First Gen Tundra Build

Decided to finally make a build thread, just to keep track of everything.

Truck:
2000 Toyota Tundra 4.7l V8 Limited Edition, leather interior.
K&N CAI
Short tube headers
Magnaflow exhaust
Detroit Locker, geared to 4.88
35% Tint
Quick release steering wheel hub (nexgen hub) and MOMO deep dish leather wheel to replace beat stock wheel.
Pioneer speakers all around, tweeters, 10" sub under the rear seat.
Chopped and pulled bedsides (tucks 33's with ~24" of travel), Glassworks front glass.
New trans (20k on it) w/ shift kit.
TC steering rack bushings.
Battery moved to bed, WestMarine fuse box installed under hood. 0 gauge wiring throughout.


Suspension:
Front:
Total Chaos 3.5" kit
King 2.5x8" reservoir coilovers (spring weight?)
Fox 2.5x8" Double Bypass on a secondary hoop I made, frame plated at bend.
Camburg Heimed Steering clevis'
Heim steering, double shear lbj.
TC Spindle gussets + custom gusseting
Solid mounted lower arm mounts, plated with 1/8", and 1/4" solid mounted "cam tabs" with 3/4" grade 8 bolts
Rear:
Giant DD Link Kit
2.5x14" King reservoir coilovers
400lb over 500lb dual rate springs
Low profile bedcage

Bumpers:
Front:
2" .120 DOM main tubes with 1.75 .120 DOM tie ins. Wraps all the way to the frame, completely protecting radiator. 1/4" aluminum skids.
Rear:
1/8" internally gusseted plate bumper. Adding 2" receiver and maybe recovery points soon.


To do:
Install aux trans cooler
Custom driveline to ditch stock cb
plate + box rear frame
Wire inspection lights, chase lights, front led's

Maintenance list:
New Spark Plugs at 180K
New diff fluid (4 quarts) at 205k
New Brake Drums and Pads (rear) at 205k
New Master Cylinder and fluid at 205k
Transmission w/ shift kit and fluid flush at 210k
Timing belt replaced at 212k
Serpentine belt replaced at 212k
Coolant flushed at 212k
Drilled and slotted front brake rotors installed at 225k
New headers installed at 228k
New Denso 02 sensors (upstream) installed
New Maf sensor (Hitachi MAF0048)
New Steering rack at 228k
New Radiator 229k
Driver side LBJ replaced, passenger side kept for spare. 1/4" double shear added, 234k
Lower control arm bushings (poly from TC) at 234k
New steering rack at 235k

 

Got the truck in December for dirt cheap. Looking like this, no bypasses, shitty front bumper, tire carrier and no rear bumper. Rear end sat waaay too high on 700lb coils.



Worked alright, but I had lots of things to change

Fully loaded, heading to San Diego. Notice how even with 600lbs of shit in the bed, it wasn't sagging too bad. Springs were waaaay too stiff.


Got it to Landon's shop and started tearing her apart



Solid mounted the lowers, plated the shit out of everything in sight. Then got to work doing what I wanted to do.

Built secondary hoops for some bypasses I picked up dirt cheap

Turned out good



Then I built a front bumper




Then a rear bumper after I ditched the tire carrier for a stock tailgate and some cash.



Changed out the springs, installed the tailgate.


Went on an epic Ocotillo trip, working my ass off the night before to get the truck prepped.



Tuned the bypasses, replaced some bushings, etc. Made it out to the superstition trip. Truck did amazing, pushed it really hard and didn't have a problem.

Broke the spindle in half the other day cresting into a rut. Was cracked before the desert trips, luckily didn't give way in the whoops.


Fixed it in my buddies driveway back in Isla Vista, pushing 110 as hot as i could haha
Wrapped it with a piece of 1/4"

Then plated it in


Gusseted the other side to keep it from happening again until I can build lift spindles

 

Bout time you did a build

 

bro do you even link?

haha SUBD.

 

Nice!

 

Thanks guys!
Update:
Went back home to get my light bars. Very impressed with the quality! 10W Cree LED single rows, with amber corners wired separately.

Will be selling these soon if anyone is interested.
Mounted one under my bumper behind the skidplate. Was hoping to use two 30's but this was the cleanest way and im going for a slightly sleeper look.

 

Sub'd for night shots

 

I'll post some soon. Lots of wiring to do for dust lights and stuff

 

I was actually thinking about picking up this truck when it was up fs.
Nice buy!
Any pictures of the bed cage?

 

Finally washed it haha

 

looks good dude!! cant wait for dune season to roll around. you going to be going to glamis at all?

 

Dang she is looking good. You get any night shots yet?

 

That's one badass rig

 

no glamis for me but i'll be out in superstition hopefully sometime this next month! just need to get my driveline squared away and make some motor mounts then she's about done! ... for now!

haven't had the chance, i'm going night shooting tomorrow and will get some pics when i do, should look pretty cool

thanks man! a lot of sweat into this thing, day after day at landon's shop working my ass off but it's been worth it! very happy with the truck. Links, long travel, with a nice stockish interior and a full bed, has been exactly what i've been working towards!

 

been really lazy about the tailgate, been meaning to paint it but haven't even gotten around to peeling the stickers off of it from the guy i got it from haha. too busy with the ktm, drone, my dog and work

 

I wonder how hard it would be to just vinyl the tailgate, truck looks good!

 

i'm actually thinking about wrapping the whole truck... but in all honesty i need new wheels before anything and would like to get rid of the grabbers

let me know if you see any 6 x 5.5 17" beadlocks for sale haha

 

Subd

 

I want one of those 30" bars man! U got a hookup still, or a link or some shit sent ya a dm too