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What have you done to your 1st gen Tundra today?

Discussion in '1st Gen Tundras (2000-2006)' started by T-Rex266, Sep 7, 2015.

  1. Sep 16, 2022 at 11:42 PM
    NickB_01TRD

    NickB_01TRD You don't need less cars, just more driveway.

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    I know you bought a torque wrench now but that was the one place I just cranked on it with a breaker bar then used a cotter pin. Thing is though you don't have to remove the nut on the spindle side.

    You pull the 4 lower ball joint bolts out then you have enough slop with the spindle not being mounted to the lower control arm to use it to yank the axle out.

    Granted removing the nut then taking the axle out of the spindle side can't hurt, you still have to remove the lower ball joint bolts to have enough room to do that anyway.

    If you pull those lower ball joint bolts you may want to consider new ones.
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  2. Sep 17, 2022 at 1:56 PM
    txagg

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  3. Sep 17, 2022 at 2:35 PM
    Jack McCarthy

    Jack McCarthy Truck repair enthusiast; Rust Aficionado

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    I’d rather have an air horn that plays “ride of the valkyries”
     
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  4. Sep 17, 2022 at 4:02 PM
    alb1k

    alb1k Always Coming From Take Me Down

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    That's a loud speaker with an amp and MP4 player, lol
     
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  5. Sep 17, 2022 at 4:19 PM
    Jack McCarthy

    Jack McCarthy Truck repair enthusiast; Rust Aficionado

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    I would think you could still play it via airhorn, no?
     
  6. Sep 17, 2022 at 4:22 PM
    alb1k

    alb1k Always Coming From Take Me Down

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    Maybe, but that one is complex. Depends on how many horns you want tuned for different notes. But, now I must google it.
     
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  7. Sep 17, 2022 at 4:24 PM
    alb1k

    alb1k Always Coming From Take Me Down

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  8. Sep 17, 2022 at 4:25 PM
    alb1k

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  9. Sep 17, 2022 at 4:30 PM
    alb1k

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  10. Sep 17, 2022 at 4:33 PM
    Jack McCarthy

    Jack McCarthy Truck repair enthusiast; Rust Aficionado

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  11. Sep 17, 2022 at 4:34 PM
    alb1k

    alb1k Always Coming From Take Me Down

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    Which makes sense - you would need multiple actuators/solenoids and many horns, and some pretty solid software. For example, the 5 air horn setups all go at once, just different tuning for a rounded out sound/diff frequencies.
     
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  12. Sep 17, 2022 at 4:35 PM
    alb1k

    alb1k Always Coming From Take Me Down

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    That would work with a crazy controller and solenoids for each horn, I think.
     
  13. Sep 17, 2022 at 4:37 PM
    Jack McCarthy

    Jack McCarthy Truck repair enthusiast; Rust Aficionado

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    That’s my specialty. Not the horns, but the controller and solenoids. I’ll have to look into it some more.
     
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  14. Sep 17, 2022 at 4:42 PM
    alb1k

    alb1k Always Coming From Take Me Down

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    Could be a cool project. I wanted loud and streamline, so decided on one horn that did that. Even if this thing could play dixie or mozart ,I would never do it under 150 PSI air. That's why I'm thinking electrical horn is the way.
     
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  15. Sep 17, 2022 at 5:29 PM
    KingSequioa007

    KingSequioa007 Dreaming of URD S/C

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    Current mods: AFE Cold air intake, AFE TB Spacer,JBA Long tube headers, DD full cat back race exhaust, pedal commander pedal controller, URD MAF Calibrator tuned by Mike @ Autowave, DD 12 hole 320CC injectors, R9K ECU reflash,Solid Off road mounts. Future upgrades: 4.8 gears and LSD, ,long travel kit.
    Finally got around to my DIY Polyurethane transmission mount and stupid bolt strips coming out! Like WTF!? my local dealer has ordered them and should arrive Tuesday. At least got my fresh brake fluid in and cleaned my MAF Sensor, looked clean still from last years cleaning.

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  16. Sep 17, 2022 at 5:48 PM
    snoope

    snoope The Old Man

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    I can tell your from BOSTON , noise makers are/were the THING with our CB's also, New England Style :hattip: ...

    You want to get "adventurous" look up "Tarzan CB noise toys" o_O

    PLEASE do NOT put link on here.... I do NOT want to get THE HAMMA.... :smash:
     
  17. Sep 18, 2022 at 9:12 AM
    FrenchToasty

    FrenchToasty The Desert rat, 6 lug enthusiast

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    Heater prep done, now to go get some more fuel
     
  18. Sep 18, 2022 at 9:20 AM
    Mr.bee

    Mr.bee King Turdra

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    Titan has an exhaust leak, i can vary my speed between 65-75 and pretty much match time with anything.

    4th is the metal gear.
     
  19. Sep 18, 2022 at 10:05 AM
    Mr.bee

    Mr.bee King Turdra

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    how do you make a short fat cactus, when they get cut, smaller cactus grows out of the base.
     
