My before and after photos on my ‘65fj45 fixed top short bed for comparison on what that nice 45 can turn into!
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Do you have owner history? I think that used to live in Pueblo CO, owned by Jerry. Only 3 digits off from my '63 - 13034.
It was owned by an wild animal park in Utah before I bought it from Tres Sorbonne in Duchesne UT
First owner? Does it run?
Don't know if the animal park was the first owner. Engine turns over. But compression numbers are low.
middlecalf
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@Searcher356 pics/build thread of 13034? Mine is 13038, build thread link in my signature.
here is a thread from when it was for sale
Here's an album I posted a few years back. I sold it to a flipper, unfortunately. He fooled me!
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I helped you buy that 45 in Round Mountain NV. How far have you gotten on it? The guy You got it from passed away in Ecuador. I moved a bunch of parts to a guy in Texas this year.Add mine to the registry...
1964 4-FJ45-15895 US
A ‘62, in Oregon? Hmmm.
Pictures now dog gone it! (no patience)
As Promised....
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She's a beaut! Congratulations. Looks like you have some nice fenders and a hood in the background. Are those for your 45 or something else?
Now, there's a beautiful bed!
Curious - I see the swing away tire rack latch. Mine (3FJ45-13034) had the holes, but the spare was mounted under the bed on a drop-down rack.
Does yours have an under bed spare rack?
Mine also had a dealer- or port-installed rear HD bumper, and maybe it interfered with the swing-away. I have only seen 3 others with the HD bumper.
middlecalf
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Whodoggie! that’s an early one, ‘62! Looks like it has been well taken care of and/or repaired. Should have the funky inside door handles that point up, and a centered rear diff if all original. Bed looks fantastic (jealous after spending another few hours rebuilding mine). Keeping stock or going a mod’d route?
middlecalf
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@Searcher356 my early ‘63 has the holes and structural support for the swing out carrier (carrier was missing, have a stock one from Mr. Pardi in hand), but it also has a few of the frame elements for the under frame spare rack. My guess is that there are some transition elements common to rigs as toyota transitioned from one config to another. 63 was a significant transition year mid-year. 65 too. FWIW.
Correct about the rear diff and the inside door handles.
I switched to the more modern latches (handle pointing down) because of a lot of wear on the latch mechanism, but I missed the up-pointing handlers. Much easier to open the door, since the older short cabs have you sitting more forward, and you can open the old doors with your elbow.
The modern handles require more squirming around to reach.
Thanks, those are for 2 other 40s being restored at the cruiser restoration shop I purchased the truck from.
Mine doesn’t currently have the under bed spare rack, but it looks like the bed mount member and rack were once there.
Yes truck was originally from a drier region of Oregon so the bed was preserved well. Only one bed crossmember appears to be rusted through. The door handles are missing and the rear diff is offset. Plan on going a modded route with patina if I can get through the primer overcoat.
Does anyone have any information on the bed polls found on all 4 corners of the bed? Thought it was a po add on but I’ve seen it on two different fixed top trucks now.
