Let me give some advice to all of you guys waiting. I played the game for six months with two different dealerships before I got my Raptor. I liked both of the Dealers that I went to, but they did not have a clue how the order system works. Saying your first second or fifth in line does not matter. The guy I referred to Heller Ford a week after I ordered mine ended up getting his Raptor a week before mine. How does that work? Ford builds them how they build them, sometimes a run of silver trucks goes down the line, next up is SCAB's, then SCREW's. Ford knows the hierarchy that the orders get pulled, but I am willing to bet the dealer does not.
Do not call your Dealer once your order has been finalized and you have the DORA from them. Chances are, they will lie to you and try to tell you what you want to hear. There kind of like politicians in that respect. Call SVT (800 367-3788) on Friday mornings for a real time update of what's going on with your order. They will tell you the truth as they have no reason to lie to you. The Ford SVT team takes a lot of pride in what they build and it really showed to me when I spoke with them. Every time I called, they were courteous and helpful, and I called every week for nine weeks. Once you get a build date, then contact your dealer to find out the delivery date. Or if that fails, there is FRF's very trusty Blood for that.
Blood is doing great things here and I bugged him as well for my truck's progress as well. Just don't try and bug him too much. Be patient as it will happen and it is so worth it.