SOLD: 1977 FJ45 on FJ80 Chassis - FULLY RESTORED

SOLD:

This a 1977 FJ45 Land Cruiser that is built on the chassis of a 1991 FJ80 Land Cruiser. This vehicle comes with two clean titles; one for the 1977 FJ45 and one for the 1991 FJ80. The FJ80 was from Tennessee before parted out because of a blown head gasket with less than 200k miles. The previous owner purchased this truck mostly as you see it in the photos, off IH8MUD.com in Dec of 2021 from the individual who bought the FJ45 out of the Pacific Northwest and had the truck built.

"Before" pics are available of the FJ45. This FJ45 is a NAS (North American Spec) vehicle, so similar to what was sold in the USA from 1963-1967 and it was originally sold in Canada. New odometer reads 3947, which is correctly married to the new Chevy small block 383ci Stoker crate motor and new H55F 5-speed tranny. The clutch, slave and master all have the same miles.

The transfer case is from a FJ60 so it is 4x4 not AWD. The radiator is a BECOOL aluminum radiator. The suspension is OME (Old Man Emu) with 2.5" lift. Air Conditioning is new Vintage Air and blows ice cold, also has heat of course. March billet pulley set. The gauges are Dakota, fitted in the original dash bezel with digital tach and odo.

Tires are Toyo MT 285/75R16 (6 tires). Warn 8274 winch. Axles are stock FJ80 axles, no lockers. Birfs are rebuilt.

Steering is HD so it is light. The truck drives great especially with the 383. 46 gallon fuel cell is the bottom portion of the bed tool box, top portion is a tool box. So no fuel tank in the cab as there was originally. The interior paint finish is all original paint (red) and the current color is Inferno Orange (TRD PRO color from 2015).

The previous owner pulled a small camper with the truck so there is a brake controller in the dash. The FJ80 frame was not shortened or lengthened, it is NOT cut. OEM 80 parts required for the chassis.

For more photos, see this ih8mud post: https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/nobl...