What have you done to your 1st gen Tundra today?

The vast majority if my stuff is husky

 

The ratchet I use the most is from Harbor Freight. Some of their tools are perfectly fine.

 

Most of my tools are from garage & estate sales. But the hart tools i keep in my truck havent broke yet.

 

I would just wire wheel it and slap on a couple coats of POR-15 to touch it up. I did the backside of my front bumper with POR-15 and it made the front last more than 2-3x times the life of the rear bumper. It would be longer if I regularly maintained it every few years.

 

Went through removed the rest of the I have a gun on me stickers from prevous owners. Cleeaned up all the residue, scraped off all the shit that wouldn't come off with soap and water. And added a very nondescript Bilstein sticker.

Glass needs claybarred but it'll happen in due time. Next project remove pass seat and try to rebuild said seat belt buckle.

 

This is why I love these alignment lockout kits. I can toe and go whenever I want. Once they’re installed it’s as simple as breaking 4 pairs of nuts/bolts and rotating the plates till they’re good and tightening them back up. Witness mark them with a paint pen and you’ll be set.

 

Resolution is grab another can of paint or bedliner and spray the inside of yourself (plate bumpers only). I’m fully expecting the outside to take wear and tear so I wouldn’t do the outside, but you can mitigate the backside rust for 10 bucks. Same with skid plates. I always went back with another can before install because I’m going to be brutally honest… I’m not pulling all that for a paint job.

 

Use this it’s way better than a clay bar. Solid spot killer too.

 

I haven't snapped my Kobalts yet...

 

My ADHD won out. Decided the spare should be under the truck where it goes. Also just realized I dont have a dedicated road side tools kit, besdies those that came with the Tundi back in 00. Looks like pay check Friday is gonna go buy me some stay in the truck tools.

But for now I have to go get ready for work.

 

Aluminum skids don't rust

 

ADHD got me again, ended up cutting my lawn, stopping to fix the wheel that fell of the push mower, finished my lawn and my neighbors side yards, and then after moving my cars around, I did the DRL delete in prep for the new COLight Minis that are "supposed to be here tomorrow". Now I'm gonna go gwt ready for work

 

I was gonna say how do you have all that time? I’m at work just waiting for the weekend to do all the shit I gotta do

 

I'd be more productive if I were an insomniac and it were light out at night.

 

2nd shift 3 to mids

 

I will whole heartedly 2nd POR15

 

I can’t wait until it gets dark at night again. Hate the pre 5-o’clock sunsets

 

I was all for voting YES on Texas Time if it has made it on the ballot.

 

Thanks for clearing that up.

 

New vs old

good ole mevotech not having any instructions.
These came with some sort of grease or antisieze packet, no markings except for 3.5g & may cause skin or eye irritation... the ball & socket are already greased, and i used blue loctite on the rack side threads. Think this is neversieze for the TRE side? Thats my best guess.

 

taste it

 

Thats my go to detailing brand for glass. And if not that, then Chemical Guys products. Their stain remover for interior work is just amazing.

 

I snapped someone's socket on your carrier bearing.

 

They don't protect much either.

 

Do it taste it

 

You never seen someone be so productive as a night shift worker who needs to work on trucks or drive several hours to go offroading after a 12hr shift.

 

Preach it from the hill tops friend

 

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