Spike. 1965 FJ45 LWB Survivor from an Arizona hill side

[miller]

Awesome score! Enjoy

 

[Wadesters]

Thanks for the advice and opinions! It will remain all original.

 

[island45]

Wow.....! Such a cool story. And from Montana to Arizona. Don't git much drier than that!

 

[Wadesters]

Bought my first accessory for the 45. A custom Georgia license plate on the back (to make it legal to drive) to go with the Arizona plate on the front.

 

[Wadesters]

I went to a retirement party in Park City Utah for a friend. Took a side trip down to Salt Lake City to the: Land Cruiser Heritage Museum. A must see if you are a Land Cruiser person.

Pictures here: Land Cruiser Heritage Museum - Chris Wade - https://chriswade.smugmug.com/Land-Cruiser-Heritage-Museum/Land-Cruiser-Heritage-Museum

 

[cbmontgo]

What an incredible find and story.

Curious what town it was in/near? Looks similar to the area where I bought my ‘76 in Congress, AZ a while back.

 

[Wadesters]

Little clean out today. I have read the threads about preserving patina and I will address that later. I have a 1982 FJ40 to take apart and get to painter so that is a priority. Bottom of fuel tank I believe is leaking a little. Never tried patching one. Are these "snorkel" tanks still available from any suppliers? Thanks..

 

[whitey45]

45 tanks are not available and have a different inlet. A 40 tank can be used with some mods to the inlet.( filler)

 

[Wadesters]

45 tanks are not available and have a different inlet. A 40 tank can be used with some mods to the inlet.( filler)

Thank you

 

[Wadesters]

Update on fuel tank. Sent my old one to a radiator shop. It was going to be expensive to patch it. Checked with Toyota and they still had a new OEM one for $420. One day order time and I have it.

 

[KT40]

Wow! That is awesome! Do you know if they have more?

 

[Wadesters]

My dealer said they were available

 

[KT40]

My dealer said they were available

That's great! Can you share the part number?

 

[whitey45]

Its not correct for a 65, but can make it work.

 

[Wadesters]

That's great! Can you share the part number?

Yes, out of the country currently. If I don’t remember ping me around the 15th.

 

[Wadesters]

Its not correct for a 65, but can make it work.

I thought the back edge would need bent down but it fits in mine

 

[whitey45]

It fits with no mods?

 

[Wadesters]

It fits with no mods?

Yes

 

[wngrog]

Modify it as you like as long as you keep it Toyota ….

 

[Wadesters]

Getting ready to pull engine for rebuild. Only has 44k original miles but previous owner said it had a knock. Find that strange because he drove if for 5k with the knock. Probably just a washer or the like rattling around. No matter I am going to go through it just to be sure. It has been sitting for 8 years.

Will be going back all stock with carburetor change also back to stock. I have some questions.

**One heater line coming out of firewall goes to top of head passenger side which I believe is correct. Other line comes out runs along spark plugs and just hangs with a shut off valve. How is it supposed to be? Picture below.

**Is the radiator the same size as an FJ40? If so I will get a new one. If not I will have this one tested and hopefully flushed and repaired.

**Finally I had a few beers, bit the bullet, and removed the stupid radio that was cut into dash, Argh! Anyone have a section of dash I can weld in? I just can't live with the hole. Will have to do the same to holes cut in doors for speakers.

I appreciate all advice and responses!