QuadsBC's 05 Double Cab Tundra Family Expo Build

[trailscape]

The 1st gen group always seems to lose as many as it gains.

 

[toyotech]

It's not a van, but a built Sequoia would be sweet! Still won't tow much tho. There are some nice overland E350s out there.

Sequoia would be close but the van has so much more interior room and easier to build the interior out for camping.


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[AaronK]

I love the truck, but I need something that can tow more weight. I'm in the military and will be moving every few years. I'm purchasing an enclosed car hauler trailer so I can stop wasting my money on rental trucks and storage facilities. I'm looking for a 1997-2003 ford e350 7.3 diesel 4x4 or 2wd and I'll convert it to 4wd. I've been asked why a van, and the simple answer is... at this point my truck is closer to being a van than a truck. Having heat and ac in the back would be nice for my dog.

E350 will be a sweet family adventure rig

 

[QuadsBC]

Losing another great tundra build. I do love the 4x4 vans. If it had Toyota drivetrain. I would seriously consider One too lol.


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I'm hoping the tundra will go to someone who has an access cab but wants more room or is planning on kids. It's a hard decision to switch to American, but Toyota doesn't make a diesel. I could switch to a newer tundra but their fuel mileage suck and I don't believe they will hold value as well.

As far a switching to a sequoia, it isn't rated for towing like a van and I'd rather keep the truck after all the work I've put into it.

 

[QuadsBC]

Here's a few of my 4 runner...

Miss this truck.

 

[seanpistol]

I bet! Just got my brother to buy a 3rd-gen. Such a good rig.

 

[theBullfrog125]

Miss this truck.

Have any close up shots of that rear bumper?

 

[QuadsBC]

Sean, even open open that 4Runner went everywhere my buddy's elocker taco did and more. To the point it pissed him off. I'd buy another.

Have any close up shots of that rear bumper?

I have some in the old for sale ad

http://www.expeditionportal.com/for...ited-Toyota-4Runner-Beautiful-California-Girl

 

[seanpistol]

Nice! I got my brother to find one with the e-locker in the rear. It had coilovers already installed and he threw 33s on right before he came down to Moab. Everything he pointed it at he easily crawled over and he got cocky by the end of the first day. After he said "I want to do something you can't do", he dove into Mickey's Hot Tub, which I could only get out of the same way I went in. He ******** his pants when he about flipped the damn thing trying to get up the steep wall! He also ended up going out the way he went in. That rig killed it on this trip and he paid $3400 for it.

 

[r.kaldhusdal]

Nice! I got my brother to find one with the e-locker in the rear. It had coilovers already installed and he threw 33s on right before he came down to Moab. Everything he pointed it at he easily crawled over and he got cocky by the end of the first day. After he said "I want to do something you can't do", he dove into Mickey's Hot Tub, which I could only get out of the same way I went in. He ******** his pants when he about flipped the damn thing trying to get up the steep wall! He also ended up going out the way he went in. That rig killed it on this trip and he paid $3400 for it.

No coilovers but the toytec 3" lift. But pretty awesome for inexpensive rig. Only real damage besides a couple small dents in the rear bumper is the torn steering rack bushings to be replaced this weekend along with a tune up and transmission drain and fill.



And the tub of doom....

 

[Loubaru]

Miss this truck.

I'd offer to trade you if I was a little closer. Since I use the 4Runner mostly for truck duties thinking about moving up to DC Tundra. Mine only has ~80k miles on it too .

 

[QuadsBC]

I'd offer to trade you if I was a little closer. Since I use the 4Runner mostly for truck duties thinking about moving up to DC Tundra. Mine only has ~80k miles on it too .

Looks like you found a nice 4Runner

 

[greygoosefj]

Sucks you gotta sell, this is a sweet rig and has been the inspiration for my own 06 Double Cab! Can you snap a couple pics of your ditch light brackets?

 

[toyotech]

I have an AC and if I needed more passenger space. I would get a sequoia over a DC tundra. But that's just me. I just don't like how the DC drives. Too long for me and u turns suck. Guess I'm coming from a 4Runner so I try to keep my wheel base short. The AC was my limit lol.


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[PHeller]

QuadsBC, just popping in to say "great build!"

Just read the entire thread in between tasks at work (slow day).

Did it ever sell? I told myself my new (used) Tundra would be last gas camping/hauling vehicle. Hopefully in a few years when my Tundra is a pile after 300k, diesels will be so common that you'll actually be able to get them for reasonable money. Downside is of course finding a modern full-size diesel with good rear seats and "only" a 6' bed. People say the Tundra Double Cab is big?

I'm curious, you're had a mild build and relatively minor trimming. Do you think a 34" equivalent in a narrower size with similar offset wheels and UCA cranked forward might fit without rubbing and without the firewall trim?