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

I have carpel tunnel syndrome. As soon as you said hand gymnastics, or whatever you termed it, i was out.

 

Looks like it could take a decent amount of overbore. At least .030" over...

 

The heat exchanger in the radaitor
Fails and coolant being under higher pressure finds its way into the trans cooler and contaminates the fluid. Really no signs until the trans starts acting up. Best to keep an eye on the fluid honestly, sucks for people with sealed transmissions though.
I bypassed the cooler in my tacoma just because. Got a russel 165 degree thermostat and a derale stack plate cooler. No more worries of coolant in the trans fluid. Tundras getting the same likely

 

On this topic. Can someone recommend a good transmission temperature gauge. Would prefer a digital one.

 

My dad actually had pink milkshake happen couple years ago. We only caught it because when the trans is hot, it caused coolant to come out the overflow and we saw it in the garage.

Sketchy stuff. Like I said above, the cool and actually started overflowing into the ground in my dad’s. Have you ever seen that?

 

Now that I can walk upright again, I have 2 questions: 1, did the housing around the fogs come with them, or did you make/modify them? And 2 are they wired to the factory switch?

 

Leaving work tomorrow at lunch to do this.

 

1: https://www.carid.com/2006-toyota-t...586.html?parentsubmodel[]=SUBMODEL|Double+Cab

2: Yes.

 

Scangauge2

 

cant say i have. usually people bring the car in for shifting issues. if its flushed out and the radiators replaced they usually do fine.. but some people wait till the damn things slipping like no other and bucking. then its too late

 

I take it the double cab door panels will not fit regular cab doors? driver side panel is broken on mine and i'd like to upgrade to power stuff. thinking about yanking sequoia panels at the junkyard if they'll fit (same as a double cab), I know some brackets are different and the door handles in a different location... but wonder if the shells have all the same holes.

 

Nope.. completely different doors. Damn

 

For some reason my.linited didn't come with the chrome bars on the grill and bumper. I'm not sure if the previous owner removed em or what. I wish I had em just to break up the white a little.

 

Those look good! Whatcha gonna do with your take-offs?

 

Just make that lower grill match the tow hook. Little splash of red btwn upper & lower bumpers will be tasteful suggestion the truck has something going on.
Not so good at photo edit, but just the grill:

 

LOL - quoting myself. Seeing it big I don't like my suggestion.
Do that grill, the hook & only the Toyota center emblem in an amber that matches the signals

iJDMTOY 12 by 48"es Self Adhesive JDM Golden Yellow Headlights or Fog Lights Tint Vinyl Film

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008BLFHS0

 

That would look awesome with matching wheels

 

This is actually exactly what I have in plan once I get some time off.

 

Hand Yoga. Spent some time in the Himalaya Mountains practicing hand jujitsu with a famous sensai years ago.

Your call as only you know what your hands can do.

 

I'd put the tires on too. Might work better in the long run.

 

I think all the limiteds came like that. Like the sport option on murican trucks.

 

Limited models are fully color matched. The door mirrors, door trim, grille and bumpers are all painted.

Interestingly the regular model single cabs came without the chrome on the grille and bumper, some were paint matched and some were painted dark gray regardless of the trucks color.

 

Gonna sell them, along with the old lug nuts.

 

This looks good. I'm glad they don't make us run a front plate in TN.