What have you done to your 2.5 gen Tundra today?

Revisited my jerry can mounts. Upright just had too much flex. Reinforced with a strip of unistrut.
Before;

After:

Bonus for the day: krylon "gloss smoke gray" is pretty close to cement.

 

No, I had to work around it. Wasnt bad at all. Make sure you alight it nicely. I had to realign the bottom three times because at first it didnt have enough material on the bottom back. Its a perfect fit as long as you align it.

 

Been pumping 91 non-ethanol in'er since last year.....hand calculated MPG's 15.89 with 87 I was getting 14.2

 

What lift do you have?

 

Not much MPG difference then, I'll keep using 91 (Premium).

 

Here is a link to it. This project requires patience, lots of it! I also got syringes with needles and glue to inject under the leather in a few spots where its not tightly against the steering wheel.

$36 Eiseng DIY Customized Stitch Steering Wheel Cover for Toyota Tacoma 2012-2023 / for Tundra and Sequoia 2014-2022 / for 4Runner 2010-2024 Interior Accessories Black Microfiber Leather (Red Thread)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07J9WXTNS?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_image

 

I am getting 11.9 mpg. I floor it a lot tho... 38.5 gallon tank is a must!

 

Premium always. Cause I'm anal.

 

Duuuuuude... I gotta know.... is that belly or arm?!?! Either way nice work!

 

hahahha it looks super f weird. Its my arm.

 

I go for the non ethanol if possible. If I'm at a station that doesn't have it I'll do 87, but that's usually at a Chevron, Shell, Sinclair, etc. The local no name station is the only one close that has ethanol free, and it's only in the 91.

 

Spent 8 hours in it with three of my favorite people.. and the Yorkie.

 

Got a few hours of maintenance in today. Got the rear set of SDHQ ABS sensor guards on finally.

Passed 10k miles last weekend, so got my first oil change with the new gear. I've had Fumoto valves on all my previous vehicles, but first time using the oil filter drain widget. Pretty slick.


Finished waxing (polymer sealant technically) while the oil was draining. Ready for fall and winter...


Once the truck was off the ramps, I changed the engine and cabin filters.


I'm happy to see my Michelin tires seem to be wearing faster than anything I've ever owned. Unfortunately, the one drawback from all this working at home crap is my miles have dropped significantly. The home CFO won't authorize new tires, so Operation Don't Rotate was bolstered this evening by increasing the tire pressure to 45psi.

 

LMAO

 

Yes I'm still alive and yes I'm still addicted to truck mods.

Actually been real busy with it, just haven't posted in while. Couple days ago cleaned it.



Won't bore u with pics of this. I recently did a rebuild on my heims with the new improved sealed coach builder steer kit. Since I hit 60k miles I also did oil change, tire rotation, all new brakes and rotors, all fluids like trans, diff's, ect and finished it with an alignment.

Now the exciting stuff.........No one can question my dedication since I installed them in the rain.


Before with steps


Steps removed during process




Finished product with @sdhq_offroad sliders.





Much thanks to @CorsoTundra, my fellow Pro and Cane Corso owner for the great deal and job packing them for shipping. Great minds think alike, not only does he have great taste in truck model, dog breed, and sliders, but he was also willing to hear me out on shipping and putting a deal together. All u guys out there that think a deal can't be put together between 2 reasonable people simply due to shipping costs are missing out.

Tuesday the dreaded driver side goes on, hopefully it won't be raining this time. Either way Tues it is.

 

Face lift, Grill, Headlights. Hood Bulge, yellow lens fog lights, DRLs
In filler panel under headlights.



Gecko engine compartment lights



Gecko bed compartment lights



finished interior console mods

 

Usually 89. We don't get ethanol free here unless it's in the northern part of the state.

I'm at almost 50k on the Michelins and still look ok. I've been waiting until they wear out to 'upgrade' so I've somewhat wished they would go sooner. I'm surprised you've seen decent wear just at 10k on them.

The sliders look much cleaner!

The blue on the Pro grill looks awesome!

 

I did the front two with 20% ceramic. Local shop charged $130. It looks factory

 

Since I’ve done literally no tuning to my truck, it’s 87 all day for me. 5.7 naturally aspirated. Getting around 16.5 mpg according to the dash.

 

The sliders look much cleaner!

Thanks. I totally agree. Both looks and function they're better than the steps. I'm surprised there's not much weight difference for all that added protection.

I love them and haven't even had a chance to really use them yet.

 

Thanks Ron, I appreciate that!...yea I love my Dirty Deeds exhaust and Stillen CAI, paired together the sound is perfect!...thanks again!

 

Looks good Mike.

 

Looks good Ter.

 

Have you guys seen these? Not sure if he has them listed anywhere besides Facebook Marketplace. Found a better link
https://www.etsy.com/shop/shiftinst...w0uGnDvNJWkqdtuLh-XDz8GVDIt4Vf83AsaxNS4eDkB-8

 

What was it? It says not available when I click on it.

 

Added a pic. They are machined shifter replacements that look nice. I sent him a message to see if he has them listed somewhere you can purchase if not on facebook

 

I did this to mine

 

Those are pretty slick!!

 

Here's a non-facebook link: https://www.etsy.com/shop/shiftinst...w0uGnDvNJWkqdtuLh-XDz8GVDIt4Vf83AsaxNS4eDkB-8

 

Pretty cool stuff.