I have a 100 series.
I bought one of the worst ones in existence.
A Boston truck rusted to ****.
It was a lesson in sunken cost fallacy. I wasted too much time remediating it when it wasn't what I needed to tow or make events. It could tow, but it wasn't fun. It was a wonderful offroad and overlanding truck. The only highlights were the suspension. OME springs with koni raids. She partied and hunted down slow competitors at the races.
The 100 did all I asked. It became a feedback loop of spending money on the chassis flaws and rust. The 100 was supposed to tow things but wasn't ideal for it. I raced less because of it. I became more of an organizer for racing in that time.
After running all the 1 day events solo doing sweep and dragging everyone out, we got more stage miles and runs for competitors. I was better as an organizer anyway.
Somewhere in the timeline was replacing all the brake lines, the entire fuel system, rebuilding the rear locker, doing a front locker, destroying a deer at 80mph, rebuilding the front end and cooling system, doing the everything. But it is death by a thousand cuts. The frame has to be patched every year. The windshield is cracked and the windshield frame is rusty, this is a massive rabbit hole. After the last mission of towing a dump trailer through a muddy snowy field.... The center diff is stuck on... again....
The 100 is dead. Long live the 100.
I plan to part the truck out since I don't really want to sell it for liability reasons due to the rust. Just palatize all the 100 mods and armor for another cheap southern truck or sell bits to fund mods for the next truck.
I've been shopping for tundras but the market is absolute junk. I need more dry storage anyway, so a 200 series is intriguing. The LX570 is looking like the move, 08-10 for the higher (meaningless) tow rating sticker and lower purchase price. I have a set of rock warrior wheels I picked up in anticipation of Toyota future things, I know I can slap 285/70/17s on and fit them on any 100 200 or tundra, but I cant get a clear answer of if 285/75/17s will fit a 570 stock. I have no problem doing a sensor lift or trimming plastic. It's the upper control arm clearance I'm concerned about.
The AHC seems great for towing and stops me from mod creep I had with the 100. If I had a land cruiser I would be itching to add to cart BP51s and upper control arms. Things I realistically don't need.
I'm looking to do a fly and drive of something from the south or west, I am not dealing with any rust ever again. Also apparently if I don't want a tan interior I should go **** myself.
Short list of plans. I've read kurts build mantra on his 100 and 200 and after floundering around on builds for years I'm looking to streamline and build a one and done forever truck.
-AHC service once back home.
-tow control. I have a tekonsha p3 and it was great and did everything I ask on my 100. I'm looking at the ID for my next build out Tekonsha | 90920 | Prodigy® iD Smart Phone Configured Brake Controller for Trailers with 1-4 Axles, Black - https://www.tekonsha.com/product/90920_trailer-brake-control-proportional but haven't seen much on them installed on a 200. The redarc obviously fits into a blank but I like the bigger knob and digital display of the ID. I like the quick gain control of the P3 but aesthetically the ID wins and I can just app a profile for different gain or just actually fix the damn trailers... I digress....
-AT tires for the rock warriors. I got a good deal on the wheels and if they're good enough for Monica they're good enough for me.
-Front bumper. I hit a deer at 80mph with my 100, insurance bought me an ARB. I live in rural country and see deer daily. If I hit another one it's getting ratchet strapped to the bumper and the GF will quarter it when I get home. ARB bars are mostly timeless, but it just seems to be a bridge to far on the 200s and tundra gen 2s. The sahara setup is less offensive. Victory is ??? on the early 570s. Ironman looks pretty acceptable aesthetically and is where I'm leaning, Iron man and ARB crash plates and aus certs help me sleep better at night vs just bolting something to the frame horns. I am aware there are "opinions" on ironman, for better or worse. Dissent is gorgeous, but I actually don't want that much clearance and I want hoops, ironically their mantra resonates with me the most but I need to bambi smash first and min-maxing less.
-rear gear. On my 100 I did a plywood platform with black iron pipe feet. Harbor freight pelican knock offs slid under it and it worked well enough. The rear attic was home depot closet shelving hose clamped to the third row handles. The problem was it was always throwing things in the truck and moving around. I'm looking for a cleaner build out and the dobinson drawers look to be the most feature packed. The slide out top seems to be something no one else does. As much as I'd like to DIY I can't be bothered to figure out what slides to buy and a cut list for wood etc etc. The attic will be replaced by a bolt in order option as well. onboard air and power is mostly sorted and carried over from my 100.
-roof rack. I have three frontrunner loadbars on my 100 and they're nice. I need to be able to strap down boats and a roof top tent. The shorty rack of the 570 is a problem. I could do a 200 full OEM rack with 1820 crossbars, or I'm inclined to suck it up and just slam a prisnu or other comparable rack on. What ever is the lowest profile and lightest.
-step sliders. I have slee sliders on my 100. My xterra has no step/sliders and we go boating a lot. Putting bull**** on the racks was night and day when switching trucks. I don't need heavy sliders, so dissent or victory hybrid is the move. They'll be a step first and armor second. A later down the line mod. Factory will be good enough for towing cars and scraping racers out of the woods.
-radio. I guess if I give a s*** I should get a 2010??? My only options are grom vline anyway. I have a chinesium android radio in my 100 and it works well enough. Not sure and don't really care. I just need to be able to bluetooth or aux a phone in for nonsense podcasts.
