2003 Tundra AC ATX build

I bought this 2003 Imperial Jade Mica Tundra online and had it shipped from Sacramento to Austin.

The drivetrain and chassis are in decent shape. The interior was pretty much fumigated with that "fresh scent" deodorizer in it. Yuck. Called up a local detailer to wet vac and steam clean all the interior upholstery within a day of delivery.

The second order of business was to give it a wash since it was delivered via open transport. Let's just say it was missing a few nuts and bolts I went to my local Toyota dealer and ordered some of the missing things and scheduled a timing belt and water pump replacement service from a well-regarded service shop. The timing belt had never been replaced at the 156k mile mark.

Here she is after a wash:


The arrow points to the missing plastic retaining pin near the hood latch. There were three missing as far as I could see.


Used these:


To fill the empty tabs:


Driver side fender bolt/screw was missing, so ordered a new set for the driver and passenger side:


Driver side fender no longer is free to move with the added necessary pieces:


There's a lot of little things I'm discovering which has been annoying, but I'll get this truck up to a solid baseline.

Thanks in advance for all the help I'll be seeking.

 

Good looking truck. Nice find.

 

Thanks! I can’t wait to implement some of the fixes and upgrades you all have posted.

 

I have the same truck and love the color. I can't tell but, what color is the interior of yours? Glad your clear coat is better than mine was. Keep it waxed so it stays that way.

 

It’s this light beige color (sun faded) and the truck was repainted by the selling dealer.

 

Interesting because my truck came with light gray interior. I would have thought that the interior would be the same for 2003 painted in IJM. Wish I had the beige now because it seems to be easier to find interior parts in that color.

 

Have a link to your truck?

 

Ya, I haven't update the build in a while but here it is.
https://www.tundras.com/threads/the-enhanced-oem-build.72095/

 

Oooooh, I’ll be studying up. Looks great!

 

Ordered these up last week and the WeatherTechs showed up today.

 

Those look way better than the Husky Liners I've been rolling around with. You just tipped the scales for me. I'll be ordering a set.

 

Here’s the link for the exact ones I ordered:
WeatherTech Custom Fit Front...

$147 WeatherTech Custom Fit FloorLiners for Toyota Tundra - 1st Row (440011), Black

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000KL6XC8?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

 

Newly replaced forward panel of the bed.

 

I can now see the HVAC controls again with new LEDs backlighting them.

 

Looking good! Looks like you went with warm white instead of cool white.

Is your clock missing? I don't see any greenery showing up in the bottom of the picture.

 

I had to run out to the garage and take another picture and check since you mentioned it. It's thankfully there.

 

Removed all of the headlight, turn signal assemblies, and foglights and swapped them all out for new units today.