fj45 SWB question

[tjhaga]

I have a 1965 fj45 SWB and am finishing up my restoration. When I purchased this truck it was a rolling chassis plus several boxes of parts. I never gave it much thought but I only have one outside mirror. The drivers side has the 2 holes in the cowl but there aren't any holes on the passenger side. Did the 65 fj45 SWB only come with one outside mirror?

Tim

 

[whitey45]

All the 45's I have had have only had the drivers side provision with the holes and there was a plate for reinforcement(outside).Look up Dom Smiths swb thread(just search halloween fj45 and it should come up.Lots of great tech in his thread including adding a pass mirror.

 

[tjhaga]

Thanks, he helped me when I was rebuilding the bed with a tracing of the wheel wells. When I got mine they were cut out for flares. Really appreciated the help.

 

[65swb45]

I welded nuts to plate washers, slit the cowl open until I could insert them from the outside, then used the slit to weld them in place so that I could have threaded inserts on the passenger side to match the ones on the driver's side.

Hth

Mark A.

 

[tjhaga]

Thanks for the information