Project, 45 on the cheap. (1 Viewer)

[PG45er]

thank you SO much for the pictures. I am finding it is actually not easy to find good reference pics of that area on 45's.
Did you make those completely from scratch? Want to make another set

Glad I could help. I did make them from scratch.
It was a PITA! That should answer your question on making another set.
I wanted to them to look as original as I could but in reality if all you want is function then I think 2 inch C channel would do the job just fine and be much simpler.

 

[cruisermatt]

Glad I could help. I did make them from scratch.
It was a PITA! That should answer your question on making another set.
I wanted to them to look as original as I could but in reality if all you want is function then I think 2 inch C channel would do the job just fine and be much simpler.

The nerd in me wants it to look super original but on the flip side this truck is going to be a complete mutt. I'll draw and laser something up. Thanks again for the help. I really appreciate it.

 

[cruisermatt]

Fenders have arrived. Along with some used goodies from @kevos37

Next step is to retrieve chassis, make it a roller, and then I can use the fenders, bib, hood and running boards to get the
cab aligned on the frame.

 

[cruisermatt]

New OE running boards on deck as well

 

[PG45er]

The nerd in me wants it to look super original but on the flip side this truck is going to be a complete mutt. I'll draw and laser something up. Thanks again for the help. I really appreciate it.

It's a good thing us nerds have IH8mud as a support group.

 

[cruisermatt]

TP had their 75/76 dash on sale so I decided to just go ahead and grab it and see how it looks. So I will have a 2nd option if the dash in the donor ends up being a total mess. I guess I do have to figure out a glove box as well, and I am also looking for a set of dash pad mounting panels. The lower windhsield frame on the donor is super rusty so I do not have high expectations for reusing those parts.

DASH BAORD LHD, FOR TOYOTA LAND CRUISER FJ40/FJ45 , (STEEL)

Dash Board Older Model, for FJ40, FJ45 Toyota Land Cruiser

tpautoparts.com

 

[cruisermatt]

The dash came in and visually seems nice but might need to play with it a bit.. cluster doesn’t fit as-is

Good news though, picked up another piece of the puzzle, paid just under half of what these cost me even with my AA discount.

My plan is to use with this an H42, and a GM adapter from FabBot on the back of the Honda.
I actually bought this years ago for a different project that ended up going in another direction. (Still not finished )

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