Since Sal does such great freaking job on his write ups, I thought I'd copy his format, so here goes:
GOAL:
The original goal was to sell my '08 civic (with a brand new dealer replaced motor) and use the Sequoia as my daily driver and kid hauler. After continually dropping the price of the Civic with not so much as a phone call, I decided to keep it and use it as my commuter car and keep the miles off the truck. So, Salty is now a weekend warrior and not a daily driver!
I looked for this truck for about 8 months before it finally fell on my lap. It's a 2005 4x4 Limited with 145k miles. Has every option available on the '05 including leather, second row captains chairs, wood grain trim, rear entertainment system, and in Phantom Grey Pearl, was my preferred color choice (next was black.) I was looking for a Southerner...i'm in Florida and didn't want a rusted truck. Found this one at a used car lot and bought it on the spot. It had one owner and spent the last 13 years just South of me in Sarasota. There's not a spot of rust on this rig!
So, my goal now is to slowly build and tweak to fit my needs. I plan to have this salty ole bastard around for a looong time.
MODIFICATIONS:
Exterior:
Wheels and Tires:
Suspension:
Drivetrain:
Interior:
Bucketlist:
GOAL:
The original goal was to sell my '08 civic (with a brand new dealer replaced motor) and use the Sequoia as my daily driver and kid hauler. After continually dropping the price of the Civic with not so much as a phone call, I decided to keep it and use it as my commuter car and keep the miles off the truck. So, Salty is now a weekend warrior and not a daily driver!
I looked for this truck for about 8 months before it finally fell on my lap. It's a 2005 4x4 Limited with 145k miles. Has every option available on the '05 including leather, second row captains chairs, wood grain trim, rear entertainment system, and in Phantom Grey Pearl, was my preferred color choice (next was black.) I was looking for a Southerner...i'm in Florida and didn't want a rusted truck. Found this one at a used car lot and bought it on the spot. It had one owner and spent the last 13 years just South of me in Sarasota. There's not a spot of rust on this rig!
So, my goal now is to slowly build and tweak to fit my needs. I plan to have this salty ole bastard around for a looong time.
MODIFICATIONS:
Exterior:
- Painted all badges black
- Billet grills
- Running board removal
- Thule cross bars
- Thule 4-bike hitch rack
- Pearl Jam and Appalachian Trail tattoos!
Wheels and Tires:
- New rotors and pads (non vented rotors, which I regret, and cheap pads, which will be upgraded soon)
- TRD Sema 17x7, fresh out of the box
- New TPMS Sensors
- Pro Comp AT Sport 285/70 17
Suspension:
- Front - Pro Comp Pro Runner SS adjustable shocks, set to highest setting
- Back - Built in air ride linkage adjustment...wide open
Drivetrain:
- ...just oil
- Attempted to have the timing belt changed and the trans fluid pumped out, but the Toy Store dug into it and said belt was new and Tx fluid pink...saved me $$$...highly recommend if you're in Tampa.
Interior:
- LED light replacement
- TSB fix for rear window
- Front speakers re-coned locally at The Speaker Exchange (Awesome work, great price, great sound...and they ship!)
- AUX USB charging station in console
- Phone charger run to note pad compartment
- ROKU streaming stick and HDMI to RCA converter install in console
- USA SPEC BT45 Bluetooth kit
Bucketlist:
- Homemade roof rack, based on Prinsu design, with light bar
- Wilco Hitchgate, modified for bike carrier
- xOlfy’s “non-rock sliders” https://sequoia-forums.com/threads/homemade-rock-sliders.81/#post-2187
- Interior mood lighting, similar to Sal, but in all three rows
- New tint...drivers side peeled off, dammit