Project Patina 1964 FJ45 (Australia)

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I was told it was brought from lightning ridge 15 year back rust free for 3 1/2 grand and its sat untouched since. Not sure if its for sale or just another farm garden gnome. It's about 4 hours south of the border if you want to take a drive and check her over but let me make sure it still there. While I'm there I will try and get the owners phone number for you.
 
Thanks oz, you're a good man. Once I get my 45 up and running I'll bring her down for a look-see, assuming they're keen to sell.
 
hope whoever gets there first has no red paint left over to waste on this lovely old survivor! she looks sweet as is. mechanical refurb, rubber, seat trim and (best of all) new wooden tray using original fittings (inc the traysides stacked on the roof). and you're good to go :-)

but seriously if anyone looks at this i am happy to give my 2 bobs worth at some more detailed photos. in my parts these old girls have a tendancy to rust out in the front chassis crossmember underneath the radiator. adds instant value if this is solid. also the roof. if i didnt already have a 64 (and the tyranny of distance) (and maybe a 2nd 64) i would be all over this.

the fact that the chassis is uncut i find very interesting. i just cannot imagine why this was done on some (most?) in australia. seems to me 100mm is hardly worth the effort.

cult45 - read your comment in landcruisermans 64swb thread about aust. never getting the swb45. i'm not so sure but haven't really studied it. if you compare this example to landcruisermans (i'm just comparing the distance between the cab and rear tyre by eye) there doesn't seem to be much in it.

anyways good luck to all. and a big cheers to ozcruiser for introducing this old survivor to everyone.
 
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I would love this old 64 tojo but living close to the ocean as well as being sub tropical this old girl would rust super fast in my neck of the woods in her patina. To be honest I'm pissed at myself for bringing a rust free 1978 fj45 to Coffs Harbour but hopefully I can somehow stop the rust and preserve this specimen for the local young to admire. :)
 
Im leaning toward a late 1963 rather then 64 for this old, i see it has oil and charge light in the cluster and a ribbed roof but i havnt seen the serial tag so im only working on a guess

Hey cult only kidding about racing you there, i have my 63 but if you need someone to help check her over im keen for a spin in ya 1969 not on roadtrak major i hope, keep them for the run over to west aussie yippee ki yay
 
well spotted on the oil and charge lights catskinner. that what your 63 has? could mean early 63 rather than later; the only 63 i ever seen has guages not lights.
 
West aussie my 63 indeed has the oil and charge light cluster
from what i have seen around the ridges for quick year id are, altough parts could have been swaped

1962 column shift, oil and charge light cluster with white background, welded in windscreen frame, stamped bezel and ribbed roof.

Early 1963 column shift, ribbed roof, oil and charge light cluster black background, bolted on windscreen frame and stamped bezel

Late 1963 not sure at what point when they switched over but the late 63s ive seen are floor shift with the same features as early 63s

1964 floor shift, normal bezal with toyota emblem on radiater screen, bolted on windscreen frame and flat roof

Please add to or correct me if im wrong
 
you have studied this stuff! a fellow geek!! you dont know of anyone with column shift parts "around the ridges" do you catskinner? i would dearly love a column gear changing assembly

i checked the remnants of my 62 and stand corrected on the roof; it is ribbed. my 62 also has no ashtray, no locks for the rear windows and a different shaped toolbox under passenger seat (i will compare this with my fj25). also the ratchet type window lifters instead of a wind up mechanism. it is possibly reasonable to assume all these changes occurred at once but not necessarily. earlier horns are different also.
 
West aussie you are right i like to look at the finer details of the oldies
yes i forgot to mention about the 62 doors with rachet regulaters they also have the door release lever on top of the catchs, those type catch must have carried over to the later doors in early 63 im lead to beleve

And the tool box the 62s had are bigger triangle shape with 2 compartments, i seen an in early brochure where the battery was mounted on the chassis in the bigger section. That toolbox looks like it changed with the colum to floor shift maybe mid 63 to the smaller sqaure box
Some thing i would like to find out is if the double sided indicaters changed then aswell or before 63

Colum shift parts haha the other 63 that was around my parts a old banana growers ute was stolen and went through the scrappys shredder, fancy that a 1963 fj45 stolen to be sold for scrap i just carnt under stand it. I heard a rumor that it was a colum shift
 
Well I missed all the banter. I did see the front chassis crossmember was rusted through though..
And is that a two piece sliding front windscreen??
 
i hate scrappys.

double sided indicators interest me also. there is a "dual turn signal lense colours" thread back a bit in the 25 hollow. i have a very unusual set from 62. pictures and a little info on page 4 of that thread
 
so a day in the life of patina; meat cut up day at west aussies camp!

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Good stuff west aussie, wheres ya hand mincer clamped to the tray. usally venison butchered on the trayback around my parts. sure hope you were finished by smoko this time of year, getting a bit warm in qld
 
I see hub cap rims.. ;)
 
youre a classic cult. here i am with the prettiest butcher in australia and all you can see is hubcap clips haha
 
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