Alright guys, i've got some time on my hands so here we go... Bought my truck, 2002 FX4 Scab 5.4l, with 117k miles on her in July of 2011. Bone stock. Literally bone stock, i dont think anything was kept up on besides oil changes and tires... First off i got some exhaust on her. Magnaflow SI/SO dumped. Not great but only temporary. Wanted some light output so bought this off craigslist for 100 bucks or so. Next on the list was a PA 3 inch body lift. Bought for 200 bucks with gap guards on craigslist (from 03liftedscrew) Bought a CB radio off of craigslist for 75 bucks. Cobra 29 LTD. Got a PA speaker, whips, and mounted those up. Got sick of the roll bar finally and got a black toolbox for 75 bucks (Craigslist) and sold the light bar for 125 I also replaced my solid back window for a slider from a scrap truck we had at my auto tech school. Got some new Black Lightning headlights with 6000k HIDS for $100 off craigslist and soon after i bought some new tires 315/70/17 Goodyear Duratracs Bought a SuperDuty Tailgate w/ step off Craigslist for $200. Got it PTM for $230ish and sold my old tailgate for $100. So about $330 for an $800 tailgate Bought a light bar from ROSSI that he had on his 2002. Installed but no lights yet. Undercoated my frame Raptor Lights Depo Fogs Mudding caught up to me quick. After this day i blew a head gasket I think it was a combination of bad coolant (thick, murky brown like-paint, coolant), thick mud covering my truck and engine and radiator, and 100 degree weather. So me and my buddy dug into it. Had it torn down to the block but didnt pull the block. Heads Heads were warped, shaved down .008" and reinstalled with FelPro Gaskets. Also put in new spark plugs, water pump, upper and lower radiator hose, coolant tank, thermostat, timing chain guides, and prob forgetting some things.. Since we decided to cut my exhaust manifolds off for easier removal, i bought these. OBX Longtube Headers with no cats. Installed them yesterday while managing to broke my dipstick tube off flush with the block. Heres some more pics More to come very soon. -Full exhaust next week -Diablosport Predator -PIAA valence (have valence but no lights) -Shocks -Lights for light bar -Bull bar -Double din -New wheels
Thanks fellas. Heres some pics of the headers on.. Yeah i had a little bit of fun with some paint while the engine was apart...
Your truck has turned out great! Can't wait to see it with some new wheels and that valance on there!
Alright guys, i really want some new wheels. Im stuck between these two, so whats your opinion? 1) or 2) I'm thinking 1....