Builds 1964 FJ45 Short Bed Fixed Top Pickup Restoration (10 Viewers)

[85roktoy]

I thought those batteries were supposedly kind of sketchy?

Technology has come a long way since the introduction of lipos and they’re much “safer” these days.

 

[cruisermatt]

Beautiful hydroboost/steering lines. Those brake lines are temporary, right?

 

[tucker74]

Lots of lithium batteries used in RVs now, most stored inside and unventilated. That’s one of the advantages (in addition to 100% draw)…I’d have prolly gone Battle Born but I’m sure you guys researched.

Tucker

 

[Catching Neutral]

We have aliens here in Florida as well….now if I could only figure out how to get them cosmically connected to my 40.

 

[FJ60Cam]

A pack of Reese’s Pieces is a good pickup line.

 

[FJ60Cam]

We have the throttle stuck firmly on SNAIL and are lettin’ ‘er eat…

We made a simple bracket for the power steering reservoir and have it mounted now:

Next up was figuring out the air cleaner. We are dead set on using the old school canister style air cleaner, and were 90% sure we almost had room when we were fitting the motor. We didn’t have a choice, as it was as far passenger it it would go.

We got it mounted and giving the distributor room puts the canister right against the fender:

We’re going to put a nice dent right there for clearance:

We’re also cutting off any unused brackets or smog tubes:

 

[FJ60Cam]

Hole patched:

Distributor & wires clear:

Dent installed:

…which gives some room to move vs. the fender:

 

[FJ60Cam]

Still need to make some support brackets for the canister, but it is sitting right where we want it. Just need to decide what color(s) to paint it

 

[FJBen]

Cruisers should be raw, especially anything pre-88.

#pre-88nolder will make a great bumper sticker.

 

[wngrog]

Spent the afternoon at HQ getting Johns other 40 series sorted out but was able to lay hands on Rotunda

We close to this one taking off again. Waiting on 3rd parties to finish things…..

Stay tuned

 

[FJ60Cam]

Driving Mustard today made me giggle at the thought of driving this beast. This is going to be fun.

 

[AussieHJCruza]

 

[FJ60Cam]

Things are happening…

 

[middlecalf]

Things are happening…

Well the office chair is empty….

 

[FJ60Cam]

She’s off to the fab shop to make our decisions permanent and hide any mistakes. Stay tuned…

 

[red66toy]

Exciting stuff!!

 

[FJ60Cam]

Exciting stuff!!

Elvis expressed his excitement!

 

[maldoran]

The Plan.

This truck is just amazing and I’m shocked it was still for sale. But I think the reasons it is still for sale are probably also the reasons for which we are about to do what we are going to do......it’s just an old slow truck that has a hard time in today’s world. I really like to drive my trucks and want to make this 45 as enjoyable as possible. I spoke to a few other 45 owners (@wngrog included) and they all generally shared the same opinion....the 45 could certainly get some modern day improvements that would greatly enhance the enjoyment factor.

First and foremost, we do not intend to cut up the 45. Everything that is taken from the truck will be stored in my climate controlled warehouse so the truck could go back to its original state at any point. Second, I’m not selling anything off this truck because I truly intend to preserve everything for it’s future.

The plan is slowly evolving but so far a lot of parts have been procured and we have formed a committee of sorts to moving things along. The truck probably won’t be painted but the body is coming off so we can basically have a brand new frame and drivetrain. The axles, transmission, transfer case, and engine are all coming out for some cool Toyota additions. Yes everything that comes off will be saved and stored in my possession.

We are going to run four-wheel disc brakes with a 70 series full floater rear end and a 40 series front end. @orangefj45 sent over some Harrop electronic lockers (front and rear) to @RustyNailJustin for the third member assembly with 3.70 gears.

@orangefj45 is now working on the transmission and transfer case set up. We are going to use the H42 4-speed along with a split case and some 3:1 reduction gears.

We have @lcwizard working on the front and rear bumpers, along with his awesome u-bolt flip kits that worked so well on Project Mustard.

@FJ60Cam is dreaming up a pretty cool engine setup. Cam: feel free to share any info you want about the engine when the time is right. I know we are still in the planning stages right now but I can at least tell you it will be Toyota.

We also have @Onur hustling up sweet OEM Toyota parts to keep this thing humming right along. He has been invaluable in the planning stages to intro us to people and parts to make sure this truck is absolutely perfect when its finished. His former company was “Parts AND Consulting” and I don’t think enough people realize the value of his “consulting” - especially on a project like this one.

And there is obviously @wngrog. He is just as excited about this truck as I am. Also, he already owns a sweet 45 long bed so he brings a really unique perspective to the project. Another added plus is he is only a 2 hour flight for me so I can hop over for lunch and eyeball the progress.

do you know of a tailgate and hardware for a SWB FJ 45, 1964 in good shape?

 

[jomelo]

do you know of a tailgate and hardware for a SWB FJ 45, 1964 in good shape?

This one is outstanding.

I’m all seriousness I do not. I would post up in the 45 specific section (not the 40/55 forum) and see if you can find some of that stuff. That may be a tough setup to find in decent shape.

 

[FJ60Cam]

We got all of the mounts glued on for good and then slid Rotunda into the paint booth…

After an overnight air dry, we put ‘er in the paint oven for a few hours to cure…