The redneck overland tundra

So this is my new build thread for my 2000 Toyota Tundra otherwise know as the coyote or (yote) for short.

I have been sorta a lurker in this site and some of the tundra guys like toyotech know my rig from Facebook but here I go...


So after wrecking my first truck (a 2003 Toyota Tundra v6 4wd) I saved up enough money to buy this 2000 tundra v8 4wd. Even though the truck had a ton of rust on almost all the body panels and has a 4wd issue (will explain later) it has a replaced frame and low miles for the year 165000.

53ecb5e7ad5bf71917ff6f59a9e0d527.jpg


So I had some mod from my old truck that I bolted right on
Cb radio
Roll bar
iPod classic mount
Hilift jack mount
Custom shovel mount


This is what it looked like after that

db40e8afc521d91a969391269fad7326.jpg


So basically that’s what it looked like for a few months around my winter break (I was only 17 at the time)



Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 
So I am gonna split this build thread into two separate eras of my build cause it’s easier for me to keep it on chronological order.


So this post is gonna be about the end of winter and spring of 2019. During this period I was super broke cause I only work part time as a lifeguard at an indoor pool since I live in Chicago there wasn’t much to do other than build my own mods and work on the truck and work.


So one of the first things I did was put a 400 watt power inverter under the back seat of the truck (yes I used old drop cords to wire it to the battery)
be087050be32eab34d70cdc7336fc06f.jpg

42278a32fb6c09e17d70bd0203c7f316.jpg


So while also being bored during the winter I built my own custom ditch light mounts that are almost like the ones your buy but I built my own for free
778467fbff79513defdd9b3dd73cf8c1.jpg
ec9c9b9036d0b02756120458dbab5547.jpg



Another thing I did was bedliner my grill and mirror covers black cause I hate chrome with a burning passion
4616b53c534139c4fb640711e19d0aba.jpg
1a104a89aad52058def355a17035d457.jpg


After that I bought 3 8” kc pro sport hids for my roll bar off of Craigslist
8c16c935e627916765352323964f92e8.jpg


Also some guy off of Facebook gave me free rough country led pods not gonna post a picture you will see them later




So my kcs came on a Baja prerunner style bar and not knowing that I could’ve drilled my bumper and bolted it in I built mounts for it like a bull bar or brush guard. Glad I did build it like that because it holds my tow straps and saved my front end from a parking pole
a6c8131f8e7d16d590f39ea803073167.jpg


The reason why the truck is called the coyote is cause one yota sounds like yote and since coyotes are classified as scavengers. My truck is basically 4-6 different trucks put together using scavenged junk yard parts to keep it going. In like April I ran to a local lkq to try to get a bed for the truck but it was gone and I got a bunch of goodies including an oem trailer hitch who h I repainted

5e39bddc5f9068596f619ba6394dfa6e.jpg


So that basically concluded a my winter half of this build thread and now onto the summer and the present projects on the yote.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
 

Forum statistics

Threads
185,529
Messages
2,875,566
Members
224,922
Latest member
Randy Towles
Top