I bought one of the worst ones in existence.
A Boston truck rusted to ****.
It was a lesson in sunken cost fallacy. I wasted too much time remediating it when it wasn't what I needed to tow or make events. It could tow, but it wasn't fun. It was a wonderful offroad and overlanding truck. The only highlights were the suspension. OME springs with koni raids. She partied and hunted down slow competitors at the races.
The 100 did all I asked. It became a feedback loop of spending money on the chassis flaws and rust. The 100 was supposed to tow things but wasn't ideal for it. I raced less because of it. I became more of an organizer for racing in that time.
After running all the 1 day events solo doing sweep and dragging everyone out, we got more stage miles and runs for competitors. I was better as an organizer anyway.
Somewhere in the timeline was replacing all the brake lines, the entire fuel system, rebuilding the rear locker, doing a front locker, destroying a deer at 80mph, rebuilding the front end and cooling system, doing the everything. But it is death by a thousand cuts. The frame has to be patched every year. The windshield is cracked and the windshield frame is rusty, this is a massive rabbit hole. After the last mission of towing a dump trailer through a muddy snowy field.... The center diff is stuck on... again....
The 100 is dead. Long live the 100.
I plan to part the truck out since I don't really want to sell it for liability reasons due to the rust. Just palatize all the 100 mods and armor for another cheap southern truck or sell bits to fund mods for the next truck.
I've been shopping for tundras but the market is absolute junk. I need more dry storage anyway, so a 200 series is intriguing. The LX570 is looking like the move, 08-10 for the higher (meaningless) tow rating sticker and lower purchase price. I have a set of rock warrior wheels I picked up in anticipation of Toyota future things, I know I can slap 285/70/17s on and fit them on any 100 200 or tundra, but I cant get a clear answer of if 285/75/17s will fit a 570 stock. I have no problem doing a sensor lift or trimming plastic. It's the upper control arm clearance I'm concerned about.
The AHC seems great for towing and stops me from mod creep I had with the 100. If I had a land cruiser I would be itching to add to cart BP51s and upper control arms. Things I realistically don't need.
I'm looking to do a fly and drive of something from the south or west, I am not dealing with any rust ever again. Also apparently if I don't want a tan interior I should go **** myself.
Short list of plans. I've read kurts build mantra on his 100 and 200 and after floundering around on builds for years I'm looking to streamline and build a one and done forever truck.
-AHC service once back home.
-tow control. I have a tekonsha p3 and it was great and did everything I ask on my 100. I'm looking at the ID for my next build out Tekonsha | 90920 | Prodigy® iD Smart Phone Configured Brake Controller for Trailers with 1-4 Axles, Black - https://www.tekonsha.com/product/90920_trailer-brake-control-proportional but haven't seen much on them installed on a 200. The redarc obviously fits into a blank but I like the bigger knob and digital display of the ID. I like the quick gain control of the P3 but aesthetically the ID wins and I can just app a profile for different gain or just actually fix the damn trailers... I digress....
-AT tires for the rock warriors. I got a good deal on the wheels and if they're good enough for Monica they're good enough for me.
-Front bumper. I hit a deer at 80mph with my 100, insurance bought me an ARB. I live in rural country and see deer daily. If I hit another one it's getting ratchet strapped to the bumper and the GF will quarter it when I get home. ARB bars are mostly timeless, but it just seems to be a bridge to far on the 200s and tundra gen 2s. The sahara setup is less offensive. Victory is ??? on the early 570s. Ironman looks pretty acceptable aesthetically and is where I'm leaning, Iron man and ARB crash plates and aus certs help me sleep better at night vs just bolting something to the frame horns. I am aware there are "opinions" on ironman, for better or worse. Dissent is gorgeous, but I actually don't want that much clearance and I want hoops, ironically their mantra resonates with me the most but I need to bambi smash first and min-maxing less.
-rear gear. On my 100 I did a plywood platform with black iron pipe feet. Harbor freight pelican knock offs slid under it and it worked well enough. The rear attic was home depot closet shelving hose clamped to the third row handles. The problem was it was always throwing things in the truck and moving around. I'm looking for a cleaner build out and the dobinson drawers look to be the most feature packed. The slide out top seems to be something no one else does. As much as I'd like to DIY I can't be bothered to figure out what slides to buy and a cut list for wood etc etc. The attic will be replaced by a bolt in order option as well. onboard air and power is mostly sorted and carried over from my 100.
-roof rack. I have three frontrunner loadbars on my 100 and they're nice. I need to be able to strap down boats and a roof top tent. The shorty rack of the 570 is a problem. I could do a 200 full OEM rack with 1820 crossbars, or I'm inclined to suck it up and just slam a prisnu or other comparable rack on. What ever is the lowest profile and lightest.
-step sliders. I have slee sliders on my 100. My xterra has no step/sliders and we go boating a lot. Putting bull**** on the racks was night and day when switching trucks. I don't need heavy sliders, so dissent or victory hybrid is the move. They'll be a step first and armor second. A later down the line mod. Factory will be good enough for towing cars and scraping racers out of the woods.
-radio. I guess if I give a s*** I should get a 2010??? My only options are grom vline anyway. I have a chinesium android radio in my 100 and it works well enough. Not sure and don't really care. I just need to be able to bluetooth or aux a phone in for nonsense podcasts.
