For Sale San Diego, CA - 1963 FJ45 SWB (1 Viewer)

Year

1963

Vehicle Model

1. 45 Series

Mileage

79596

Is drivable now but lacks a working horn and hazard lights. Titled as a 1964 as was the custom back then. Actual mileage unknown. Clear title.

Parts replaced or rebuilt since project started in 2020, list of some of the work done.

• F155 motor (1970 approx) rebuilt, done by friend who is a retired Porsche 911 tech, machine work by Motor Works Inc. in National City CA, now has about 500 miles on it
• 3 speed trans and transfer case – bearing kits installed
• New starter, distributor, coil, Weber carb, fuel pump, clutch kit, thermostat housing, radiator, power steering pump, water pump, temp sender, oil sender, coolant hoses, thermostat, motor mounts
• Rebuilt alternator, new external regulator
• Many brackets and parts under hood cleaned up by sand blasting, then painted using high temp paint and high temp clear coats
• Installed used FJ60 power steering box with kit from Iron Pig Offroad
• New parking brake cable, throttle cable, various brake lines, master clutch and brake cylinders, slave cylinders for clutch and rear brakes.
• Power brakes from remote MG style booster to front (disc brakes previously installed – looks to be the JT Outfitters GM conversion, original drums in rear).
• New head lights, front turn signals and running lights, battery and tray
• 5 New OEM rims and hub caps, painted Dune Beige same as fire wall with ppg paint, front wheel spacers per previous owner, new Toyo mud terrains
• New steering ball joints, new front leaf springs (Old Man Emu), rear view mirror, front shocks

Comes with these parts

• Used 4 speed transmission
• Doorstop repair kits
• Front knuckle kits
• Skid plate – from later year 40 series
• wiper motors
• has storage box under drivers seat with a jack
• several of the old replaced parts etc, brake pedal, headlight buckets, …

Asking $28,000

 

[whitey45]

Fixed tops were the first 45 pickups, removable shortbeds came late 64,early 65.

 

[Lifelong40Fan]

Interesting. That helps. So, maybe, they discovered the cab was too tight, elongated it, and, being Toyota and wanting the same length of truck, they needed to shorten the bed.

 

[3_puppies]

Interesting. That helps. So, maybe, they discovered the cab was too tight, elongated it, and, being Toyota and wanting the same length of truck, they needed to shorten the bed.

the short bed frame is also the same size and dimension as an LV frame, just different body mount locations.
so all 3 used the same basic frame