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  20. Sep 18, 2022 at 10:08 AM
    FrenchToasty

    FrenchToasty The Desert rat, 6 lug enthusiast

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    Hahah that’s a barrel cactus, some are designated with “fish hook barrel”

    im actually super excited, my Saguaro cactus has what looks like 3 arms starting to form! In their time line, that means it’s close to 100 years old
     
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  21. Sep 18, 2022 at 10:20 AM
    Mr.bee

    Mr.bee King Turdra

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    Our century plant, like some sort of agave, dad took care of for 25 years, bloomed in pasadena. Close to '12. I've got some of it, planted in '16. Grandpa has some. Planted some in the retention pond in pasadena, but havent checked.
     
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  22. Sep 18, 2022 at 10:29 AM
    FrenchToasty

    FrenchToasty The Desert rat, 6 lug enthusiast

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    We had one bloom when we first moved in here, we also have these cool night blooming cactus, but javalina ate them a few nights ago when they bloomed
     
  23. Sep 18, 2022 at 10:49 AM
    Jack McCarthy

    Jack McCarthy Truck repair enthusiast; Rust Aficionado

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    Jacked her up to check the ball joints and tie rods. Seems okay. Now planning a trip to the folks this Thursday to both pick up my torque wrench and replace the caliper pins.

    I hate these damn HOA agreements. Can’t do shit to maintain my truck unless I do it on the street and I don’t need the police harassing me if they drive on by.
     
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  24. Sep 18, 2022 at 10:52 AM
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    des2mtn Third Member

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    Where my wheels stop rolling
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    Fixed my loose air compressor and ABS module. The factory welds that hold down the ABS module broke due to hard driving and the weight of the compressor.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxWXUVZQ-4A

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    Don't mind the power steering fluid. Should be far enough inward where tire rub isn't a concern.

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  25. Sep 18, 2022 at 10:56 AM
    shifty`

    shifty` Is the Gila Copter a love machine?

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    Well, had in-laws in town this weekend, but I managed to knock out about 75% of my honey-do list that racked up while offroading in Iceland and beyond. That ate up about 10 hours of my day yesterday. Then woke up at 6:45am this morning to see the in-laws off, only to have them call 5 minutes after I got back into bed saying their tire is low. Told them to come back so I could check it out. Get out to the car with tools, only to see they rode it HARD while flat, and left it with a rut around the circumference of the sidewall, to the point I didn't feel safe patching it for a ride from ATL to MIA. So we unloaded the trunk of their 2022 CRV to get to the spare tire, only realize due to Honda's bullshit decision, the 2020-2022 CRV Hybrids don't have a spare tire... they didn't want to redesign the 2016 chassis to make room for a battery, so they stuffed it where the spare tire should be. Adding insult to injury of the dealership not bothering to mention this to them before purchase, the dealership also failed to put the inflator/sealant kit in the trunk cubby, so they had to have it towed to a Goodyear, the only national tire store here open at 8am on a Sunday, to get a new tire.

    But HEY! I closed out that 10 hours work yesterday it with something 1st-gen related that was totally fruitless for my truck, but it needed to get done. @baraynavab gave me this beat-to-hell skid plate and it's been sitting out back since before @Tundra2 was here. It was stuffed to the brim with dirt and weeds, rusted, and caked with oil/dirt mix. 45 minutes later, all free and clear of debris, with a new, light topcoat of satin black, looks like new! I tried to give this away to another member in need a while back, but it fell through. Guess it'll go into the attic to bake until it finds a new home.

    Wish I had "Before" pics to show how fubar looking it was. Here's the "After".

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  26. Sep 18, 2022 at 11:00 AM
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    empty_lord They see me rollin'

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    I forgot to respond to your post about the center trim. I got distracted buying another taco.

    I apparently have 2 more cluster trims so I won’t need that one I’m
    Afraid. My hoarding apparently is really bad these days
     
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  27. Sep 18, 2022 at 11:02 AM
    shifty`

    shifty` Is the Gila Copter a love machine?

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    Never hurts to have extras, especially when the price is right! Sadly, I'm just as guilty of that :(

    Saw the new Taco, looks good! You'd never know there was a mangled ass frame underneath...
     
  28. Sep 18, 2022 at 11:04 AM
    empty_lord

    empty_lord They see me rollin'

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    New taco should be a pretty healthy boost in funds for project 01 taco.
    Plans to stay under 6k total investment and sell for 15k assuming the markets still good by then. 3rd gen taco frame = more beef too.
     
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  29. Sep 18, 2022 at 9:29 PM
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    daveeasa FBC Harness Solutions

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    Not a tundra but I lined my dad up for a 2006 Tacoma DCSB prerunner for $4k. Feeling pretty good about that one. New suspension, no rust. Never had the timing belt done so he will have to drop some on that and fixing the AC but still a pretty solid deal with minimal effort. It has the 4.0 too which is kind of nice but not super important, he is 75 and won’t ever use it like it should get used.
     
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  30. Sep 18, 2022 at 10:00 PM
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    empty_lord They see me rollin'

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    06? they dont have timing belts
     

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