What have you done to your 2.5 gen Tundra today?

New o2's and Wideband sensors arrived. Think the block and heads go to the machine shop next week. Confirm the plan and some items. Then put the order in for the custom pistons (depending on lead time) and rods etc.

 

My old ‘91 4runner used to fling rocks forward from the back tires when getting back on the highway after going wheeling, had to replace the passenger side mirror glass twice!

 

Im pretty sure that's what happened here...

 

Even with stock wheels, stuff gets tossed around. This rock literally landed on my hood after being flung off my tire while driving through the neighborhood as I made a low speed turn. I was the only car around.

 

Hit a mileage milestone, hauled some wood and DG and built my wife and I, a new hammock stand.

 

Thats a nice looking build, and a comfy looking hammock

 

The rear window that goes fully down is so awesome. Good job on the project. Looks great!
Bet that wood cost a fortune though.

 

yeah 6x6 redwood is pricey, 16ft ran about $225 and the 8ft were 95 each. Worth it in the end, looks so much nicer than pressure treated

 

Just finished putting new front brake pads on. First time ever on the 2.5 generation Tundra. What a learning curve. I've done brakes on other vehicles before but the Tundra is a little different. The Pistons move too much. Too had to use two c-clamps since I don't have one of those brake tools.

 

Get one of these

$25 Brake Caliper Compression Tool with 2 Brake Caliper Hooks, 2 Brake Disc Lubricant, 5 in 1 Professional Caliper Piston Compressor Tool Brake Pad Spreader for Single/Twin/Quad Piston Calipers, Blue

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F1MQZ6S7

 

Yeah I was going to get one but I decided to do the brakes at the last minute because it was making screeching noises and it's down to almost metal to metal. I'll get it for next time, I have to do the rears anyways.

 

Changed the rear diff fluid just now. Good news is I only found very fine shavings on the plug and the fluid looked new still.

Those RAVENOL bottles made me look like a total jackass until I figured them out. Once I did, it’s fantastic design!

Wish oil came in bottles like that here.

 

I feel your pain with the Ravenol bottles...lol

 

drove the fam to the libray and got mcdonalds. epic saturday right now.

 

Have decided on a different compression for the pistons?

 

@Bham TRD I just did the same today too. Rear diff is happy, minimal metal particles on the drain plug magnet with over 100k now is good to see. Amsoil easy packs made it a breeze.

 

I’m right at 100k too, was very happy with what I saw as well, great peace of mind.

 

Nice!

 

When my kids were very young, they loved going with me to the dump on Saturdays, then to whatever cheap fast food joint that had a play place and $1 hamburgers. Simple joys in life.

PS - my kids aren’t grown up yet, so don’t think I’m some old geezer waxing eloquent…

 

BC says 4 weeks for pistons if that’s true then I’ll do that in a lower compression 9.5:1 if not then I’ll go to 10:0

 

What a pain the ass to install everything.

RCI instructions are not good. I have rock slider bolts that I have no idea where to put them. The cat guards make installing the skid plate package near impossible. I had to take one side off, but couldn't retighten all those bolts on the cat guards.

 

The $1 burgers are the dead giveaway that this hasn't been too recent. Lol

 

hhahahayea its like $40 to eat at that place now.

 

For real, it's crazy. It's actually cheaper to take the fan to a local sit down joint than to McD's these days

 

Truth!

 

Upgraded my 3rd brake light, couldn't stand the OEM one

 

@snivilous will be the judge of this. Rumor has it that any birth date pre-1999 is frowned upon and labeled as "vintage".

 

In that case I’m antique at 1985.

 

Them be fighting words.

 

I really want this style of slider or something similar.