FRONT BUMPER INSTALL | Gen 1 Sequoia

[@treehouseoffroad]

Had to make the same power steering coolant line mod for the Coastal Offroad bumper. Thanks for putting this together very informative

[@grumpygruntx]

I absolutely love that bumper. Nice clean install 👌

[@isaacspoon]

Thank you! It’s been great for the time I’ve had it on the rig! And it’s definitely the cheapest option out there as well for what you get

[@edross109]

Thanks for sharing. My interest is in fitting for a first gen Tundra. I had held the inner structure for this bumper up to my frame rails, but did not see the straight forward approach that you took. Good job, I'd be tempted to follow your path, except soon after looking at the tray, I decided to stick with my original route and starting putting my Move bumper together.

[@isaacspoon]

I considered the move bumper for a while. Thanks for watching!

[@jonnyresendiz4225]

Big ups man! Sequoia looks tough! 💪🏽

[@isaacspoon]

Thank you! It’s been a slow process upgrading it but it’s been fun!

[@phslion]

Good job. Nice and beefy bumper. But ill probably be buying my sequoia specific from coastal offroad.

[@isaacspoon]

Then it needs to be welded and painted/powder coated as well after. Once you pay for those plus the add ons like bull bar and lights, these type bumpers start to look a lot more reasonable

[@TheAppalachianSequoia]

Love that style bumper. Have had a few ARB bumpers on land rovers and wanted something like it for my 1st get sequoia! Great info!

[@grumpygruntx]

Just got my Ironman 4x4 100 series bumper today. Let the fabrication begin. Thanks again Issac for showing the steps to do this. They have 25% off for Memorial day

[@isaacspoon]

Awesome! Glad you got one! I’ve been happy with mine so far

[@grumpygruntx]

@@isaacspoon how can I get your cut list and measurements?

[@isaacspoon]

@@grumpygruntx what is your email. I will send them to you

[@downeast4runner675]

@@grumpygruntxdid you finish your install?

[@kindredcouches]

In 8 days from now, this video will be buried in my subscriptions page, but is probably the video I'm most interested in re: 1st gen Sequoia. Why set the premiere for so far out, if at all?

[@isaacspoon]

I have been trying different upload strategies. Being a super small channel, the views I get on the videos in the first few hours of uploading/going live really seem to affect how frequently KZbin suggests my videos in general. Likes and comments affect KZbin suggestions of videos too, which is why I try to stay active in responding to people, but in reality few people like and comment on videos in relation to the amount of views I’m getting on the specific video. My efforts in setting the premiere so far out is to build as much “hype” about it releasing so I can be a more successful KZbinr moving forward. This is a learning experience for me as well so I’m learning as I go. Trying different strategies to see which works best is all I’m doing right now. The more views I get, equates to the more the cost of making these videos is offset by the royalties KZbin sends. At the current rate I’m getting from KZbin, it’ll take 2 years of views to pay the rear bumper alone. The more views I get, allows me more expendable cash to make more videos moving forward

[@kindredcouches]

@@isaacspoon Totally understand you experimenting. From an algorithm perspective, maybe it is biased towards premieres rather than regular uploads, and that makes it worth it? As for hype, from my perspective as a lover of small KZbin channels and having an interest in your small channel and the topic of first gen sequoias in particular, having the video available immediately is much more agreeable. I see the video title and thumbnail in my subscriptions folder, and I get excited to watch it. Then I click it, and I see it's a premiere for a whole week away or even a day or two away, and I get slightly annoyed and turned off. At the very least, I just forget about the video, and most people don't have notifications turned on for their channel. All in all, premieres seem to be just more barriers between the subscriber and the channel, so the only benefit would be from KZbin algorithm imho. I don't write this to argue, just to give you some perspective from a subscriber who enjoys your videos, and maybe my opinion gives you some insight to how your video delivery is received. I actually run a business making video content for different clients, so I am particularly interested in the topic of video delivery. I'll keep watching regardless, thanks for making these videos!

[@isaacspoon]

@@kindredcouches na I really appreciate you voicing your opinions as I don’t know what my viewers want until they speak up haha. I just assumed setting the premiere would notify people ahead of time and get them “ready” to watch it when it’s available. But I see your point as well. I’m not entirely sure how a premiere affects the algorithm, but as I say I’m am testing things. From the data I’m able to pull from KZbin analytics, it seems more of the viewers of my channel also are on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday evening, compared to over the weekend, so I probably will be changing my video upload time to Sunday evening. See how that goes and how it affects things. I will keep this in mind moving forward, and hope you still enjoy the content to come!

[@Donkarnage223]

What springs are you running up front to handle the weight?

