Wanted FJ45LV project, chasing down exterior body parts and interior lighting

[kanacki00]

It's taken me 15 years to bust this old girl from storage, but she's free and the restoration is underway. In theory, by the end of this week she'll be 100% mechanically sound and ready for the next phase. I know that I am chasing unicorn hair on this post, but I thought I'd ask.

Parts I am looking for:
Exterior door handles
Door hinges
Interior dome light
any gaskets for hinges, lights, etc.

Also, assuming there are going to be some speed traps along the way. Any advice for a fool?

Thank you

 

[Landpimp]

Fj55 dome light works well, that's what I have in mine.

 

[kanacki00]

Thank you for the tip. I appreciate it!

 

[Rix 45]

Nice solid looking prospect, why it even has a period correct Con Fer rack. More photos please.

 

[xtremeVA]

Agree...more photos please...

 

[KT40]

Nice solid looking prospect, why it even has a period correct Con Fer rack. More photos please.

Agree...more photos please...

X3! More photos and more of where and how you found it.

 

[xtremeVA]

I see you are combing the forum for parts. If you need a door gasket kit, @c2dfj45 has put together a top notch kit. Send him a PM.

 

[Tancruiser]

Theres a guy in the Rising Sun club made me hinge. Gaskets very nice work

 

[kanacki00]

Awesome tip, I'll try to hunt him down. Thank you.

 

[kanacki00]

X3! More photos and more of where and how you found it.

Thank you and will do. I'll post pics as I can as progress is being made. For the story, it's a long one. But the fast version is I found this in CO back in 2001, when I was young and dumb and in love (with the LV and a girl), so I thought it would be great for my girlfriend and I to fly out to Colorado and drive it back to WI. We did this in august during a heatwave, with small tires and the asphalt baked heat blowing up to our nether regions. In fairness, the girl was game for the first 48, but after that she lost steam and didn't speak to me for the last 48 hours of the trip. The LV was game for the whole trip, and actually made it to Idaho and back a couple times before life ran away from me and it was no longer practical to use as an everyday driver. The girlfriend returned to speaking to me after a few days, and has been my wife for over 16 years. We've decided 2019 is the year to bring the cruiser back to its glory and take the kids on adventures with it. We're going to try out best to keep it original, but failing fast, so we'll see how this all shakes out. Either way, it's going to be awesome.

 

[middlecalf]

Why Idaho?

 

[kanacki00]

Drove it out there to ride horses and guide hunts through the fall.

 

[MDH33]

You should start a build thread in the 45 forum with lots of pics.

 

[kanacki00]

Will do, thanks for the advice. Perfect timing as I've realized I have about a million questions for the community and was wondering the best way to approach it. Thank you

 

[JLawson]

Yes, Start a build thread. Well worth the trouble. Great place to ask questions. You will get lots of help from a lot of very knowledgeable people! I know, that's how I got my LV so far so fast. I am a week or so away from being on the road!