Jake Y.'s Raptor Build

[Jake Y.]

So guys after what feels like a lifetime I am reunited with my truck! Brought it home this saturday and took a boatload of pictures, and here they are!

Cantilever set up through the wheel well


New Tires, 37" General Grabbers


All finished up with the hood vinyl and rocker panels, still not sure if i'm going to leave it all. Also the boatec fiberglass


Rear view of the new bumper/tire carrier. Vision x solstice LEDs and camera relocation


Another side view


From the back


Lower shot of the bumper and rear set up and the new diff cover/4:56s


I'm thrilled! Love having my baby back and forgot how much i missed it. The Cantilever set-up is performing great and i will be doing lots more testing to get it nice and dialed. Tires and the gears are great, snappy, hook up off road far better than the stock BFGs. No rubbing issues at all with the fiberglass!

 

[Jake Y.]

Not sure where to post this, but that morning i got the raptor back we went out testing in the short course race trucks and i got to really drive my stock mini build for the first time, had a blast. I never realized how big of a difference it makes to be in so light a vehicle.

Loaded up and fueling






At the testing spot, assembled en masse.




Some of the finished stock mini!














Raptor Posing with the Chase Truck!



One short, low-quality video of the suspension testing
69320138.mp4 video by clifftubbs - Photobucket

 

[Jake Y.]

A favorite of mine

 

[KaiserM715]

That is a really sharp looking truck, Jake. The more I see the fiberglass front fender, the more I think I like them. I think that is the best way to fit 37's.

 

[Jake Y.]

 

[KaiserM715]

The more I see your front bumper the more I like it. I am not a big fan of the under-bite look so many of the others have.

 

[Jake Y.]

Thank you! Yeah the bumpers with the gnarly underbite and non-radiused tubes just dont look quite as clean to me. Plus i love the tube ends in SDHQs bumpers as opposed to just angle-cutting and capping with tip. The downside was that the only way to get that angle on the bumper was to cut the frame horns.

 

[NoCaDiver]

Truck looks super-great Jake. Oh the coin it must have cost. Nice workmanship.

 

[BigJ]

This thread is full of win.

Very very nice Jake.

 

[Jake Y.]

Thanks so much you guys, heres some more pictures from a better camera (and motion shots)























Let me Know what you think!