[@jconnwilson]

If someone made a complete new winch carrier that would fit the sequoia frame, would that be a viable option if the mounts existed for the bumper to attach? I own both a built 100 series and a 1st Gen sequoia. (and a shop with a cnc plasma table. LOL) And I'm continually frustrated there aren't more options for the trees.

[@isaacspoon]

Yes, I actually tried to get ironman4x4 to offer one but they said no. I’m sure someone could sell a modified one and it would be perfect

[@alexe02535]

Had a question, when you look inside the frame rail does it get blocked off or you can see through the entire length of the frame rail? Trying to figure out a way to clean the inside of the frame with a sewer hydro jetter . Thanks

[@isaacspoon]

I don’t know if you can see the entirety of the frame rail, I think you can though (from memory). I believe it is a single/long cavity the length of the vehicle. That being said, it wasn’t something I was specifically looking for so I could be wrong

[@alexe02535]

@@isaacspoon thanks for the quick response!

[@disasterduck13]

Thanks for the video

[@isaacspoon]

Are you in the market for a sequoia? I saw you posting on some of my other videos. I’m about to list my sequoia for sale. Within a month or two

[@chrishenderson9688]

That bummer looks great. I would be interested the dimensions on making it work

[@isaacspoon]

What is your email? I can send you the drawings for the subframe we built

[@xlazyjaysx]

Good job buddy it looks very nice .. maybe you fab guy can make those mount and sell them . I would be interested to do this mod on my sequoia .

[@irvinetransport]

Hey bud, I picked up a used Ironman bumper just like this one for 50 bucks. Unfortunately it didn't come with that sub frame part. I'm going to try and get that from the company. Any chance you can send me the info on getting this on a 1st gen? Thanks

[@isaacspoon]

yessir. just shoot me an email and I can get something over to you. I believe my email is on the channel information.

[@irvinetransport]

@@isaacspoon couldn't find the email address. KZbin web address

[@fishtacoma]

Damm, that really looks like an ARB bumper

[@isaacspoon]

Yup at a much more reasonable price AND with some additional features that come standard

[@mel_s197]

How much was the bumper?

[@isaacspoon]

I think with a 25% off coupon, it ended up being around $800 shipped/already powder coated

[@grumpygruntx]

I looked on their website, bumper isn't in stock. I'll be waiting patiently.

[@isaacspoon]

Reach out to them, same happened to me when I wanted to buy. They had fairly accurate timelines on when to expect them in stock

[@grumpygruntx]

@@isaacspoon how can I get the drawings from you?

[@isaacspoon]

@@grumpygruntx what is your email

[@bajasoobnut]

Just might have to talk with the guys over at ironman USA here soon as they are in between my work and home over here in Oregon lol

[@isaacspoon]

You should! It’s a great bumper for sure! I just wish we could have worked a deal out or have them be able to modify their sub frame to work with the sequoia

[@bajasoobnut]

@@isaacspoon they are going to have a rigs n coffee thing this Saturday so I might show up and find the other sequoia guys that will show up and hang up on them lmao but yeah it would be a good one to mod or even see if they would be willing to look into even making one for the sequoia as there are more of us popping into overland and offroading. I can even bring up the TSOR group on Facebook as well

[@isaacspoon]

@@bajasoobnut yea you should! The more interest is shown might lead them to rethinking!

[@boeing-lt4el]

@@bajasoobnut lets us know. Im interested as well. I sent them an email also.

[@bajasoobnut]

@@boeing-lt4el I will next time they have a rigs n coffee there, got busy going up in the hills and having some powder and brass therapy with some near n dear friends.

[@downeast4runner675]

Fyi that same bumper is 1400$ now June 2023

[@isaacspoon]

They regularly have 25% off sales. Brings it to just over 1k

[@salmarino3739]

I have a Sequoia 4x4 Limited and I am looking at your video which I really liked. Considering buying an Ironman 4x4 LC100 bumper is out of the equation, since you did a lot of modification of their product (i.e. it is not a well engineered product), a good product should be plug and play, with none to minimal mods possible. Plus, that company has no word of honor as far as giving discounts and discount codes, I am surprised you even mentioned their brand name. They do not deserve our business.

[@SethRiceFreelanceCreative]

You realize it's not designed for this vehicle, right? :P

[@irgski]

Sounds like the Ironman ppl lost a bunch of $$$ by not taking you up on sharing your mods.

[@TheMode541]

Too bad they were shady like that

[@isaacspoon]

I agree! If you read through the comments above, one of the other viewers talked to them at a show. And they are at least showing interest in making one for the sequoias. So that’s a positive