Got this today and this is the progress Ive made til I ran out of daylight. The RC 5" lift is ordered, I have 35" Kelly Safari TSR's mounted on 17x9 XD Spy's sitting in garage. I will likely crank the T Bars 1.5" and get a 1.5" AAL for the rear to give me about a 6" lift total.
My question is, what other things can you guys think of for cheap or free cosmetic mods until the bank account gets back up a little after Christmas and I can do the exhaust/CAI etc...
(yes, I think Im getting rid of the snug top soon and windows tinted Sunday))
Thanks for advice

 

Looks good. Wait till u lift and put tires, going to be a whole different truck. What motor? How many miles?

 

Lightning headlights are another easy one to do that make a huge difference but the lift and wheels are gonna be the biggest

O and btw you big enough to get in after the lift haha

 

Wow that is one clean truck, maybe remove the side body moldings if you like that look. Truck looks in excellent shape though, also looks like the T-bars are already cranked or its just the way its parked

 

Good idea on the side molding.. Thinking of doing it to my new Magnum R/T too. Anyone have issues with the paint bubbling or chipping when taking the modling off a ford?
Id like to do the lights as well probably right after Christmas.
The truck actually was bought new in 2000 by my grandparents. They passed away recently and I bought it through the estate yesterday. Miles are 64,000 and the 5.4 motor.
My driveway is tapered GaNole so although it does look a little higher in front, it has never been touched. Good call though.
Thanks for the compliments, They kept very good care of it and I actually had to remove the plastic slip covers from the seats and the plastic carpet covers on the floors when I got it.
Anyway a work in progress, but unlike all my other vehicles, this one has a little more personal attachment.

 

does it already have 4.56 gears???

 

and the gotts intake mod

 

paint your honeycomb grille it's looking like it's starting to fade pretty good. That will make a really noticeable difference and should only cost a couple dollars for a can of krylon fusion paint. Also window tint if that fits in your budget.

 

That's a pretty truck! Side moldings removed, heads and tails, billet grille, paint the lower valance to name a few ideas...should look real good with the lift and wheels

 

Id love to do the gears, but being 4x4 im looking at around 1200 probably and that is a later project. Just looking for more inexpensive things now...Have to look into the Gotts mod, painting the lower valence (if I can find a close matching maroon color, and either paint the grill or see what i can find for aftermarket. The front corner lights shouldnt be that expensive either Id think.
Thanks for all the suggestions guys.

 

Clen truck man!! I don't have any other suggestions other than what has been mentioned.

 

You'd be fine w/o doing gears for a while with the 5.4L, pulling off the side molding isn't that hard..just get some fishing line under it and saw it off to get a good hand hold and pull it off very slowly. After that get some goo gone and a bunch of elbow grease to get the adhesive off. I don't know if I'd even worry about it on a truck as nice as that but they do kinda look out of place with the flow of the body on these model trucks.
*Edit might can get $200 or so out of those rims on craigslist, I did up here in Tally pretty easily that'll give you some extra cash for the exhaust/CAI

 

Ya clean truck, i basically have the same one but older. Look at some stuff i did to get some ideas.

 

Looks nice man!

 

A transmission will cost you mroe than $1200 but enjoy having a broken down truck that looks cool