1964/65? fj40 FST

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destin

destin

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She may not be perfect but she is mine :)

Showed up today.
Need to get a new muffler and rebuild the carb, but other than that it is in pretty good shape. There is a little play in the steering wheel, but it does have the incorrect size tire in the front passenger side. ( new stock like tires on the way )

engine# F-190861 and Frame #4FJ40022298

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original shotgun holder there :)
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the tire tread that will be replacing these older ones ( keep old ones for back up ) :

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deffinately has some potential. if your steering is loose the center arm could be the culprit. also be prepared for about 8 people ask you if you wanna sell the bows which you could sell pretty easy for a decent price if you were looking at going a different route. i sold mine off of my 64 as i was never gonna use them. EDIT:: if you are wondering what year it is for sure look at the serial plate on the firewall on the passenger side inside the engine compartment.
 
weez440 said:
deffinately has some potential. if your steering is loose the center arm could be the culprit. also be prepared for about 8 people ask you if you wanna sell the bows which you could sell pretty easy for a decent price if you were looking at going a different route. i sold mine off of my 64 as i was never gonna use them.
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Thanks weez440

I will take a look at the center arm.

I am going to be leaving this FJ completely stock
and restore it over time. :)

It seems to be titled as a 65, but it was mentioned that it could be a 64...

:)
 
It was built in 64. Hence the 4 before the fj40 in the frame id. Depending on when it was sold was what it was titled as.

According to the SOR chart. http://www.sor.com/fj40frame.html?xax=7282&page.ctx=http://www.sor.com/fj40frame.html it was probably made late 63 to be sold in 64. It probably sat around til it sold in 65. Mine 21822 and sold in spring of 64.

It's a neat cruiser for sure. You'll need a couple of items but it's a nice stock survivor. A top from ehsan and some extra material for the doors and you;ll be good to go. The red patina is nice. Good luck. We'll see in the 25 parts area.

Does it have a generator or did someone upgrade it to an alt? How bout some engine pics.
 
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destin said:
Thanks weez440

I will take a look at the center arm.

I am going to be leaving this FJ completely stock
and restore it over time. :)

It seems to be titled as a 65, but it was mentioned that it could be a 64...

:)
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Do you have a diagram of where the center arm is located in the steering assembly?
I saw a few rebuild kits and get the general gist, just not positive of its location.

Thanks, and sorry for the naive question :D
 
Beats me how a 45 year-old cruiser can have so little paint yet have no apparent rust problem. (Just surface rust.)

Obviously that's a dry climate over there or it's spent most of its life under cover.

Very nice!

And I like the old capstan winch too. (I've never seen one like that before.)

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lostmarbles said:
Beats me how a 45 year-old cruiser can have so little paint yet have no apparent rust problem. (Just surface rust.)

Obviously that's a dry climate over there or it's spent most of its life under cover.

Very nice!

And I like the old capstan winch too. (I've never seen one like that before.)

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:)

Thanks, i feel like i was lucky to find it!
Been looking for a really stock one with no or low surface rust for a while.

Neighbor lady kinda smirked when she saw, or heard me pull up ( muffler is rotted )
Explained i was restoring it, and by next week it would be much more quiet, she seemed dubious
;)
 
yep a 64 :) ....what brand of tire is the last pic from your 1st post? and size?

cooper?
 
very nice start ...

i live close to you ... and am in portland often. maybe we could meet some time and compare rigs. i like the idea of doing a stock vehicle. bery best to your efforts.:):clap:
 
Ya, I was looking at those, but had no reports on them at all...anyone know anything on these tires?

The ones Jim got for his 25 are no longer inexpensive ...the last time I checked they were up to $120 each.
 
Interco tires

I put those same tires on my 68 fj40. they are great so far. and super cheap. My cruiser drives better, turns easier, and doesn't shake as much on the road.

They do good in the mud, rocks. Only had them in a little snow, but they did OK.

They look sweet, and they were only 360.00 for a set of 4.

That's the best part.

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deg13 said:
I put those same tires on my 68 fj40. they are great so far. and super cheap. My cruiser drives better, turns easier, and doesn't shake as much on the road.

They do good in the mud, rocks. Only had them in a little snow, but they did OK.

They look sweet, and they were only 360.00 for a set of 4.

That's the best part.

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Wow they look great, good to see them at a side angle :)
They just shipped to day, hopefully i will have them this weekend.
 
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