cult45's 45 recovery and remobilisation

[cult45]

oz me old, thanks very much, but I did a fan belt. I was probably a bit light on the details, my apologies. The gauge pic was just to show what I saw out on the highway passing Yatala at 110

 

[cult45]

..unless you're talking mph 40 clusters

 

[ozcrusier]

All K two 50 amp and two 30 amp clusters. Are you interested in the 63 shorty 45

 

[cult45]

Well oz me old I am. But I'm trying hard to save for a house so I'm not sure if my wallet is. Apparently it's an older resto by an older gent and his equally older old man

 

[ozcrusier]

Its all good mate the house is more important.

 

[cult45]

No updates but I have plenty of time to think out here, so I have some questions. Not necessarily for this truck, but for a build I am planning.

The build will be an FJ45, dolled up like an early but running an injected 304/TH700, discs, air, steer and coiled front. Patina, but classy interior. I'm considering a 60 series axle swap [gaining enough width for Bundera, GQ/GU or 80 series coils], but for highway cruising I want to retain the 3.70's. According to this: http://www.apexgarage.com/tech/gear_ratios.shtml I should get 109km/h at 1800rpm which is pretty ace for an old bus like a 45!

So, regarding the 3.70's..

a] will they bolt straight into the 60 series housings?
b] does anyone have any alarm bells going off [is this a bad idea]?
c] can you install an air-locker on these early centres [or are they too weak]?
d] will the truck be too sluggish off the mark?

Things to note:

FJ45 3 speed manual ratios are:
1st 2.757
2nd 1.691
Top 1.000
Reverse 3.676

The TH700 ratios are:
1st 3.06
2nd 1.62
3rd 1.00
Top 0.70
Reverse 2.29

Also, in my search I discovered this lil gem..
http://www.toyota.com.kw/english/to...ser/history/html/history/models/spec_m40.html

Cheers, Dan

PS. Why is R in the Cruiser a higher ratio than 1st, but in the TH700 it's a lower ratio than 1st??

 

[catskinner]

ah yes cult the lonesome nights working in the scrub i know them well, all kinds of plans of girls, motocycles, fortunes and most importantly old landcruisers come to mind when a fellas out beyond the black stump.
automatic!!! do not forget cobber that a 5 speed is a modern advancement on a fj45 (ask west aussie who is still caught in the romance of single speed transfer cases and column shifts hehe)

 

[cult45]

All this knowledge, and no thoughts on three speed diffs?

 

[cult45]

Haha west will never change!

 

[ozcrusier]

a yes
b no
c not sure
d not on the tar but might in the bush.

If I was going a chev I would go 4 speed with this overdrive.

http://www.advanceadapters.com/tech-vault/ranger-overdrive/

 

[cult45]

Thanks oz! You're a bloody champion me old. This has certainly enlivened me

I know you're a fan of manual trannies (Spanish cross-dressers?) but I want an auto. It'll be 90% on the road anyway.

I wonder if there's a set of overdrive transfer case gears available..?

Thanks again

 

[ozcrusier]

Me poor boy I for got your well over 6 ft and have a problem with ya knee's hitting the steering wheel.
Marks adaptors used to sell them in OZ but you can buy them stateside.

 

[cult45]

Yep, and short of gaining an inch or two with major surgery (the 45 not my legs) the only choice I have is an auto, a differently angled and shortened column and a deeper set of floor pans. Considering doing all three.

 

[ozcrusier]

The 75 steering column is a few inches shorter with tilt adjustment and lifting the seats will help as well.

 

[cult45]

oz you're right, but I can't even bring myself to use a newer 1975+ 45 column! No, for me it will be a stock early column modded to join the stock steering wheel and a uni-intermediate shaft-steering box assy. at the other end.

 

[cult45]

Damn I'm getting pumped now! Gotta get the '69 registered first..

Oh that reminds me, a filmmaking friend needed an old truck for s short film. Naturally I volunteered my 45 and I tried to snaggle the lead role for myself. I lost out but the 45 got the job! Shooting in January. Hopefully it ends up a decent film. If so I'll post it here.

 

[Pauciflora]

G'day Cult,

Please tell me it's not an Australian adaption of 'Christine'. That's all the world needs.....a film about a rusty 45 series LandCruiser that murders people and fixes its own dents.

Cheers,

Ben

 

[catskinner]

I wouldt mind a fj45 that fixed it self up

 

[cult45]

G'day Cult,

Please tell me it's not an Australian adaption of 'Christine'. That's all the world needs.....a film about a rusty 45 series LandCruiser that murders people and fixes its own dents.

Cheers,

Ben

Haha no mate, it is about a serial killer though. Not a bad little script. It's also got a '67 Impala, so I'm guessing the writer is a bit of a car nut.

 

[cult45]

I wouldt mind a fj45 that fixed it self up

But cat, where would the bloody knuckles be in that yarn?