ifewel
New member
Hey guys,
I've been lurking around this forum for a while now, since I decided I wanted to learn how to do my own maintenance on my 1998 SR5, and it has been really helpful. With the help of this forum, and my brother-in-law, I have:
1. Replaced front and rear shocks
2. Done the Tundra brake swap
3. Upgraded my stock 15' wheels to 16' five stars
4. Powder coated front and rear bumpers, and painted the grill
Next project is to replace the radiator, since I just hit 150k miles.
Some Pics of the powdercoating process from this past weekend:
Built this oven extension with my brother-in-law to accomodate large pieces for powdercoating
Back bumper pieces fit great, but the front piece was about 1 inch too long, so we tried to cook it with a heat lamp
That didn't work so we had to barbeque it over the fire pit
We got it hot enough for the powder to liquify and cure, but it wasn't at optimum temperature. It turned out more of a satin than matte black like it was supposed to. Here is the finished product.
I've been lurking around this forum for a while now, since I decided I wanted to learn how to do my own maintenance on my 1998 SR5, and it has been really helpful. With the help of this forum, and my brother-in-law, I have:
1. Replaced front and rear shocks
2. Done the Tundra brake swap
3. Upgraded my stock 15' wheels to 16' five stars
4. Powder coated front and rear bumpers, and painted the grill
Next project is to replace the radiator, since I just hit 150k miles.
Some Pics of the powdercoating process from this past weekend:
Built this oven extension with my brother-in-law to accomodate large pieces for powdercoating
Back bumper pieces fit great, but the front piece was about 1 inch too long, so we tried to cook it with a heat lamp
That didn't work so we had to barbeque it over the fire pit
We got it hot enough for the powder to liquify and cure, but it wasn't at optimum temperature. It turned out more of a satin than matte black like it was supposed to. Here is the finished product.
