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

What is the upkeep on a vinyl wrap? Been thinking about doing it, but none of the vinyl places around here will answer emails!!!

 

Unfortunately I am not

 

[UPDATE] I found the intake I needed through a local forum member. Thanks @ssmokedz !

[Original] Anyone with a supercharger still have their original 5.7 intake manifold laying around?

I need one for the replacement engine I'm putting in my truck. The salvage yard broke the one on the replacement engine I bought and the inside of my original is coated in oil and the "glitter of death".

Check out the carnage through the intake runner. I see a valve without the valve stem turned sideways, a mangled compression ring and a chunk of the piston on the right side and a broken valve guide on the left.

 

Loaded the driveshaft assembly into the trunk of our car, to take it to Paducah to have it rebuilt.....after waiting for over a week for my Amazon delivery of wrong sized u-joints.

 

little wash in the driveway...

 

Studded Hakkapeliitta 10's installed. Like driving with crampons.

 

Scored a sweet deal locally on a full set of RCI skids!

 

Kentucky or Texas?

 

Dropped the drive shaft off in Cape Girardeau to have it rebuilt.

 

New water pump and serpentine belt at the stealership.

 

Finally got around to installing my Valhalla cat shields. They’ve been sitting in a pile since July…feels nice to have them on. Swallowed my pride and had my indy shop throw them on. Wasn’t cheap, but better than sitting in a pile for another 6 months.

Also road tripped from MN to CO for thanksgiving. Here’s a shot in the fog.

 

Officially 37s club.

 

Haha, I’ve been trying out the Nokian LT3s studded as well. Been getting alot of looks from people walking recently as one of the few vehicles able to drive in neighborhood streets with sheet ice (we don’t have many plow trucks here lol). It’s a good tire when you park and step outside and immediately fall down.

 

Bad steering rack or bad steering rack bushings? If it is just bushings will cost you less to replace them than the complete rack.

 

Rack bushings can be done with the rack in the truck, with some patience or by a shop who is willing to try it. They are not replaceable parts according to Toyota. Energy suspension makes poly bushings. There is a helpful thread around here somewhere..

Edit: https://www.tundras.com/threads/anyone-replacing-their-steering-rack-bushings-w-35s.61354/

Be sure to secure your steering wheel to center. You will definitely jostle things around as you work including moving the rack. It was easy to lose track of what was center. I had to use my obd tool with my home to find 0° of steering again.

 

Do you have a shot from the rear without the spare?

 

Sorry I don’t have one. Are you trying to see the bumper itself or the design of the swing out?

 

@Porschetech29
Primarily the bumper. Have a few more home projects lined up, but then it'll be onto building the big powder coat oven and designing tube armor. The simplicity of the long wrap-around caught my eye.

 

What was the price you ended up at? Just got mine quoted and would love a reasonability check.

 

Tried out the new jack. Appears to be quality built. Should work for my needs.

 

Reasonability check diy as well, just replaced my 2nd pump and belt, bought from rockauto the gates belt kit which includes idler and tensioner, bought also aisin water pump, and 3 gallons aisin 50/50 premix coolant total about $250 total.

 

Damn. Might need to just DIY. Parts alone was around $400 at the dealer.

how long your last pump last? Was it also a rock auto one?

 

I was $940 with tax out the door. I believe it was approx. $310 in parts and the rest was labor.

 

AISIN water pump same as oem toyota pump, i got about 9+ years and 130,xxx miles from it before it started leaking from pump.

 

I haven’t done anything TO my tundra today but I did something for him/her/it.

I bought a winch on sale.
Also bought a “winch kit” that includes snatch block, tree saver, winch gloves, napalm, random straps, heavy chains.

can’t wait to bash some stuff

 

I tried this jack out at a local store and it seemed really solid. Congrats!! I wish I had one.

 

Said goodbye to the 2011 yesterday. She was a good truck but it was time for an upgrade.

 

I installed the rebuilt driveshaft.
Now I can check one more noise off my list!
I neglected to take pics...

 

Trouble shooted non working reverse lights that turned into repairing a burnt wire from Trigger tap in for a aftermarket reverse camera.