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

Wiring upgrade include this?

 

na, i like the OEM style terminals. the mess of fuses you see will hopefully be cleaned up in a few months when david gets the headlight harness made up for my truck and his. it will condense my headlights and horns to one wire on the battery.

 

That sounds sweet. I don't care for the OEM terminals, but I also don't have the super clean ride you do. One of the things I've been thinking about lately is a modest rear bed chop, for instance. But I have to tend to my frame first.

 

If I was going to add a lot more electronics I’d go with a fancy post. But this truck at most will have that one harness and eventually a switch pro. That’s easy enough to run off a stock terminal… plus I get them for free. And I’m cheap with things like that. Lol

 

Which diode you guys running? The GM diode I bought only fits my Avalon.

 

Well, when you find a deal on a switch pro, if ever, let me join the group. I've been debating the cost vs. a relay set-up. But I want one. I just bid on a 8100 just to get an alert.

 

For the alternator? @Casper421 uses the Australian one. I just ordered it because I'm a fan boy.

 

Having played with switch pros. It’s the only way I’d be happy. Small foot print and a nice panel I can easily mount.

 

Well, that's enough for me. I'll stop thinking and start planning on it.

 

There’s a dude on Insta that sells sunglasses holders 3D printed to bolt the switch pro to, I have one waiting.

 

I’m feeling the pressure. People keep buying stuff from me, makes it hard to keep up.

Side Q though, there is an aux post in the fuse box which my truck had the tow harness +12v leads off of. Same side as the + post of the battery. Depending on slack in the fuses that might be an option? Your fuse box looks the same as mine at least with the cap on it? Unless that post was the reason why my friend the PO kept burning out batteries?

 

Me too. Looks like this for anyone wondering.

 

My OEM mirror started looking bad a couple of years back, glad to have replaced it as well..

 

Haven’t driven yet. Going to get the other half on today. What was the original height of our trucks in the back? Just deciding whether or not to put the pinion angle shims in.

 

i have been spocking your work and it looks like you are a toyota tech which fuel injectors did you use?? for the 12 holes.? i am gathering a list for when i get another fgt and i want and early gen. i read o-side injectors in california has them for half price compared to some others they actually make them for everyone.

 

Here’s what I did yesterday. I’m thinking of added stainless lines also

 

The main line into the fuse box? The way the fuses are on mine there’s no room.

 

Since you are under there, I believe it is 9 1/2” from the top of the axle tube to the frame.

 

What's that rust looking stuff cascading down from your hood strut support?

 

It’s generally good form to only use new u bolts. They are long because they are generic, cut off the excess once your torqued down.

 

I think I was 1/2 lower than stock here. A little over 21 1/2

 

Yea going to do this today.

 

Finally got around to install my Superbright led Resistor on my passenger side led blub. Now my high beam indicator works and my fog lights come on/off normally. I ordered 2 Resistors because I wasn't sure if I needed one for each side. Only needed one.

Also I remember reading that if your using led blubs you should use a special harness to power them. Is this true?

 

No need for a special harness on LEDs. If you didn’t want to run a resistor the any time fog light mod fixed the light issue

 

Got it I thought I read something about the oem wires are not thick enough for LED.

 

That would be true for 100w halogen bulbs. LED draw WAY less power, so the stock wires are more than Adequate

 

First few trips with 12hole injectors.
No idea of fuel trim, gotta set up the scan gauge to read long and short.

Scan gauge is reporting a 1-1.5mpg gain. But won’t be so sure till I have a few tanks through it.
Engine does idle smoother, no noticeable power gain or shift improvements, but I didn’t expect any


I will be having the OG injectors tested to see their flow rate. These blues were 250-258cc

 

It’s officially salt season here, so I got my butt down on the asphalt in the 30mph winds and got my yearly coat of goop on. I decided on Blaster surface shield instead of fluid film, since there’s an undercoating guru that tested it and it penetrates and lasts better than fluid film, even though they’re both lanolin based.

 

Going to be trying the same stuff

 

It would appear I have a coolant leak on the front crossover pipe between the 2 heads. Fun. Guess I’ll get those parts coming