My latest Cruiser purchase has arrived

[Living in the Past]

Bumperettes painted body color during a good part of the sixties. I know at least two of these were from a 63 FJ40

Thought about using the ones closest in color on my 70.

This is what the original of my 70 was on the back. Also used it on his 63 which is why the bumperettes were in should good shape.

I know other family members had FJ40s as well. Were the different colors from earlier or later than 63.

 

[DSRTRDR]

I have a carb kit for that vintage that I can't use - send me a PM if you want it

 

[JohnnyC]

That year there were no footman loops because they went with vinyl tops ... around late64/65 they dropped the corner loops and brought them back around late 71/72

the vinyl top on the cruiser here is a kayline replacement top btw

 

[Indygbd]

I like it, believe it was the same one listed last year. Friend looked at it and thought it had been painted , I'll see if he still has the pics. Either way cool patina and looks great.

Not sure if it is the same one or not, however I crawled all over this truck. It is 100% original paint. I am not sure if this thing has been washed. It is filthy! I will be detailing it this week and posting more photos soon.

 

[Indygbd]

That year there were no footman loops because they went with vinyl tops ... around late64/65 they dropped the corner loops and brought them back around late 71/72

The vinyl top on the cruiser is a kayline replacement top btw

It is a kayline top. I have to say after driving it, I actually like the top. Very similar to original with large back window for easy visibility. The owner said they purchased the replacement top years ago from JC Whitney.
This truck is very cool. It came with original receipts from the 1970's, brochure, owners manual, jack and rods, dealer location booklet from the 60's, complete history since they have owned it since 1969, ect...

 

[Indygbd]

The 67 is detailed and it looks great. All original paint has a great patina. First 4 photos are before and after.

 

[Indygbd]

More pics.

 

[Rigger]

Suh-weet! Looks fantastic!

 

[samatulich]

Is that a bear or a wolf hood ornament? Either way, I’d keep it. Nice find.

 

[Indygbd]

Is that a bear or a wolf hood ornament? Either way, I’d keep it. Nice find.

It's a bear.

 

[SuperDuperCruizer]

I don’t have any pictures; however, there were no footman loops on the rear quarter panels of the 65 FST I had. It had same Kayline vinyl top in white as yours. Even had the rear reflectors too. There was a bracket welded to the rear corners that seemed unique to this vintage FST. The rear bow attached via the welded bracket and a clamp with a sort of hook on one end and bolted to the bracket at the other end.

 

[Indygbd]

I don’t have any pictures; however, there were no footman loops on the rear quarter panels of the 65 FST I had. It had same Kayline vinyl top in white as yours. Even had the rear reflectors too. There was a bracket welded to the rear corners that seemed unique to this vintage FST. The rear bow attached via the welded bracket and a clamp with a sort of hook on one end and bolted to the bracket at the other end.

Fj25 cruisers had those same brackets

 

[Hack]

Great looking rig! Nice to see you removed the boat winch from the front.....

 

[Indygbd]

I have more to do. I need to clean up the wheels, restore the interior, fix turn signals, one wiper is not working, and detail a few other things.
Will continue to post more photos as I progress

 

[SuperDuperCruizer]

Thanks for that info Gabe. Do you happen to know if any FST’s had a door interior light (Vader) switch? There was one on the truck I had. A bracket attached to the soft door frame of the drivers side and there was a pressure switch on the door jam. Looked original but I haven’t seen another. So, I was questioning if it was Toyota or not.

 

[jvincig01]

As a native californian, i love that bear on the hood. Very cool.

 

[Simcoe]

What did you use on that floor pan and in the tub to get rid of that surface rust and detail it like that? Looks incredible! Keep up the good work

 

[Indygbd]

I decided to remove the bear hood ornament and recovered the interior.

 

[Rigger]

@Indygbd that looks fantastic!

Do you have any pictures taken during the seat tear-down and rebuild?

I'm looking to add more info to the Upholstery Thread

I'd like to re-do my seats, and your pictures here are very inspiring.

Thanks!

 

[Indygbd]

@Indygbd that looks fantastic!

Do you have any pictures taken during the seat tear-down and rebuild?

I'm looking to add more info to the Upholstery Thread

I'd like to re-do my seats, and your pictures here are very inspiring.

Thanks!

These are the only other ones I took. Had I known i would have snapped more. One trick I did was to cover seat with new foam and cover then turn it upside down and sit on it to compress springs. Once compressed you can easily wrap the sides and hold without tension. It made screwing the bottom edge of the interior down much easier than trying to pull it tight while holding a tiny screw and drill all at the same time. This works for the front seats. The jump seats are easy.