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Old Jul 7, 2012
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My truck...From the beginning

This is the day I got it, already had the Superlift suspension lift and 33" tires







PA body lift added, tried some aftermarket rubber flares....took them off later





Painted the grille, added blacked out headlights and nite shaded the 01 corners. I also added aftermarket tails






Added hella 500's behind the grille




Buggman custom emblems



Mickey Thompson Classic II's, 06+ mirrors and fender badges



Replaced and painted the tailgate and bumper, herculined the bed, mustang dome light, OHC, Explorer lighted visors and auto dim/auto lamp Expo mirror






04 black and grey 60/40 bench seat added, 2010 black rear jump seats, custom black arm rests and upper padding added, painted and clear coated handle bezels, hood decals












FX4 cluster added with LED's, all dash lights converted to green LED's, Buggman radio bezel with dual OEM fog switches all LED, silver HVAC panel, 07 6 disc OEM stereo added, cruise pods modified to green LED's, OHC and mustang dome converted to LED's









Replaced CV's with New A-1 Cardones, New Centric hubs & ABS lines, upgraded to 12" rotors, centric Posi quiet pads, Moog performer upper and lower ball joints




Buggman floating oval, and 3rd brake light LED w/ cargos. Added LED tail bar, and double din







POR15 the frame and undercarriage, added Flowmaster super 40 muffler






SCT tuned, Custom tune written for the truck, then added RCI skid plate and 06+ front end along with a Lund solar visor, later had the 01 power dome hood trimmed to fit added 35" BFG's















Powder coated the tool box and headache rack, windows tinted to match all around, also added Train horns (video)






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Now:


Trucks name: Hooligan
List of mods:
EXTERIOR- INTERIOR-

All switches illuminated with LED's
4" Super lift suspension lift Explorer OHC painted hammered grey
3" Parts accessories Body lift Mustang dome light w/ LED's
Mickey Thompson Classic II's Explorer auto dim mirror w/auto lamps
35" BFG's Silver FX4 cluster w/ LED's
06+ front end conversion LED Cruise toggles
Black & Grey 04 seats
06+ corners Black 2011 rear jump seats
06+ fender badges Pioneer Double Din
06+ side mirrors Double OEM fog switch bezel
07 step bars Painted black handle bezels
Herculined bed Black wrapped armrest & upper pads
Tool box Black powder coated Pioneer speakers
Headace rack black powder coated
Smoked aftermarket tails w/ LED's
LED Tail bar
LED thrid brake light with cargos (Buggman)
Red and black Ford Ovals (Buggman)
Painted rear diff cover
Frame undercoated with POR15
Flowmaster 40 series muffler
Screamin Demon coil pack
Volant Cold air intake
 
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Old Jul 7, 2012
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Looks much better now! Good job.
 
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Old Jul 7, 2012
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Looks great man. You are making me think about putting those silver overlays in my truck now.
 
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Old Jul 7, 2012
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Whoa, I did not realize how much you have done to it. Well done, I like the front end update alot.
 
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Old Jul 7, 2012
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I like what you've done... looks great!
 
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Old Jul 7, 2012
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Looks great on 35's.
 
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Old Jul 7, 2012
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Thanks guys!

Originally Posted by robert99ranger
Looks great man. You are making me think about putting those silver overlays in my truck now.
Do it! I have a matching silver faced HVAC too if you want it!

Originally Posted by <TX>TORKiT
Whoa, I did not realize how much you have done to it. Well done, I like the front end update alot.
Thanks! After looking through it all, I was surprised myself how far it has come.

I learned it all from forums....I never worked on a car before this much!
 
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Old Jul 8, 2012
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One hell of a sweet ride u got their!!!!
 
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Old Jul 8, 2012
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Its come a long way. Looks good!
 
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Old Jul 8, 2012
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That truck is awesome man. one of my favorites here.
 
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Old Jul 8, 2012
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Thanks guys...I appreciate it! Little over 3 years worth of work so far
 
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Old Jul 10, 2012
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Nice work and a lot of it.

Good looking truck.
 
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Old Jul 10, 2012
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Thanks mang!
 
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Old Jul 10, 2012
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The Pizza Hut mod...

 
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Old Jul 10, 2012
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Hell yeah...Can't mod without the HUT!
 
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Old Jul 10, 2012
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Look so much better. Every mod you did was an upgrade imo.

Good work.
 
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Old Jul 10, 2012
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Thanks man!
 
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Old Jul 10, 2012
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Man I love your truck!
 
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Old Jul 10, 2012
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Thanks dude! Where are your double lift pics?
 
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Old Jul 10, 2012
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I'm going to clean the beast up tomorrow and get some pic
 
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Old Jul 10, 2012
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Sweet! I cant wait to see it!
 
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I did post a couple in my thread I had going
 
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Old Jul 10, 2012
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Cool...I will have a look!
 
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Old Jul 12, 2012
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Pics of the train horns mounted. They are mounted where the spare tire used to go and its a noce solid mount and perfect for running the air lines!
 
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Old Jul 13, 2012
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Just jumping in the thread to be reminded to check the whole thing out tomorrow when I get a chance.
 
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