Thread: Houston runner

Ive been kicking around the idea of posting up my build tread for some time.
And with so many updates and work done to the truck I figured its about that time to let others view my truck.

The list of goodies as of 9/8/11
(front)
Camburg 5.5 Radius arms and buckets
Replaced Camburg coils for Fabtech coils ( NOT HAPPY )
Forged beams pied and extended 4"
16" limit straps & all urethane bushings/stops
Race Runners 2.5x10" Remote resi shocks
4.5" Glass from Fiberworxs

(rear)
Explorer leaf packs/ overloads removed. (now sagging )
1" belltech beveled pinion block
Belltech shackles
Fox 2.5x12 smooth bodies w/ remote resi
Bed sides pulled, departure relief cut.

(wheels & Tires)
Dick Cepek DC1 15X9.5 4" offset
BFG All terrains 33X12.5X15

(extras)
2007 Ranger mirrors ( modded to fit a 95 )
Aftermarket tail lights
Spider LED turn & brake light bulbs
6000k bi/hid head lights
98 Explorer Bucket seats and console.
Cluster changed to tach cluster
Tinted windows 35% & 20%
Aftermarket Alarm


I know Im forgetting things, but you get the idea, far from stock.
And now for some pictures


The truck Last September when I bought it.


The last time any one would see the old flag mirrors on it.


The 2007 mirrors look like they where meant to be there.


The following weekend the truck went under the knife.






All that hard work to get a truck to turn out like this.
And i drove it like that for some time.


Recently a few of the DR & TRS members got together and we ended up turning a few wrenches, and well needless to say my truck changed forms again.
Thanks again guys for all the help.





Pete and my self pulling the bed sides



And just a random night time shot in the walmart parking lot.


There is still alot to do on the truck, I need to deal with the bumpers, the 8.8 with 4.11 gears, 64" leafs, shackle flip, an engine cage, 2.5x14 coil overs for the front, cantilever setup for the rear,
frame supports, and the list goes on and on and on........

Looking good man i need to get some work done on my truck.... i just cant decide if i want to do my single cab or find an extended cab like yours and build that.

Thanks, I like the EXT cab, that extra leg room helps, and it looks good to, lol

hey another guy from texas anywhere fun to go in houston? i pick up my son from katy every other week

There is a all terrain park off 59 north of Houston, and there are the beaches, just got to look.

o ya i heard something about cruising down the beaches but i dont really ever go past katy though. there any other guys in houston

There is a few of us, all very in stages of builds.
check the following treads.
overall Texas tread:
http://www.dezertrangers.com/vb/othe...onal/82022.htm
and the Houston tread:
http://www.dezertrangers.com/vb/othe...nal/143710.htm

Nice looking truck Northern. Can't wait to see it eventually.

Thanks, still got a lot to do.
still need to deal with bumpers, from there the rear setup needs changed out.

If you find someone around that can build bumper good and inexpensively let me know. I'm contemplating getting the custom aluminum shop that next door to work to build me one. Could be tits all polished.

Too redneck maybe?

I was thinking about running over to B&C to see what they would charge.

only if its diamond plated and camo, lol

Lol. It would have all the super sick gnar bonus points - .250 or .188 wall, all tigged, etc. But would be lighter

it would be interesting to see.

are you up to do my headlights?

I'm in Houston, i have some glassworks trophy truck bedsides

Shoot me an email. I also have a guy to build bumpers etc.

Rreese206@yahoo.com

Email sent.

it would be interesting to see.

are you up to do my headlights?

Yeah no problem. What do you want to do to em?

I was looking to do the projection setup with a new set of lights that look like the late model headlights.

Ah yeah no big deal. I would recommend getting them from The Retrofit Source online: headlight upgrades for all applications like Doyouquaxu did. They fit the housings better.

BTW to convert to the later model lights you need the stone guard, grille, and lights I believe.

Oh no...... sticking with the 95-97 clip, just look alike headlights like these....



about 90 bux shipped, then convert them.....

Ah makes sense. The projectors should fit nice in there. theretrofitsource has a bunch of different shrouds so you can make it all flow together too.

I got a little bored and I have a crap load of LEDs, so I decided to redo my dash.

All the 168 Bulbs where replaced with a T10 base and a Blue 8mm 15000mcd Wedge LED.
The smaller bulbs for the Cruse, light switch where replaced with a Blue 3mm 15000mcd LED.

The Security light is a Blue 5mm 20000mcd LED.









And yes there are dim-able..



I also decided to redo my 3rd brake light as well.
Sorry for the crappy pic.. Stupid light..

I got just a little bored yesterday do I decided to us the little green 60ton forklift to flex the truck.
And this is what I got out of it.


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