Build 1964 FJ45 Short Bed Fixed Top Pickup Restoration
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@Tank5 that’s cool! I have not seen those before.
I have about 60-70 pictures documenting the condition of it when I first received it. I will send you a PM, so we can figure out how I can send them to you.
Edit: Looks like I cannot send you a PM. If you are interested in the other pictures send me a PM and we can find a way to get them to you.
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Message sent.
thank you, maybe send to my email? birdacre@hotmail.com hope this works, thank you, kevin
What exactly are you looking for?
64 fj45 tunnel cover for 3 speed column.
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This thing really is getting close. It has come a long way.
It really has. She’s been patiently waiting while we clear out the shop for the final push. I’ll try to catch us up to date.
Circling back to the old tank supply firing:
I cross-threaded an allen head bolt into the fitting for a clean look. I’m going to do the permanent install with epoxy and fill the tube shut.
Circling back to the old tank supply firing:
Even better, cross-thread it!
I cross-threaded an allen head bolt into the fitting for a clean look. I’m going to do the permanent install with epoxy and fill the tube shut.
So much cleaner than a dongle.
We got the hydroboost unit mounted for the final time and few opportunities for improvement presented them selves.
I saw a more obvious way to mount the hardlines that actually pulled them into better alignment. I called my hose wizard and asked if he’d be willing to fine tune the fit of the flexible lines, so he had me mark the cuts:
Now it’s all tucked in as tight as can be, and all of the hard lines are parallel and firmly mounted:
I saw a more obvious way to mount the hardlines that actually pulled them into better alignment. I called my hose wizard and asked if he’d be willing to fine tune the fit of the flexible lines, so he had me mark the cuts:
Now it’s all tucked in as tight as can be, and all of the hard lines are parallel and firmly mounted:
I wanted the fuel system to be as robust as possible for the long haul, so I used hardlines for the long stretches and only use flexible lines where they were needed to jump from body to motor.
The first step was finding a good place for bulkheads in the floor for connection to the tank and play around with the filter/pressure regulator that will also return fuel back to the tank. We are just running a single fuel line up to the EFI.
Here’s what we ended up with:
The first step was finding a good place for bulkheads in the floor for connection to the tank and play around with the filter/pressure regulator that will also return fuel back to the tank. We are just running a single fuel line up to the EFI.
Here’s what we ended up with:
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I used some fittings to establish a basic route and then tried to mimic it with aluminum tube.
The tight quarters meant this was way beyond the limits of both the bender and the flare tool - I had to flare the AN fittings on the piece of shirt straight pipe and then bend it after, using the bender in ways it wasn’t intended. It took a few attempts to get the length right. A certain amount of minor kinking/tube collapsing was inevitable, but this will not cause a restriction.
The tight quarters meant this was way beyond the limits of both the bender and the flare tool - I had to flare the AN fittings on the piece of shirt straight pipe and then bend it after, using the bender in ways it wasn’t intended. It took a few attempts to get the length right. A certain amount of minor kinking/tube collapsing was inevitable, but this will not cause a restriction.
On the tank side…
I had already made some wire and then tube prototypes before putting in the bulkheads:
Once they were in, I used them to measure for the final product:
I had already made some wire and then tube prototypes before putting in the bulkheads:
Once they were in, I used them to measure for the final product:
From the Corvette filter, we ran a continuous line up to the engine bay. Since it is attached to the body and doesn’t jump to the frame, it can stay one piece.
For maximum cleanliness in the engine bay, we really needed to run it parallel to the exhaust.
There’s one spot that has to directly cross the exhaust, and then we found a path that is mostly shielded from direct radiation by the frame.
For maximum cleanliness in the engine bay, we really needed to run it parallel to the exhaust.
There’s one spot that has to directly cross the exhaust, and then we found a path that is mostly shielded from direct radiation by the frame.
I wasn’t exactly sure how it would connect up top, so I jumped over to the Sniper…
Then used that to see how it wanted to mate with the supply line:
And come up with this:
Then used that to see how it wanted to mate with the supply line:
And come up with this:
We added silicon insulation sleeve for heat protection after we marked the final bend:
We’re going to make a nicer flex hose here, but this is fully functional as is.
We’re going to make a nicer flex hose here, but this is fully functional as is.
While in the neighborhood, we locked in the new location of the dipstick tube. We gave it a tasteful bend and found a nearby empty bolt hole for a bracket:
Last, but certainly not least, we got the E-Stopp mounted and the parking brake cable re-routed.
We flipped the cable 180* on the axle and made a gentle loop around to the unit:
We flipped the cable 180* on the axle and made a gentle loop around to the unit:
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