly. (he already removed the connection stuff to the winch). I also took a front disk axle from another one and he drove his cutting torch cart over and torched anything holding the axle. What a waste back then.
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Just chiming in. I am the one reproducing the vader covers. Currently I do not have a solution for the base. I have tried a few different map light bases but nothing is as skookum enough for my liking. I am not giving up though. Just because there is not an off the shelf solution doesn't mean there isn't a custom solution that will work. It will just take a little more time. I do have a couple original bases that I may part with depending on the situation.
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Managed to find the bottom half of another Vader Light locally. It is mounted on a bracket with only one screw hole. Is this bracket the original?
