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Builds 1963 FJ45V in The Netherlands (1 Viewer)
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Yes that’s it! Thanks for the additional info on the bottom side.
Will post more pics as we go.
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Pics of the engine bay as it looks right now. A mix of 63 and mid 70’s parts.
Removed most of the paint.
Removed most of the paint.
Looking really good
look great, its going to be a beauty. if yuo get a chance could i trouble you for a pic of the booster mount it looks nice and simple
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I’ll shoot a pic soon. It is actually a piece of square tube with two plates at the ends with bolt holes and center hole. We first mounted the booster to the tube and then the assembly in the car. Lengthened the actuator rod et voila.
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When I saw your pic I thought curious the brake booster in on the right...
....turned back the pages of your FJ45V book
& found your FJ45V came from the kangaroo continent
Cheers
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thanks for that hdjtachtig, might do the same, but with an 80 series booster
This eBay item any good for you?thanks for that hdjtachtig, might do the same, but with an 80 series booster
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Almost looks Land Rover-ish.
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After a lot of temporarily rust patching we painted the 45V. We had some grey paint left overs.
Piece by piece getting the car thogether. Now mounted the front bench and steering wheel and took it outside for the first time in years. Nice to have it running again.
Next up is some technical issues to fix. Two steps forward and one step back every time. But we’ll get there!
Need to get it safe and then get MOT and get it registered. Then we’ll drive it some time and the long term planning is a restoration/restomod.
A couple of months ago my dad found a low km 2017 FJ. Which is a unicorn here. Funny thing is the colors are matching. The paint on the 45V was there before he bought the FJ.
Piece by piece getting the car thogether. Now mounted the front bench and steering wheel and took it outside for the first time in years. Nice to have it running again.
Next up is some technical issues to fix. Two steps forward and one step back every time. But we’ll get there!
Need to get it safe and then get MOT and get it registered. Then we’ll drive it some time and the long term planning is a restoration/restomod.
A couple of months ago my dad found a low km 2017 FJ. Which is a unicorn here. Funny thing is the colors are matching. The paint on the 45V was there before he bought the FJ.
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Every time I want to get in the 45 I open the wrong door
we’re planning a steering wheel right to left conversion.
we’re planning a steering wheel right to left conversion.
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Two steps forward one step back is something a lot of us can relate to. Looking good though!
... stay with the right hand drive . If you have driven it some hours than it`s normal for youEvery time I want to get in the 45 I open the wrong door
... ask me how I know.
...and to complete my answer, with these cars you are driving 99% on the right side anyway !
,,,don't forget you are driving a slow car.
,,,don't forget you are driving a slow car.
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......right hand drive..{..}.
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I see what you're talking about. I was thinking the shape of the wheel well cut out on the brochure rather than the quarter panel itself. We were just discussing this on my thread. Like you said this quarter with the flat rear door and body around the wheel well and ribs that extend all the way to the rear door were on the FJ35 and early 45V/LV. As it says in the 50 year anniversary book about the FJ35, it was made only from February the August but Gifu kept making the body until December of that year. They were probably cranking them out for the upcoming 45s.View attachment 2556872
