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

You may want to post this in the 3rd gen thread Alex. Us 2nd genners don't have BSM.

 

Drove it and took a pic

 

Fought my way through drilling and installing 10 1/2" bolts for the bottom mounts of the new WK sliders. Drilling the frame sucks butts, this is how I got it done....

 

My headlights we're starting to look less than acceptable so I spent a little time today to give them a good polish.

I used Chemical Guys polishing kit and some 3" foam pads on my Porter Cable DA. Sanded with 2500 and 3500 then 3 polishing steps. Finished off with Meguires Keep Clear Headlight Coating. Supposed to last a year so we'll how that works out.

Overall, I'm very pleased with the results.

Sanded


Polished


Cleared


Tadaa!

 

Front and rear lockers and 4.88 gears finally installed. Thanks Yotamasters

 

Looks like they turned out great!

 

What sort of tires and lift are you running??? 4.88 gears on stock tires would really scoot on down the road lol!!!

 

Tires are 35x12.50x17

 

Looks like you're ready for White Mtn.!!!

 

Bad ass truck bro

 

Getting there. Need to break the gears in then I need to pull the coilovers and have them rebuilt. I will definitely let you know when I’m ready.

Thank you for the kind words.

 

@Porschetech29 What gears and lockers did u get installed?

 

Nitro Gear and ARB lockers

 

Thanks keep us posted on how they perform.

 

just installed some Blue Sea Systems Dual USB Chargers.

 

Nice Francis! I’m curious to hear your thoughts once the gears are broken in.

 

Added some storage to the bed of the truck

Was going to do the DIY Ammo Can Storage, but needed more room. Might add one to the other side for extra storage

 

Those look a lot like my cans. I still want to reinforce the bottom somehow so they don't wobble, thinking I might cut a sheet of thin plywood to fit the bottom so the box doesn't flex.

 

Mine has minimal flex with 4 bolts going through the bed. Large fender washers might be the ticket to eliminating the flex.

 

Are these lights legal in VA? I put in aftermarket LED headlights and they wouldn’t pass it at inspection.

 

Washers I used were pretty decent size, maybe 2.5" across but I used 3 bolts in a triangular style.

 

I bought after market headlights that are O.K. they're the black ones from ebay for like 60 bucks or whatever. I still have my stock ones. There is a great YouTube video on how to keep them clear after you restore them and what you do is get a clear coat spray paint that is UV resistant. Coolest idea I've seen. Going to do that with my stock headlights and probably put them back on lol.

 

Any Virginia members know if you can install aftermarket headlights on your truck? Did a few years back and it wouldn't pass inspection. Would love some brighter light in front of me but don't want to waste the money to have them pulled next years inspection time.

 

Hey Punisher, the Meguires Keep Clear stuff that I used is essentially just what you mentioned, a UV clear coat protection that sprays and dries just like paint except that it's made especially for headlights.

I like the idea and execution, just need time now to see how it holds up. I'll be sure to report back a year from now

 

Well technically it was 10 days ago, but…

After a long night of suspension-wrestling, and with a high level personal job-we’ll-done. I yanked out the junk 3” spacer lift I inherited with the truck. What a pain in the @$$!

At the same time, I upgraded to Bilstein 6112s up front and 5160s in the rear. Wow! What an improvement. Even at the 2.5” setting upfront, and with the inherited 2” block in the back it rides like a dream. Super smooth on and off road, especially in washboard. A HUGE upgrade over a spacer lift on stock springs/shocks.

I had 5100s all around on my ‘97 Tacoma. These 6112/5160s feel like a more solid shock. If you’re on The fence about the Bistein 6112s…just do it. They’re well worth the extra coin over stock, and so far seem like worthy upgrade over the 5100s.

 

just rewired the whole truck for new speakers with proper 14AWG speaker wires instead of crappy stock wires. front and rear/ left and right. feeding Kenwood amp, Kappa 6x9 and 6.5 + Pioneer shallow 12" sub and Kenwood HU. Need to fine tune it/equalize it properly should be good.

 

thankfully i only had to drill 8 for my slee sliders...yes, it does suck butt

 

Had the Transferflow 46-Gal fuel tank installed. $1400 (delivered) tank, $500 install, plus sales tax. Had to do it. The new trailer has me getting mpgs in the 6's--regardless of conditions--so it was a no-brainer. First fill-up was $147.17 @ $3.29/gal.

If anyone is considering this, they are no longer listing the tank on their site. I called them about it and they told me that they're not going to be carrying it any more. I was able to get one from existing stock, so you may want to contact them soon to see what's available.

 

Do you know if it can be Installed in a 2nd Gen Tundra ???

 

A 2013 is a 2nd gen.