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

I looked into that a while back.
MI is (full 25), so "over 25yrs old".
Used to be restricted to car shows/events only, but recently given free use from Memorial day through Labor day. But with the lack of enforcement I see now days I wouldn't hesitate to drive it year round.

 

I missed an opportunity to register my Fiat as an antique when I got it. They say the same thing, that it's for special use only. I put 3500 miles on it every summer, so I was worried about that being an issue.

I asked around and turns out cops don't care at all. Normal registration is like $150/yr, and it could've been like $35.

 

The more I've looked into it and thought about it, the more I believe that I will go this route. With the Amp'd hidden mount, I would lose the integrity of the front bumper crash bar. I believe this will provide a safer mounting location. I'm going to find a way to retain the factory metal bumper. Either route, I'd have to cut into it for the fairhead anyway, but mounting it higher up will allow for a fairhead front license plate bracket that will hide any cutting imperfections. Once I get over to HF and mock it all up, I'll do a build post.

 

Got any tips for making this happen? Mine's actually just loose-ish. From the handful of writeups on here I'm not excited about opening that inner fender cover. Any ways to cheat?

 

You will need to pull away part of the fender liner, but not all of it. I recommend snipping the clips to pull away part of it, and buying fender liner clips from Amazon, there about $5 a bag, that removes the most frustrating part of the job. The antenna base is a PVC tube in the fender, if this brakes or the bolt at the bottom is missing then the antenna will seem loose. The pvc tube can be repaired in place if broken. The chrome bolt at the base/mast interface was fused and destroyed when I removed it to repaint, so I needed a new base. The Antenna base has been discontinued in the US, but I got a new OEM antenna base from Mexico.

 

I’m sure every FGT on here would love to have link to this

 

They don't advertise that it is OEM but that's what I received. The only difference from the standard toyota parts packaging/label was "Toyota Mexico". The individual antenna parts are also available on the same page (Bezel, chrome nut...)
https://www.theantennasource.com/TOYOTA/TUNDRA/Tundra 2000-2006.html?srsltid=AfmBOoqmhCuNSpfXkeSZZxkvcASLgukoGm3RZ35u96CVykpGhMB1XkNF#4

 

I really want to install a Land Cruiser or Sequoia power antenna in my truck. I get so tired of whacking my antenna repeatedly in parking decks when I go to the doctor, when I park for food, and a billion other times.

 

I just removed my antenna. Got sick of it hitting stuff and was worried that the car wash would break the base. I never use the radio anyway.

 

I forgot my phone while running errands this evening and tried to listen to the radio for a change. Nope. Houston radio gets worse every year.

 

*Exhaust note*

 

Hahaha, I just loaded a thumb drive for my truck up with the soundtrack to "Fallout"
@bmf4069 you get it
"Atom bomb baby"


Oh, and the VanHalen blue grass.
That's weird as shit, but I'm not hating it

 

Still gives me goosies every time I hear it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TmIwm5RElRs

 

I do that for Donut from time to time.

Side note, I put a jump pack on it as the haltech fb page said it was too low at 11.4v. Nadda. Solid crank with no start. I need someone proficient in haltech to remote into it.

 

Lol, yup. My fav of the bunch.

 

That sucks. I didn't know you were still having an issue with that beast...
I've been missing entire blocks of posts for some reason. Im just a hitch hiker along for the ride

 

Yeah, I think it was the weekend before Xmas. Drove fine Friday night, went to start it Saturday and got nothing. I think the alternator is getting weak, as it showed 13.5 when running back in August. Apparently the ecu gets pissy if it's below 12v.

 

I thought @bmf4069 was saying this... Would have made more sense if he took the Pantex job

 

This one stays in rotation at all times
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=9RPQKV6ijBY&pp=ygUSYmFieSBlbGVwaGFudCB3YWxr

 

After all the music I've seen you post that surprises me. Your taste range is about as whack as mine.

 

What can I say? Fallout rules and I like to surprise my passengers with random songs on my typical playlists (that are very punk and metal heavy). Here's another that gets people...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=X_DVS_303kQ&pp=ygUZZ29vZGJ5ZSBob3JzZXMgcSBsYXp6YXJ1cw==
It really bumps with my 10" sub

I keep this Van Hagar on rotation too
https://youtu.be/STVcNX7anGU?si=D1txa9Q_YSd-74wo

And this gem
https://youtu.be/lCgicPdsxxg?si=qlhspD3iQ7_XMKkl

Gotta keep the fools guessing.

 

I've got a pretty good charger around here somewhere. Maybe try an overnight float charge on the battery out of the car?

This Haltech saga would be way more manageable if you would just start learning the shit already No local support? That means YOU are the guy!

 

That Q Lazzarus song is so good!

 

"Would you f*** me? I'd f*** me... I'd f*** me so hard!"

 

I know the song from that movie and also Marc Johnson's part in Fully Flared!

 

Well Fuckity

 

Looks like roofing nail, but did it go all the way into the tire?

 

That's a classic I can't listen to without jamming to this hidden gem.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPlOYPGMRws​

 

This is another great one. Although it's better in a great pair of headphones because the first 10-20 seconds of the song are stereo bass, and it's alternating punching each ear. In a good set of can's it's absolutely disorienting. But it punches with a good sub too.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfOzHkNcAn0