my new 45

[yotawheeler]

nice find, thats gunna be alot of fun for you guys to play with...i wish i would have discovered cruisers at his age, i figure im doing pretty good though, i started last year and have spread the disease to my old man who just bought a cruiser last week...i would kill for a 45 but its looking like i will have mine and the old mans to keep me busy for a good long time. AWESOME find...sure did raise that kid right

 

[orangefj45]

great score! i hope you're getting the kid a stripper for his 18th birthday, he's definetly earned it!!!!! LOL

nice find for sure. you should really post a link to this in the 45 forum and add the vin to the fj45 registry. heck, you should bring it to the "fj45 run" this year! sept 1st thru 3rd in norcal......


stoked for you guys!!!!!

 

[fjwagon]

That's a hell of toy project.

 

[landcrusher909]

orangefj45 i to;d my wife we have a goal sept. right now it looks like i have to do all the brakes master cylinder, clutch servo and booster, and figure out why the steering is so tight. but its a pure labor of love

 

[LT]

Sweet score. Someday I will have a 45 in my hands and I will do very bad things to it

 

[landcrusher909]

brakes

well today we figured out we could not get it to roll very good , both rear drums looks like this and this was the good one, well we got the clutch working and had the truck on blocks running shifted ok and everything seems to be working fine. my weekend is over so we wont be doing anymore work until the next set of days off

 

[65-fj45]

Very nice find, see you at the 45 run

 

[calstyl2]

well today we figured out we could not get it to roll very good , both rear drums looks like this and this was the good one, well we got the clutch working and had the truck on blocks running shifted ok and everything seems to be working fine. my weekend is over so we wont be doing anymore work until the next set of days off

well theres the problem

 

[cory]

luckydog!!!! thats my dream ride! sweet findcongrats!!!

 

[idaho4x4]

What a great find. I cant wait to see more photos.

 

[RumBum]

I think I'm gonna be sick. That never happens in S. Florida. I'm gonna go crazy viewing the progress of that truck over the next few months.

 

[D'Animal]

I know I'm gonna get bashed for this, but.

Whats wrong with the brake drums? It looks like the grooves in the ID were made into it since it has ridges on the OD.

Was it not suppose to have grooves?

 

[JJS]

Nice score. I can relate to the lack of excitement from outsiders. My buddy's girlfriend was over yesterday, and asked me if had a time frame for getting my "old Jeep thing" running.

 

[splitshot]

Nice score. I can relate to the lack of excitement from outsiders. My buddy's girlfriend was over yesterday, and asked me if had a time frame for getting my "old Jeep thing" running.

Well.......Do you?

 

[JJS]

Well.......Do you?

I told her it was supposed to be running in August of 1999. I'm a little behind schedule.

 

[miker]

Wow! Nice find and congrats.

What will William charge per hour to ride his bike around my neighborhood?

 

[kellyo]

Man, you scored big time. That is extra staight and rust free. Where did you find that at?

 

[landcrusher909]

no D i cant imagine why it wore like that but i have another set i will be putting on , and guys i will pass on to Will there are guys wanting him to start a business riding his bike around looking for cruisers , man i love that boy!!!! adn we picked up the truck in so calif i am working this week but next week we will get more updates on the progress thanks for your support

 

[miker]

no D i cant imagine why it wore like that but i have another set i will be putting on...

On the brakes, it would be my guess that at one time it had shoes with riveted brake material and they worn down to the rivets then the rivets began to wear into the drums. It used to be common to see this "way back when" when most brake material was riveted and not bonded to the shoes. When you let the brakes get down to the rivets, you generally ruined the drums too. You will need to replace the drums and shoes to fix it correctly. Someone may have just thrown a set of shoes on it for a quick fix. Now those shoes have worn down to fit the grooves in the drums.

 

[Hugh Heifer]

I very am very unhappy with those of you who have a 45. Especially when you do well on the price and your does not threaten you with the purchase!


Great find! I am as green as can be!