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

Thanks they don't make trucks like these any more...gotta keep it looking fresh!

 

Yeah buddy. Good work Gerardo. Thats lots of prep and finish time. Good to be able to DIY and save$$. Nice score on the top. How many miles you have on the od?

 

225000 and goin strong feels great....I take care of the motor and internal

 

Took the grille guard off. I’m having a hell of a time getting these bottom brackets off. I need to replace the front wheel mud flaps anyone have experience buying these.

 

Played with a few ideas...

 

I kinda want one of those...

 

Good job! It looks a thousand times better without that hideous grille guard/damage multiplier hanging off the front end. Your front springs n shocks just thanked you.

 

That’s one sick bumper, if I only I can get ahold of a 1st gen DC someday! Saw something similar on a 2nd gen DC on CBI’s site as well.

 

Tay2610... always hit up JDM salvage yards...for those mud flaps first. ...get em cheap there and repaint if u have too that's how I got 2 back ones

 

“The damage multipier”. Hahahaha. I love this place.

 

Yeah o really like it without the bars.

this is the original. I think brute Force makes the bumper

 

Correct, Brute Force Fab. Contact @toyotech2016 if you want more info on ordering.

 

I won't be able to afford it anytime soon

 

Broke the tailgate handle. Since I have a heavy drawer system up against the tailgate on the inside, I'm not really sure what to do about this... ideas? More details here.



Also tried a DIY awning. Need to work out a few kinks...

 

Thanks! Am I looking for Tundra specific or are they universal to Toyota?

 

Ratchet strap from inside the bed? You just mean until you can fix it right?

 

What paint did you use?

 

PPG Shop line...mid grade stuff...but not cheap!

 

Tay2610. ...yes specific ...1999-2004 tundra should fit

 

While sitting on top of ancient ruins in Machupicchu, wondered if my new yellow box came in the mail and thought about what's my next mod.

Update, looked over my emails and found a message from yellow box saying they shipped my recalibration kit, it should be waiting when I get home. Looking forward to installing that on Sunday.

 

Installed some 3rd gen taco trd or take offs.



Also some LED markers last week and yellow fogs. I also did the 3rd brake and bed lights, reverse lights and door lights but no pix of those. Unfortunately superbrightleds.com told me the wrong sizes for the map.and done lights. The festoon they sent for the dome was way too long and they said the map lights were 194s but they were festoon and different from the dome for some reason. So i sent em back. Anybody know the right sizes?

 

Unboxed my new Bilstein 5100's today. Got the clips moved up to the 4th position, the spring plate mounted and the boots zip tied. All ready to install next weekend. Figured I'd minimized the dicking around on the actual install day by having things ready.

Also grabbed some SAE and metric 1/2" drive impact sockets.

 

Installed a one ton master cylinder and booster. Now it actually stops like it should.

 

I want to know more details on that.

Spent a few hours in El Salvador today and learned that a popular mod here is to put 05/06 Tundra taillights on mid 80's beds.

 

It’s meant for a 1979 f350 4x4 dually and was a major pain to install.

 

Probably depo red/clears for tacomas

 

You might be right, still interesting seeing cross platform compatibility.

 

Im approaching 3

 

Nice. You at the meet yesterday?

 

Nope, wanted to but ended up staying home playing that spiderman game that just came out. Did you make it out?