Did this really happen or am I dreaming....?!

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No major updates, but an update, nonetheless. Well, maybe one "bigger" update, but I've managed to pick up a few things for my truck over the past few weeks.

As I've said in the past, I'm not a 'Ford' guy...I'm a Raptor guy. So I can't take staring at the blue oval every time I look at my steering wheel much longer:

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One day in with the rack and already putting it to "use":

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There were WAY more gifts packed into the bed on the drive up (picture was taken after we got home). Long story short, I live 5 minutes from my parents, but my sister lives about an hour and 20 minutes north of us. Every year, we do our own Christmas celebration the weekend after up at my sister's. So the rack was FULL of toys/gifts for my 2 yr old and my 21 month old niece, mostly courtesy of grandma/grandpa.

My poor truck was FILTHY after about 250 miles of highway driving over the past 2 days:

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I still need to grab 3 more of these guys so I can actually attach the rack to the bed, as right now, it's just sitting in there with nothing holding it down:

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If anyone has any idea where I can buy these from, I'd love to hear them. Otherwise, I'll have to see if I can get some custom made.

Also picked up a tailgate assist:

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I also acquired Recon Projector Headlights, which won't work with my truck. They aren't quite my style, anyway, but if anyone is looking for a good deal (versus paying retail), let me know:

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I think next up on my list of cheaper mods are an interior LED kit and a shortie antenna. I'd love a pedal commander, so someone buy the Recon lights, yeah?!

Maybe once I pick up the pedal commander, I'll go ahead and create a proper "build" thread. It'll no doubt be a slow build, but slow and steady wins the race, right?. After all, not all of us on FRF are ballers!

Cheers! :cheers:
 
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Nice truck! My seats are starting to get that spiderweb cracking on the sides and it drives me crazy!

Thanks, man! I'm not too worried about them at the moment. Once Spring arrives, I'll probably give the seats a nice cleaning and conditioning and go from there. If they end up getting worse quicker than I expect, my buddy knows an upholstery guy who does fantastic work.

The rest of the truck is flawless, so I was totally fine with the seats in the condition they were!
 
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glad this truck exceeded your expectations. Mine did for sure. lol

Hell yeah, it has! It's still such a surreal feeling, that after almost a month of daily driving this, it still doesn't feel quite real. I mean, I waited almost a year to finally buy one of these. And, now that I have it, it seems fake. Ha!

Hey, you seem to know your shit...A) do you know what these are called and b) do you know where I can find them to buy, as I need 3 more (if not, I'll have to look into having them custom made):

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Almost, but not quite. I essentially need that piece you sent me, but with a washer welded at one end. That cup is then bolted directly to one of the pre-existing holes in the bed. Then, each leg of the bed rack is placed in these cups and the pin is used to secure it inside the cup and thus, to the bed.

(tiny image, yes, but only one I could find)
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Not sure if these are sold how I need them, or if I need to custom make 3 more. I've checked on a few different sites that sell bed racks, but no mention of these cups.
 
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Already posted some of this in the 'What did u do to your Raptor today' thread, but why not keep this one up to date, as well.

Got around to installing my stubby antenna and DeeZee tailgate assist. My Jam Handles are still en route, as there were some delivery issues on the West Coast impeding their progress. Hopefully they'll be in sometime next week.

Note the matching Gen 2 in the background
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Shot of the rack:
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Some hardcore parking at Stop & Shop:
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Quick shot I took leaving work as I walked towards my beast:
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Oh and my Griot's Compact Sit-On Creeper finally got back in stock and was shipped out and delivered a few days ago. Thanks to Obsessed Garage for the inspiration. Washing wheels and doing work on the lower parts of my vehicles will be that much easier moving forward:

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