65 swb fj45

[dmaddox]

Those leaf springs look quite narrow to be cruiser springs.

Reading through your thread. I can't believe how similar our rigs are (other than year). About identical condition!

Even down to the license plate

Congratulations on your new truck. I wan't even wanting an FJ45 when I found mine (I was looking for an FJ40). However, mine has grown on me rapidly and I love it.

Best wishes - Dallas

 

[D'Animal]

Great Find!

 

[rockcod]

Those leaf springs look quite narrow to be cruiser springs.

Reading through your thread. I can't believe how similar our rigs are (other than year). About identical condition!

Even down to the license plate

Congratulations on your new truck. I wan't even wanting an FJ45 when I found mine (I was looking for an FJ40). However, mine has grown on me rapidly and I love it.

Best wishes - Dallas

Thanks Dallas,

I thought the same thing when I first saw it. I read you were thinking of selling, I hope you have reconsidered, that truck is too nice to let go!! You will regret it later.

The springs are correct OME 2 1/2" lift and shackles, although it leans pretty bad to the drivers side. I am going to re-assign black and gold plates to the truck and restore the original license plate frame.

 

[calstyl2]

Dude..........................

 

[rockcod]

Dude..........................

Yes, Rob?????

I got another "present" in the mail today, where do you guys get rebuild kits for these? What are the numbers on the last photo, are they a part number????

 

[calstyl2]

Mark A or Marv/SOR............Id safe that thing up and drive it as is, double master and disks and keep it as is, or tube it out and run Sledgehammer.................................

 

[calstyl2]

Specter Off-Road-Land Cruiser Parts - Search On-042-03

 

[24HOURSOFNEVADA]

Where does everybody keep pulling these big windows out from?

Great truck btw.

 

[rockcod]

Mark A or Marv/SOR............Id safe that thing up and drive it as is, double master and disks and keep it as is, or tube it out and run Sledgehammer.................................

Your're right Rob, I think I will just tube it and run the Hammers. I won't be wasting time looking for anymore hard to find stock parts, it is starting to wear me out

Thanks for the link on the carb kit. I did not even think of Marv having them, looks like another trip to Specter.

Where does everybody keep pulling these big windows out from?

Great truck btw.

I don't know if it is dumb luck or cruiser karma, but I have been able to network with some very helpful and awesome Mud peeps. Thanks guys!!!

 

[landcrusher909]

Your're right Rob, I think I will just tube it and run the Hammers. I won't be wasting time looking for anymore hard to find stock parts, it is starting to wear me out
PLEASE you live for that
Thanks for the link on the carb kit. I did not even think of Marv having them, looks like another trip to Specter.


Just try to get out of there with just a carb kit

I don't know if it is dumb luck or cruiser karma, but I have been able to network with some very helpful and awesome Mud peeps. Thanks guys!!!

 

[fj40forlife]

mark a or marv/sor............id safe that thing up and drive it as is, double master and disks and keep it as is, or tube it out and run sledgehammer.................................

backdoor

 

[Living in the Past]

I am going to be rebuilding the carburetor and in doing a search for a part number, it would appear I am supposed to have a large window carb???? Am I reading the date correctly 1 G 15 (1971, July, 15th?)

Not sure what date the change over was from the large window carb. I thought 65 had the smaller window. Did your small window had th kick solenoid? I've got a few carbs and I know there are two sizes of small widow carb. The one barrel ended I believe in 3/69. Then the rest of 69 model year had a two barrel. No real reason I asked just curious what the date for the carb window change was.

Nice looking truck. Not to often you find them this original after this long.

 

[rockcod]

Not sure what date the change over was from the large window carb. I thought 65 had the smaller window. Did your small window had th kick solenoid? I've got a few carbs and I know there are two sizes of small widow carb. The one barrel ended I believe in 3/69. Then the rest of 69 model year had a two barrel. No real reason I asked just curious what the date for the carb window change was.

Now I am really confused. I am waiting on the rebuild kit I had ordered, they told me it was for a large window carb from early to 68 model.

 

[Living in the Past]

I know that the small window came in the later years of the one barrel carbs. The large window didn't last until 3/69 when the two barrel started. Did your small window have a wire on the back for the idle kick solenoid? I've got a few small window one barrel carbs and all of them had the solenoid. I don't remember if any of them came on either of the 65 FJ45s I have over the years but I don't think so. I think both had after market carbs. My 68 had a carter I remember and that was back in 74 when I bought it. That one now has trhe correct small window carb and runs great Funny how I remember the vehicle I bought 35 years ago but don't remember the ones I got in the nneties



John

 

[rockcod]

John,

I checked the back of the carb, nope no wire or solenoid. The only wires are for the choke, throttle and vacuum advance. The plot thickens

 

[Living in the Past]

That makes me think even more that the small window was original. One of the small window carbs I bought from a junk yard's back room. All the carbs had a model and year on a attached tag. It was marked 66 and had the solenoid. So a small window without the solenoid would have been earlier

 

[rockcod]

I rebuilt the carb., freed up the stuck throttle cable (dash pull), lubed choke cable and filled up with fresh gas.
Now, I find out the carburetor insulator is leaking where the pcv tube inserts. Has anyone repaired theirs with an epoxy or do I need a new one?

 

[landcrusher909]

I rebuilt the carb., freed up the stuck throttle cable (dash pull), lubed choke cable and filled up with fresh gas.
Now, I find out the carburetor insulator is leaking where the pcv tube inserts. Has anyone repaired theirs with an epoxy or do I need a new one?

I put some high temp silicone in and around mine and it works fine

 

[rockcod]

Well I think that was done to repair it by the PO.

 

[landcrusher909]

Well I think that was done to repair it by the PO.

YUCK !!!!