Build 1967 Fj45LV Restoration

[apeterson]

wow!!! awesome!!!

 

['69 Yota]

That thing is sweeeeet. Good job.

 

[45hopin]

Lookin nice, might have a little time next week, call you when I get to the lake....wanna come check that thing out....

 

[tahoe40/45]

Thanks,it wouldent have come out this nice if it wasnt for the help i got from IH8MUD,info from other LV wagon builds,and everyone who is making random parts in there garage or at work.So thanks again.

 

[porten1134]

looks good boss!!!

 

[Scott Parsley]

So im mostly done,about 98%.I got i got it running just in time for us to have to move,so im waiting to finish my shop before its 100% done.Going back to the beginning of summer i finished,brakes,hoses,figuring out window rubber ,(with help).FJ40 rubber all the way around,since the late 67 wagon has a taller windshield i had to use two 40 windshield weatherstripping.So 5 all together to do all fixed windows.Door window felt and outer rubber (sweep???)i got at JC Whitney.The door hing rubber from Arthog worked great.Here are some pics.

Looks fantastic! Do you have those current JC whitney part #'s? All the old part #'s I have read about seem defunct.

 

[Chamba]

Fantastic! I can't wait to see it all done.

Josh

 

[Thorx7]

you've done a great job with this. I think patience is an understatement

 

[tahoe40/45]

Looks fantastic! Do you have those current JC whitney part #'s? All the old part #'s I have read about seem defunct.

Yeh, Ill find them and post it.

 

[Scott Parsley]

Yeh, Ill find them and post it.

Sweeeeeet!! That is really valuable intel. Also, Did you use the '58-'64 or the '65-'74 FJ40 (SOR?) windshield weatherstrip on the fixed glass?

 

[tahoe40/45]

Scott,for the fixed windows i used the SOR aftermarket 65 to 74 weatherstripping(dont forget the locking keys),the outer part of the door windows,JC Whitney belt weatherstrip SKU #1JA 819751, For the inner part i couldnt find the JC whitney sku# but here is the item # off my receipt 193479.The weatherstripping that goes on the body to seal the doors i used SKU # 1JA 132562.Hope this helps.

 

[Scott Parsley]

Thank you, thank you, thank you! The felt weatherstrip part # is
QE 193479. It's on backorder and mysteriously not in their online system. The lady I talked to at JC Whitney was awesome and did not give up until she figured this out for me.

 

[73fj]

Tremendous job, I hope my wagon turns out that good!

 

[cruiser_guy]

Very nice!! Gives me an idea of what my truck will look like when it's done (though I'm going diesel and disc rather than a 100% OEM resto).

 

[merbesfield]

Very nice work.

 

[24HOURSOFNEVADA]

I'd love to cruise up to Tahoe and see it in person one of these days.

 

[tahoe40/45]

Thanks,Thanks,and thanks everyone.24HOURSOFNEVADA let me know when you are going to be on the north shore of the Lake.Will have some more pics soon. Thanks again for the complements.

 

[landcrusher909]

Fantastic job ! Thanks for keeping us all motovated

 

[Poser]

OPEN!

 

[tahoe40/45]

I didn't think it would take me two years to do this update. Mostly done, still want to paint the front turn signals red, fix two oil leaks, and finalize the seat belts, and a couple of other small things.

One thing that i am looking for-I dont know what it looks like but I know I need one. My wagon is a late 67 model with the taller windshield, i think the proper rear view mirror has a place for the visors to hook into. If anyone has a extra or a photo of one, I would be interested. Still have a couple of LV parts to trade??

Driving the wagon has been fun, the stock Toyota suspension is so smooth, off road no problem, then straight to 65 mph on the hwy (i know that isn't new news
).
Still want to keep the wagon looking good, but its a Land Cruiser so its been out doing some mellow wheeling. There are a lot of old or abandoned logging/jeep roads all around me. Nothing crazy, big water bars, gorilla skull size rocks, some washed out creeks.
Took it camping a couple of times, fits all the gear we need, and two people and a dog can sleep in the back with the tail gate down. Im not to sure about 6 people and gear like it says in the 1964 advertisement .

So the first summer that it was drivable I got a call from a local contractor, who has a really nice house on the lake. He said there was a photo shoot for a back to school catalog going on, and they were looking for a old truck for some of the photos.
Long story short, Pottery Barn Teen was doing a photo shoot for their back to school,winter/fall catalog. I sent them some photos of my Cruisers, of course the wagon was picked out. I did two half days with them, one day near Donner Summit, the next was at a lake front house (Lake Tahoe) just off the hwy that goes around the lake. So this was in June, it was about 89 deg outside,we were on the side of the hyw in the contractors driveway. They made the shoot look like it was a nice December day at 29 deg. They surrounded the wagon with biodegradable paper snow, took their photos and that was it.
I cant believe the budget that advertisement has. They took tons of photos, there was a full crew of prop,hair, and anything else people, there was food. The guy who did the snow was a professional fake snow guy from L.A.