So I chased a trade with the 45 owner for my project 60 and thought I'd throw out a little more info.
First off, seller is a cruiser head and he's really honest and a stand up guy.
He's had the cruiser about a year, third owner, most parts are there to complete it less the drive train. He has a few other projects he wants to focus on. Trucks previous owner was from Wyoming and had the truck for 20 years iirc.
It's a 65 LWB frame, bed, tailgate, headache rack, cab and roof... the doors, windshield and cowl forward is from a late 70's (78?) FJ40. it has minitruck axles. Engine mounts are 3.0L iirc.
He's got the title ready to go but it has some slight complications that didn't scare me. He's got everything he needs to make it legit.
Overall it's a rad starting point for a resto' mod. There is a LOT of work to get it up on the road again, but in the end you'd have a sweet FJ45. I hope someone local nabs it so I can see it. I think a LS swap, 60 axles and have an awesome 45.
If I were moving forward, I'd want a good look at the splicing of the late model cowl to the 65 parts. The welds and panel gaps that I could see from a few pics looked good, if not really good, but you never know if it is square until you can get some measurements.
If someone wants my 60, lets talk... I would be motivated to get the cash to score this thing.