Primez
Active Member
Hi all,
New to the forum and wanted to introduce myself with a thought provoking question: “what makes a Raptor?”
Is it the suspension?
The stance?
The engines?
The cool orange lights that everyone and their grandmothers have on their Taurus’ now?
Or is it just about sending a message to the other puny trucks on the road to move the F$&@ out of the way?
Anyways... I started on a journey many years ago with a goal of turning my 3.5 EB into a Raptor. At the time, the Gen 2s did not exist and I loved everything about the Raptor. I also loved my 2012 EB as the truck was fully loaded with every feature I could have ever asked for. However, I fell in love with the design of those trucks and the presence they had on the road. When the Gen2s came out, I knew immediately that when the time came, my 2012 FX4 would be getting the facelift as well.
Last year, I was lucky enough to have some free time on my hands and started this project...
The mod list of my truck is long and still very much underway.... but here’s some teasers of my progress. The truck currently has a complete OEM Gen 1 Raptor suspension swap and many other Raptor additions, like the auxiliary up fitter switches, etc. While this truck may truly never be a “Raptor,” it sure is getting pretty damn close I’d say.
FWIW - I am posting on the Gen 1 forums because all of my mods are compatible with Gen 1 Raptors, so as I share what I’ve done, others here will be able to benefit from the most.
New to the forum and wanted to introduce myself with a thought provoking question: “what makes a Raptor?”
Is it the suspension?
The stance?
The engines?
The cool orange lights that everyone and their grandmothers have on their Taurus’ now?
Or is it just about sending a message to the other puny trucks on the road to move the F$&@ out of the way?
Anyways... I started on a journey many years ago with a goal of turning my 3.5 EB into a Raptor. At the time, the Gen 2s did not exist and I loved everything about the Raptor. I also loved my 2012 EB as the truck was fully loaded with every feature I could have ever asked for. However, I fell in love with the design of those trucks and the presence they had on the road. When the Gen2s came out, I knew immediately that when the time came, my 2012 FX4 would be getting the facelift as well.
Last year, I was lucky enough to have some free time on my hands and started this project...
The mod list of my truck is long and still very much underway.... but here’s some teasers of my progress. The truck currently has a complete OEM Gen 1 Raptor suspension swap and many other Raptor additions, like the auxiliary up fitter switches, etc. While this truck may truly never be a “Raptor,” it sure is getting pretty damn close I’d say.
FWIW - I am posting on the Gen 1 forums because all of my mods are compatible with Gen 1 Raptors, so as I share what I’ve done, others here will be able to benefit from the most.
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