1977 FJ45 Exhaust question...

[DLSINC]

HI Everyone,

I used to be on the forum about 10 years ago when my fj45 was still on the road.
It has been in storage the past few years and I finally had a chance to bring it back to life and get it on the road again over the winter.

Does anyone have any suggestions on the best way to redo the exhaust - tail pipe on the '45? There doesn't seem to be an OEM part avail and I'm wondering in anyone can help with a good solution.


I have attached photos of the truck as it sits now. The last photo is where I could use the help - I have trimmed the exhaust pipe just under the cab and not sure what to do from here....
I will post some more photos as I get back to work on it now that it's warming up. Thanks in advance.

 

[OverLand Cruisers]

Welcome back!!
You can still get a 40 series (01/79-84) muffler and tailpipe from Mr T. (17430-61120, PIPE ASSY, EXHAUST, TAIL).
If you used the Toyota muffler and some of the pipe I'm sure you could get a good exhaust shop to fab up something that looks correct.

 

[45Kevin]

The muffler resides at the front of the box, driver's side, and is a round one with off-set input and output pipe. The tailpipe then runs up over the axle and does a 90 to exit about 8" behind the driver's side rear wheel.
If your box is stock you will see the connectors for the exhaust system supports.
There should also be a heat shield above the muffler IIRC.

I don't think there are any stock exhaust parts still available for the 45.

Check out some of the 45 build threads. There are a number of good examples in some of them.

That looks like a stack of veneer on the shelves beside your truck. You must be a cabinet maker.

 

[OverLand Cruisers]

TEQ...muy cool

The flange is the wrong shape for a '77 but that's an easy fix.

Flange on my 11/78 FJ40. Can't see a reason they'd use a different one on a 45 of similar vintage.

 

[Living in the Past]

TEQ...muy cool
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The flange is the wrong shape for a '77 but that's an easy fix.
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Flange on my 11/78 FJ40. Can't see a reason they'd use a different one on a 45 of similar vintage.
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Might us a different setup because of the long wheel base and the fact where the muffler is on a FJ40 the FJ45 has the spare tire there. From the cab back these are different vehicles.

 

[DLSINC]

Thanks everyone for the ideas. I'm probably going to grab an old FJ40 muffler off someone here in Toronto and then try and figure out the tail pipes etc as I go along. I was hoping that there was a kit avail that I hadn't known of but all good this will work!