How much money do you have into your truck?
Lets see...
$3,500 22" Rims
$1,400 Street Performance Tires
$500 Magnaflow Catback Kit
$270 S&B Cold Air Intake
$1000 Leer 700 Series Tonneau
$400 BedRug Carpeted Bed Liner
$300 McGaughy's 2/4.5" Drop Kit
$200 McGaughy's Rear Airbag Assist Kit
$50 3 Gallon Air Tank
$40 Driveshaft Hangar Relocater Kit for 2 Piece Driveshaft
$270 Hella LED Tail Lights and 3rd Brakelight Kit
$55 Recon Line of Fire LED Brakelight Strip
Sooo... too much.
Total comes to $7,985...
And I have plans to get tint, get a new alarm system, maybe a tuner, and maybe a sub and amp. I don't know how long I can keep this up
$3,500 22" Rims
$1,400 Street Performance Tires
$500 Magnaflow Catback Kit
$270 S&B Cold Air Intake
$1000 Leer 700 Series Tonneau
$400 BedRug Carpeted Bed Liner
$300 McGaughy's 2/4.5" Drop Kit
$200 McGaughy's Rear Airbag Assist Kit
$50 3 Gallon Air Tank
$40 Driveshaft Hangar Relocater Kit for 2 Piece Driveshaft
$270 Hella LED Tail Lights and 3rd Brakelight Kit
$55 Recon Line of Fire LED Brakelight Strip
Sooo... too much.
Total comes to $7,985...
And I have plans to get tint, get a new alarm system, maybe a tuner, and maybe a sub and amp. I don't know how long I can keep this up
I bought my truck heavly modded for about 5 grand above market value.
so with it I got
22" chip foose speedstre wheels. ( stock wheels back on at the moment)
kooks long tube headers with cats and magnaflow exhaust. ( Magna flows soon to be changer, perhaps Bassani )
It's been lowewred ( slamed) so I raised the rear 2 inchs.
The moter has been rebuilt with a forged bottem end, heads ported. and valves done.
The stock blower was swapped for a Magnum powers. idler relocate. * 8 pound metco pully ordered.. Hurry up ups.
Tranny has been done with 2,500 stall comverter and driveshaft loop.
I swaped the grannitelli coil packs as they were not all firing at high rpm.
electric fans, cobra alternator.
BBSC brakes . they suck. going back to the stock calipers but slotted disks instead. BBSC will take 4-6 weeks to make a lightning rotor.
swapped the hard cover for the stock soft bed cover.
I guess in all I have spend 5 grand up front and about another 1,200 in my own changes.
For all that has been done to the truck by the old owner, I figure he spent well over 20 grand.
I got lucky
so with it I got
22" chip foose speedstre wheels. ( stock wheels back on at the moment)
kooks long tube headers with cats and magnaflow exhaust. ( Magna flows soon to be changer, perhaps Bassani )
It's been lowewred ( slamed) so I raised the rear 2 inchs.
The moter has been rebuilt with a forged bottem end, heads ported. and valves done.
The stock blower was swapped for a Magnum powers. idler relocate. * 8 pound metco pully ordered.. Hurry up ups.
Tranny has been done with 2,500 stall comverter and driveshaft loop.
I swaped the grannitelli coil packs as they were not all firing at high rpm.
electric fans, cobra alternator.
BBSC brakes . they suck. going back to the stock calipers but slotted disks instead. BBSC will take 4-6 weeks to make a lightning rotor.
swapped the hard cover for the stock soft bed cover.
I guess in all I have spend 5 grand up front and about another 1,200 in my own changes.
For all that has been done to the truck by the old owner, I figure he spent well over 20 grand.
I got lucky
All over the span of 3 years:
Lift/tires/wheels = ~ 3600 (just for parts, installation done by myself and MercedesTech)
HIDs heads and fogs, wiring harness = ~200
Complete stereo w/ electrical upgrades and sound deadening = ~ 1500 (just for parts, installed/installing all myself)
Niteshades = 20
toolbox = 400
Original Flowmaster Exhaust = 350
Roush Offroad muffler = 100
K&N FIPK2 = 270
Xcal2 = 150
Troyer Tunes = 150
Gun Rack = 50
Decals/emblems = ~50
Tint = 100
Total = ~6900
Only things left to do (besides finishing the stereo install) is remote start/alarm system and 4.88 gears. Then im done with this truck.
Lift/tires/wheels = ~ 3600 (just for parts, installation done by myself and MercedesTech)
HIDs heads and fogs, wiring harness = ~200
Complete stereo w/ electrical upgrades and sound deadening = ~ 1500 (just for parts, installed/installing all myself)
Niteshades = 20
toolbox = 400
Original Flowmaster Exhaust = 350
Roush Offroad muffler = 100
K&N FIPK2 = 270
Xcal2 = 150
Troyer Tunes = 150
Gun Rack = 50
Decals/emblems = ~50
Tint = 100
Total = ~6900
Only things left to do (besides finishing the stereo install) is remote start/alarm system and 4.88 gears. Then im done with this truck.
Last edited by mSaLL150; Sep 8, 2008 at 12:10 AM.


