1964 FJ45 LB “RB1” Project

[WaAkFJ]

Cool build. Your FJ40 turned out great, so I'm really looking forward to this build.

Those brackets look nice too. Can we see pictures of your press and dies?

Thanks!

 

[Radd Cruisers]

You say simple, but magic to most of us......


Good on ya,

Thanks. Bends are made with a 20 ton press and some pretty simple bending dies that I made.

 

[miker]

I've been busy but finally got some time to spend on the 45 so I started to take the bed apart and see what I've got to work with. I bought one of these spot weld drill bits. It works good but you do have to be very careful. I broke a couple when the panel would pop loose as the spot weld was cut. Good thing the cutter head is replacable and not as expensive as buying it with the arbor. I found out that they are less likely to break if I use a less powerful drill like an air drill or battery powered drill. The 1/2" Milwalkee won't stop if anything happens to bind up and the result is that the teeth on the cutter just shatter.

 

[miker]

A few pics of the drilling.

 

[miker]

To remove the parts of the bed floor just behind the wheel wells you also need to remove several philips headed bolts. The bolts were very rusted and I couldn't hold them with a screwdriver while turning the nut so I just drilled them out to remove the head of the bolt.

 

[miker]

Rear valance is off and the support just ahead of it is also off.

 

[miker]

Right and left bed sides are separated with wheel wells still attached as well as the small bed floor sections

 

[miker]

Separating the small bed floor pieces from the sides.

 

[miker]

Couple more.

 

[miker]

Also spent a little time bolting up the rear axle calipers and brackets to test fit.

 

[24HOURSOFNEVADA]

Nice job. Did you buy those from Decker? They look very famailiar. I called to buy the red 45 the week after he sold it to you.

 

[miker]

Nice job. Did you buy those from Decker? They look very famailiar. I called to buy the red 45 the week after he sold it to you.

Yep, that's where I got'em but he had at leat one more 45 long bed for sale so it wasn't me that bought the last one.

 

[89s rule]

Very nice build. I am going to tag along and dream on this one!! Keep up the good work.

 

[24HOURSOFNEVADA]

Yep, that's where I got'em but he had at leat one more 45 long bed for sale so it wasn't me that bought the last one.

Yeah the white one. Nice work. I'm glad somebody on here got it. Keep the pics coming.

 

[miker]

Spent more time taking the box apart. Man, I'm tired of drilling out spot welds.

 

[miker]

Continuing on the box disassembly:

 

[miker]

Working on getting the drivers side somewhere nearer to flat:

 

[miker]

Have the front of the box, floor, and all supports removed:

 

[miker]

Box is apart and completely off the frame:

 

[miker]

Drinking a and trying to decide how short to make the bed. this template has 6" taken out between the cab and wheelwells and about 18" off the overhang. I plan to shorten the wheelbase as well.