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Posted: Thu Nov 16th, 2017 01:00 pm

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Jimmyspy
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So since FRF seems to be nothing but a show lately, I figured it was time to sit down and start a fresh project log. I've had the truck for 5 years and 70,000 miles, so recapping everything that's happened with it over that time would take forever (and be pretty dang boring). These first few post will just be the highlights of what's been done to the truck. I'm just gonna let the pictures talk for the most part, but if you have any questions or see anything that warrants comment or criticism, post away.

Here's how she looked the day I bought her (this is actually the ad photo from the shady used car dealership)

The first "mod" id did to the truck was a radioshack CB radio.

Next came a set of 265/75/16 Hankook Dynapro ATMs. I absolutely loved these tires. They wore well, hooked up well (on and off road) and weren't that expensive.

Then I blew up the transfer case doing dumb stuff. I went through a miserable winter in 2wd before swapping in a junkyard BW1354

Next I swapped the dynapros over to a set of Cragar D-windows

rare shots of me doing maintenance

Had a shackle collapse of me, so on went new shackles and spring hangers

Broke the frame doing dumb stuff

Fixed the frame

Made a "custom" rear cross member after the factory spare tire carrier/crossmember rotted away on me.

Made a front hitch out of a class III receiver I had laying around

This photo also shows the Harbor Freight lights behind the grille. Those went on at some point in here.

Scored a explorer roof rack from the junkyard. You can also see the 06+ mirrors in this pic. Some jacka** broke off both factory mirrors and caved in my passenger door. In later pics you can still see the wrinkles in it that I couldn't get out.

Broke a leaf spring. Don't know if this was from doing dumb stuff or not. Probably was.

So, I put on a set of junkyard explorer springs and belltech 6400s and ditched the factory lift block

Bought a car. 2006 Ford Focus Zx5 5spd. This was probably the best "mod" I've done for the truck to date.

Bought a superlift. Found it on Criagslist, BNIB, for 800 bucks. Also picked up a set of 33x12.50 Duratracs on DC-IIs from CL to go with the lift (not pictured)

Installed said superlift. Sorry, no install pics. I put the lift on in the driveway, in December, in northern Ohio.... pictures weren't high on my priority list haha

Made some "custom" sway bar end links

Double cardon front driveshaft installed

Bought some expo power/leather seats

Bought a new to me bed (old one was rotted all to hell)

Found some more rust

Fixed the rust (please excuse my piss poor welds)

Got the interior back in. (somewhere along the line I picked up a full length expo center console from the junkyard)

Painted the rockers with bedliner and mounted a flag pole in the bed. Cause Murica (The tailgate has since been replaced. There's a good story to go along with the "bullet holes" that were it haha)

Installed a JL audio 8" sub

Built a pintle mount

Replaced the drivers side valve cover gasket (still need to do the passengers side)

Bought some stuff

Well, that brings us up to Jan. 2017 (give or take). That's also all of the photos that needed to rescued from FRF, and my lunch break is about over, so I guess this is a good stopping point. Stay tuned for future installments.

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2002 XLT 4x4, 4.0l V6, Silver Frost Metalic, Superlifted and stuff