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  1. TomDirt

    What did u do to your raptor today?

    Or just turn up the radio until the sound goes away? Or is that only for dealing with teenagers?
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    Did I just destroy my power steering pump?

    You need that stupid specialty tool to disconnect those lines as they cross under the radiator. There are a couple versions.
  3. TomDirt

    Did I just destroy my power steering pump?

    Pro tip: to ease cleaning up afterward, do the fluid change on the neighbor's driveway. You know you hate him anyway
  4. TomDirt

    What did u do to your raptor today?

    We pulled a Ford 9in off a plumber's utility truck at a junkyard one hot and sweaty day in the 90's. To this day I can remember that diff smell.
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    What did u do to your raptor today?

    There, that's better.
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    R for sale just under MSRP....Carfax shows total loss insurance claim, a roll over, and front end crash

    The "True Value" is whatever the parts are worth. No insurance company would provide full coverage, there's zero warranty, lots of liability, and the workmanship is sketchy at best. That being said, back decades ago the Pantera owner's club used to buy wrecked models to share the parts that...
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    Correct spark plug boot PN?

    If you accidentally fu ck up and break the coil connector like I did, this is a great video showing how to replace just the connector without cutting or splicing anything. The part number should be WPT-931...
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    R for sale just under MSRP....Carfax shows total loss insurance claim, a roll over, and front end crash

    The possibility of buying new (factory) repair parts for a Raptor R? Nope. The cab, 4 doors, the hood, fenders & bed were all destroyed. On a regular 2023 F150 Lariat those parts are easily $10K. Double that for a limited production R model. Just the airbags alone is several thousand dollars...
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    Should I buy a 2012 Raptor 6.2L?

    If you financed it as a project vehicle, then you have the liability of making payments without the asset of having a daily driver. The best analogy is having a hot stripper as a girlfriend who doesn't want to fu ck. This never ends well. (I've been told).
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    Gen 3 & R Front Differentials Grenading

    Gotta wonder if this brave soul broke his diff, or just his vertebrae?
  11. TomDirt

    What did u do to your raptor today?

    The strike area on the bottom isn't bashed in, either. That's a good sign.
  12. TomDirt

    What did u do to your raptor today?

    What did the old fluid look like? Any idea how many miles on it? Did it smell like death or like a burning car(?)
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    Should I buy a 2012 Raptor 6.2L?

    This guy has all the details on doing an f150 Raptor swap. https://www.scraptorparts.com/raptor-swap-parts-guide
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    Should I buy a 2012 Raptor 6.2L?

    Or just find a solid f150 within your price range. Pay it off, do all required maintenance. THEN, do a Raptor suspension swap. You will have Gen 1 suspension capabilities, with the lower insurance rate of a regular f150.
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    Gen 3 & R Front Differentials Grenading

    Are the Torsen units in newer trucks the same design as older versions? Because the older Torsen units have been added to many thousands of regular f150 trucks for over a decade, and I've never heard of them having a high failure rate.
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    GEN 1 Lift Shackles with Add a Leaf Setup

    Might want to replace the transmission cooler line set at the same time. It's worth the extra hundred bucks to eliminate a known problem.
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    Front Grinding - IWE replaced

    ^^ some things once seen cannot be unseen.
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    long time ford guy finally got a gen1

    Here's the most important measurement of whether or not it was the right purchase: Do you grin like an idiot when you drive your Raptor? My guess is that most people on frf do.
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    What did u do to your raptor today?

    Thats true for youtube repair videos as well. So many of these where they edit out (or omit) the toughest part of the repair. You can tell by the comments; "hey thanks for showing how easy this is", then 3 days later "hey fu cker, you lied about that".
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    Rear up travel.

    The only desert trucks I've seen with 20+" of (usable) travel; using leaf springs, were SUA-style. They were in a class that mandated leafs, and at that range the shock needed to be valved to be both dampener AND swaybar, especially at highway speeds. Axle Plunge became a serious issue; so they...
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    Which Husky

    This version is my current favorite. 50lbs of AWD, All-weather, fast-digging, furniture destroying fun. He didn't include assembly instructions or a warranty; he lets you know what he wants to do instead.
  22. TomDirt

    Keep or Return?

    How many circus clowns will fit inside?
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    Keep or Return?

    My bad, I thought it was this thing... aka the "Honda Pan ty-Dropper"
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    Keep or Return?

    Is that the one that looks like they took the "design cues" from a toaster? That sh itbox Civic design was shaped so they could squeeze as many as possible into a shipping container.
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    Keep or Return?

    "Cost vs Value", aka "smiles per mile". That's where the Raptor shines. I don't recall giggling when I had a Honda Civic commuter car. Didn't shed a tear when I sold it. Can't remember what it sounded like, either. My daily driver 3.5 Ecoboost has a value to me whenever I need to haul trash...
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