What have you done to your 2nd gen Tundra today?

this is it 39mm 12 point
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Yeah I just picked up one from advanced autoparts

 

I made the mistake originally of clicking off the 12 point and have both a 6 and 12 glad you found one local

 

Just scrubbed up the all weather mats and gave a good brush, blow, vac, extract on my filthy ass carpet. These black floors hide an amazing amount of crud!!

 

Picked up all of the items to pull apart my hub assembly as well... Then I put them in a drawer, unused for another occasion.

Physics will mandate some raising of the truck along with the lifting of the LCA, but will not lift the truck off the jack stands when only lifting enough to compress the suspension adequately to decrease the angle of the CV axle.

Nothing wrong with digging deeper into your truck than necessary... if you put everything back together correctly

 

Got around to installing my Alpharex headlights. Now to just figure out the birds nest of the DRL wiring...and the sequential turn signal. I swear I followed the instructions, but when I did it per them, the turn signals in the front didn't work and fast blinked like there was no bulb installed. I'll figure it out this week... Maybe ‍♂️

 

Took the engine cover off and gave it a good cleaning today!

 

I finally finished the rear heated seats install. This probably looks really easy, but the switches were too deep to fit in that space so I had to make modifications and I broke a switch. And I scratched up the plastic so I covered it in vinyl which was harder than YouTube had led me to believe. Also running the wires under the carpet was a pain and the wires were too short so I had to lengthen them.



Moved to my next project: replacing the drop-in bed liner with a bed rug. I found about 30 lbs of dirt and rocks, and of course, rust. You probably know exactly where I found it, too.



So I ground out the rust which left a hole in the bed... Power washed it all today and I'll Corroseal the rust tomorrow.

Question: Is it bad if I just patch the hole with some duct tape or Dynamat before putting in the bed rug? I'm not planning to haul anything extreme, but I don't want to literally sweep a problem under the rug either. But I also know there's rust I can't reach without removing the entire bed, a task that seems beyond my skill level.

 

Yeah. Took it to another shop, it's in alignment, so not even sure what the tech is saying now. Will deal with next time I'm there.

 

have fun on your travels man, latest insta caption is awesome (they all are of course)

 

removing the bed isn't actually that difficult, unbolt those 6 bed bolts, and then from there if you just need a little more clearance underneath you could jack the bed up a little bit while watching the filler neck for the gas tank and some misc wires... granted though, actually removing the bed is slightly time consuming (remove filler neck for gas tank and misc wiring)

if you know how to weld and it were me, I would weld the hole closed (if its just that dime sized hole in the photo) if the hole is any bigger than I would put a patch piece in. however welding rusty metal sucks and tends to burn through very easily... you could try spraying the rusty underside with a rust converter (rustoleum); I've been seeing this rust dissolver from Eastwood that you might want to try out

 

Took half the day Doing the front head rests and driver side , front by the knees still ain’t perfect but looks great so far

 

Thanks! It didn't occur to me to just raise the bed enough to get some rust converter or dissolver in there. I'll put that on my to-do list.

 

Got these nice sidio crates to clean up and organize all the camping gear. Purple one for food supplies will be kept in the house ready to go for a bug out situation.

 

I previously had installed LED bed lights, but they operated with a switch and I would always forget to press it so I never used it. Also if I forgot to turn it off it would kill the battery.

Today I bypassed the switch and attached the negative terminal to a switch that's triggered when I open the tailgate. Now the lights turn on like the refrigerator door.

This is the switch wired to the negative on the lights. Note that I ran the wire through the wrong hole in this picture:



This is a screw glued to my finger so I could fish it through the brake light opening into the little whole I drilled. Did I invent this? Can I now put Redneck Engineer on my resume?



Here it is installed and trimmed to proper length:



Here are the lights functioning:



I'm putting a bed rug in soon. Here's where I snaked the positive wire:



The wire between the left and right lights runs underneath the bed above the spare. It's all accessible by removing the brake lights. There's a shocking amount of room in there.

 

Hauled a few loads of appliances

 

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That's my redneck cargo slide/dinner table/headache rack mod.

 

Ok fine I installed the bed rug. But repainting and installing the tie-downs will have to wait.

 

thanks bro, not to trash the thread up.. but crazy that people actually enjoy what I create. Never would've imagined that, still hard to believe sometimes.

 

Installed new foglights on Sunday and swapped the wheels so I can paint the steelies....benn on meds since as my back went out while doing it..
Ordered difii and TC fluids yesterday.

 

Installed a new Left front window regulator Sunday. Right side will be sometime this week.

 

Just did my rear Rotors and Carbon pads from PowerStop my front ones should be here soon today. Also painted my Calipers black with Ceramic Caliper paint also made sure to put some cooper never seize on the hub for the future.

 

Couldn’t wait till the weekend so installed the Morimoto s tonight instead

 

What do you think of them so far?

 

I wouldn’t recommend. The tint started peeling on them probably six months in.

 

How you liking the Morimoto's? You should do the fog lights too!!

 

Definetly brighter and leveler function I can see the lights adjusting
Can’t wait to get off work and drive in the dark with them on

 

Nice I like the tailgate switch idea. Where’d you get the switch from. I was going to do this also but to have a dummy light on the dash to let me know the tailgate is open. I’ve driven off several times with the tailgate open and valuables inside. Luckily I haven’t lost anything yet. Though I’d like to tie it to the bed lights also that’s a good idea.

 

Got the rest of my lift in finally. Will be trying to tuck my 37s under the truck. The wheels and tires came in last week and couldn’t wait so I threw them on to see if they’d fit. They didn’t. Still rubbing a small amount at full lock if I hit a bump.

 

Got the front Rotors and pads and caliper painting done today, Tomorrow will do the fluid flush and brake in process.