This will be the start of my build thread. My newly purchased 2011 2500HD LTZ will be undergoing a plethorea of modifications to make it more "capable" as it were. I already own a super capable off road sort of semi militarized truck so this one will not focus on the off road thing as the primary design factor.

I think the truck should retain all it's off road prowess and perhaps even be enhanced in some areas such ar undercarriage armor and suspension travel, but I am not going to SAS this truck like I did with my other truck.



Edit: When I wrote this I thought Obama was finished in 1 term...He got re-elected...I have hence forth lost my mind and after some 7oo odd pages from here, you will see I was not telling the truth about the SAS thing, nor have I kept this project as sane as I envisioned when I thought our nation was soon to be saved...



I want it to have good bumpers just in case I need to push stuff out of the way, a self recovery capability if I need that, more engine power but only if it does not adversly affect mileage, much longer range while enhancing the multi fuel capabilities. It would be able to safely carry my family over great distances while negotiating anything from a tractor trail around a field to a debris strewn roadway. Well, more on my thinking and the vehicle mission statement later on as this thread developes. I think some of you will understand where I am going with this especially in view of the particuliar design charactersitics of my Tundra.

So here it is on zero day when I purchased it this past fall



So far the modifications include: (I update this list every time I make a change)

1. Glock pistol holster mod Pg. 1

2. MBRP 4" exhaust w/muffler Pg. 2,3

3. H&S XT Pro Pg. 3

4. S&B air filter/intake system Pg. 1,2

5. Stainless exhaust clamps Pg. 2,3

6. 6" Fabtech lift Pg. 7-17

7. Dirt Logic 2.25" shocks Pg. 7-17

8. Pro Comp 18 X 9 wheels Pg. 18

9. Toyo 12.50 X 35" MT's Pg. 18

10. Road Armor front bumper Pg. 22-25

11. T-Max 9K winch Pg. 21,22

12. Synthetic winch line Pg. 21-22

13. Poly fairhead rollers and poly bobbin Pg. 20

14. 4 ea. Warn 350F fog lights Pg. 22

15. Hella Optilux HID driving lights Pg. 22,24,28

16. Air Dog 165 fuel pump Pg. 32-36

17. Alligator Performance fuel tank sump Pg. 32-34

18. Merchant Automotive tie rod sleeves Pg. 39

19. S&B paper filter and filter wrap Pg. 55

20. Yukon 4.56 gears Pg. 60-64,81-84

21. Yukon Grizzly locker in rear axle Pg. 52

22. Amsoil dual bypass filter system Pg. 86

23 Fumoto engine oil drain valve Pg. 87

24. Extra exhaust hangar pg. 66

25. Opti Lube Pg. 43-50

26. Fuel tank skid plate mod Pg. 67

27. Great Lakes Off Road rear cover Pg. 71

28. Overhead switch mod Pg. 69

29. Great Lakes Off Road (GLO) rear Axle cover pg. 97,98,103,104

30. Bug out bag/medical bag pg. 101-102

31. Steering stablizer, Fabtech pg. 108-109

32. U-Pol Raptor bed liner pg. 117

33. GLO U-Bolt flip kit Pg. 130

34. Relocated lower shock mounts (rear axle) pg. 140

35. Cognito steering truss kit pg. 144-145

36. Swiss topper mod pg. 157-182

37. Sulastic Shackles pg. 183-184

38. 12 gage shotgun mount install 188-189

39. Fuel and oil filter rock shields 194-195

40. Edge CTS pg. 208-209

41. Turbo resonator block off pg 214-215

42. HID headlights pg 216

43. LED back up and map reading lights pg. 217

44. EGR Delete/downpipe install pg 238-244

45 Hypertech speedometer in line calibration unit pg 249-250

46 Cognito UCA pg 256-257

47 Kenwood GPS/tuner pg 262-263

48 Pro Flow manifolds and up pipes pg 303-312

49 3" Alligator intercooler pipe pg. 312

50 PPE Deep trans pan pg. 315

51 Rare Parts tie rods pg. 333-334

52 AMP Research steps pg 337-339

53 Road Armor rear bumper pg 377-430

54 Rear tire and fuel can carrier 377-430

55 PCV Delete 456-458

56 Tire Pressure Sensor removal 461

57 Solar panel 481-482, 487

58 Mossberg 930 Modification 486

59 Spare tire mod and latch painting 487

60 Mag Light mount 490

61 Pac-Air Air Bags installation and modification 492-496

62 10K Trailer 502, 510, 523

63 Articulating trailer coupling 518-519, 524, 528-529

64 Side exit exhaust 554-556

65 Titan fuel tank 564

66 Back up camera 583

67 Back Up LED lights 583

68 Tac-Topper restart 591-690ish (Project incomplete, discontinued)

69 T-Rex Y-bridge test fit #1 609

70 T-Rex Y-bridge test fit #2 653

71 SAS project starts (parts acquisition) 703

72 HPD60 axle purchased 724

73 ARE Aluminum commercial topper 757