Let's see your first gen - photo thread

Looks sharp dude!

 

Appreciate it man

 

Original owner of 2002 4WD. I recently did a full restoration to bring her back to like new condition...79K miles.

 

Great job, looks new again!

 

Curious, I see the seat middles are perforated, are they covers you bought and installed, or upholstery shop work?

I'd love to see what it looks like under your valve covers also

 

They were re-done using Katzkin (as close to original as I could get)...maybe sometime in the future I will pull the valve covers and take some pics. Currently running Seafoam through the oil for a bit to help clean up any old oil/sludge from sitting for years. Maybe I should do some before and after pics, hmmm

 

That red paint looks fantastic. Have you had the timing belt done as part of your restoration?

 

Had the timing belt done about a year ago...and the "red paint" is the original Sunfire Red Pearl. My paint guy told me it is now only used on high end vehicles like Lexus. One gallon cost me almost $800!!

 

Awesome. Definitely take pics. Lots of pics. I can show you what a couple of us low-mile guys found under ours. It wasn't pretty. Seafoam in the crankcase will help. I'm going through several treatments of Seafoam 'high mile' in the crankcase, driving for 500mi, then oil change. I'm on round 2 or 3 at this point. I can tell things are less varnished already.

 

Wow. Looks like mine is just gonna keep on looking shitty for that price.

 

Got this 06 tundra about a year ago now and have followed all these threads for awhile but finally decided to post, first gas vehicle I’ve owned but damn I love it!

 

@805Tundra what wheel and tire set up are you running? And front suspension? Set up looks great man!

 

Thanks!! I'm running Methods 305, 285/70/17 Federal Couragia M/T with 1.25" spidertrax wheel spacers. For suspension I am running toytec Aluma 2.0 adjustable coilovers set at 2.5" of lift with Camburg UCAs. Besides the tires being a bit loud the ride quality is excellent.

 

@805Tundra do you have any rubbing up front off road with 285s?

 

Yep, rubbed on the frame originally. After putting the spacers on I rubbed on the pinch weld. Hammered that back and eliminated rubbing. At full compression I’m sure it will rub a little bit but for daily driving I have no rubbing

 

You know the REAL 1st Gen is the T100. Tundras are just a 2nd Gen T100’s.

 

Also, here’s my 2nd Gen T100

 

Anyone running 255/80/16?

 

Don't you mean T150?

 

Yeah, Ford couldn't take a joke !

 

It's really sad, too. All Ford needed to do was look in the mirror!

 

2002...Original Owner

 

Yup. Well, 255x85xr16. Close enough.

 

Turd Gen and Best Gen

 

GAWDAMM the face of the super-turd is an embarrassment. Design team bombed there nearly as bad as the 1st Gen stepchild, er, I mean stepside
#sorrynotsorry #isaidwhatisaid

 

Got some new shoes and the camper back on. picked up the wheels for 50 bucks and dipped them black and then took the falkens off my wife's 4runner and put on some less aggressive dueler all terrains on her car. Have come a long way since I started the restore process.

 

Looks good. I'd been hunting for a spare in those 5-spoke splits for eons and coming up dry. Everyone wants minimum $375 for a set, and won't split. Even the junkyards are dry.

What size Wildpeaks did you swap over?

 

I wouldn't have guessed those were 265/75, they look more like 275/70 to me. Huh. Looks good anyway!