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If the frame is bad, I vote engine swapping the v8 into your other tundra first.

 

Remember the dealers want to do the frame due to the money involved and the techs get paid good too.
I've dealt with 2 frame replacements on 1st gens at this specific dealer. They hit certain areas of the spare tire crossmember with a hammer and see if they can make a hole of a certain size. I didn't think my truck was that bad but it qualified. My FIL's truck was done at this dealer too.
Hoping for the best.

 

I tend to be pretty good a small talk. How do you think @Tundra2 puts up with me? In all honestly I didn’t think I really needed to be present other than another driver but I’ll do whatever I need to do to help Noah out. I just don’t know much about trucks atm but I really am hoping to learn.

 

If you end up having to sell it, I agree with the others about cleaning it. But to me, this means waxing it and bringing the paint back. People will understand the bed being well used. I would try to make the body look newer and the interior spotless.

 

$150 later... I hope to be able to fix some fuckups made by the previous guy.

Hoping to get radio trim installed today, and bed half ass painted.

Both will help resale if that's the course of action and make it look slightly better for dealership.

 

Got some before pics of the interior?

 

I'll take some. Probably should have gotten seat covers too, but I'm mostly honest.

 

I 2nd this. We have a 2wd to 4wd conversion courtesy of @MrDirtjumper, so why not have a v6 to v8 swap expert too?

 

Where would I do the engine pulling? I'd have to visit @empty_lord or drive back down to @FirstGenVol's turf

 

This was the moment that I realized nothing on this truck was going to be easy...



More broke shit. More schtuff to buy. Has @lsaami been around recently?

 

Or maybe it will... Salvation

 

Other than the electrical tape that doesn't look too bad. At least the amps already been bypassed.
Good luck with what looks like every single clip being broke on the HVAC/radio bezel.

 

Yeah, the bezel is super fucked. No help for it. I just don't understand....

 

Is that cutout necessary for the radio to fit or what?

I'm gonna make a scrap yard run next week sometime. I'll see if the two parts tundras are still there.

 

Please, and thank you.

 

If he only had the manual tranny for his V6 to go with the V8, that would be epic!

 

Honestly, if the bezel goes back on ok I wouldn't worry about it. It's a 20 year old farm truck with almost 300K miles. I doubt a potential buyer will even notice that at first and if they do, they won't care. Make the truck look nice and people aren't going to pick it apart.

 

I almost bought a 4x4 V6 MT Access cab but I wanted the damned unicorn.

 

I don't have radio mounting brackets. So I'll need to get those before I can proceed.

 

Well, here's everything that happened today.

Got pissed off at the radio


Got pissed off at the radio bezel


and then was slightly less pissed off at the rednecks.


Also, warshed, and dried the bed best I could. Sprayed with three Rustoleum rattle cans. Still shitty, but less.

 

Dang I thought he did have it. That would be epic

 

Thought that was the unicorn

 

Let me rephrase. V8.

 

On my first engine swap i used a come-along and a tree. But dont swap in a 2uz. Thats alot of work to end up with a regular truck.

sirfives swap of the day is a carbed, ohv, ford racing 302.

 

That bed looks a lot better Noah. Nice work.

 

MT v8 4x4 would be sick.

 

Cool as that may be, I've got to admire the work (love) involved in keeping it in the Toyota family. 1uz would be cool too. They make about the same power as a 2uz but are lighter because aluminum vs cast iron

 

You gunna remove that bumper and beat that dent out? I fixed a few blemishes on my stock white rear bumper with a big rubber mallet before I sold it

 

Meth. It's a hell of a drug.

Definitely looks like the PO may've been a tweaker.

 

Yup, that's the plan then. You and @TundraGirl2 take your 2 trucks down to @FirstGenVol, and bring @jpink with you. Then, the 4 of y'all can do the swap. I don't see how that could go wrong in any way.