Dave's 45 Restoration Page

This page will follow the restoration of my FJ45 pickup. Keep checking back for more photos and progress reports.  This is the way it looked about 5 years ago. It is largely the same now, except for a rattle-can paint job to make it Desert Tan. It spent 30 years in Oregon, came east for 4 years in Tennessee, and now resides in Massachusetts. I am the 5th owner.

Here is the intact, though scruffy tailgate. Note the large gas tank that a previous owner installed in the bed. This is already gone.

Here is a shot of the front of the frame. A 327 V8 has been removed and there is currently no drivetrain installed. Note the coil-over shocks, soon to be gone.

Here is the rear of the frame. Note the intact anti-sway bar on the axle and the remains of some sort of torsion bar on the frame.  Presumably this was added to compensate for the V8.