Well I guess now is as decent as a time to start a build thread as any. I'm not real good at coming up with clever names for my truck (I do actually try), despite being pretty detail oriented I am not the best at documentation, and I am somewhat disorganized at times, so here we go lol. At the very least it will help me get things in order.
A little about the truck:
It started life as 2014 raptor 801A blue flame metallic with the blue accent interior and I picked it up with ~22,000 miles in August of 2017. Bought the truck in Columbus, Ohio and the truck had seem some salt, but the rust wasn't/isn't horrible. I daily drove the truck for a couple years until I bought a 2000 ranger that I drive around most of the time. The truck was completely stock and stayed that way for a while, which is rare for me.
How I use the truck
I love going Offroad and taking the truck out as much as possible but living on the eastern side of the US my options are a bit more limited than some of my buddies out west. While I do like hitting the trails, the truck sees a bit of track time and has left the ground at least once. So the truck makes about 4-6 events per year (trying to get that number up with a few other events/locations), interstate driving to the event though I am strongly considering a tow rig once funds permit, and weekend runs to Taco Bell, Jimmy Johns, etc.
Goal for truck
To keep it basically forever and just keep modifying it over time. The truck is almost always currently under construction in one form or another. I think of it more like a hot rod/toy. No part is sacred but at the same time I want to do my best to make a sharp product from it. To make it more capable, more race truck-esque, etc. I wouldn't really consider my truck "built" but it isn't or soon won't be what most call stock.
I'll update this thread as I go, but will fill up the first few posts with where we are at, at current.
For now, here are a few photos of the truck as close to stock as I have:
A little about the truck:
It started life as 2014 raptor 801A blue flame metallic with the blue accent interior and I picked it up with ~22,000 miles in August of 2017. Bought the truck in Columbus, Ohio and the truck had seem some salt, but the rust wasn't/isn't horrible. I daily drove the truck for a couple years until I bought a 2000 ranger that I drive around most of the time. The truck was completely stock and stayed that way for a while, which is rare for me.
How I use the truck
I love going Offroad and taking the truck out as much as possible but living on the eastern side of the US my options are a bit more limited than some of my buddies out west. While I do like hitting the trails, the truck sees a bit of track time and has left the ground at least once. So the truck makes about 4-6 events per year (trying to get that number up with a few other events/locations), interstate driving to the event though I am strongly considering a tow rig once funds permit, and weekend runs to Taco Bell, Jimmy Johns, etc.
Goal for truck
To keep it basically forever and just keep modifying it over time. The truck is almost always currently under construction in one form or another. I think of it more like a hot rod/toy. No part is sacred but at the same time I want to do my best to make a sharp product from it. To make it more capable, more race truck-esque, etc. I wouldn't really consider my truck "built" but it isn't or soon won't be what most call stock.
I'll update this thread as I go, but will fill up the first few posts with where we are at, at current.
For now, here are a few photos of the truck as close to stock as I have: