reg cab short bed build

Im saving my spot here for now. I never did a build thread on PSN for my shorty build so I guess I will start it here with all the pics. It might take me a day or two to get all the pics linked though.

Sweet

Alright I will be watching this one.

Get to it! I'd like to see the progressional pictures!

I want to give a little introduction on this build first. I traded my 08 F250 in on a 2011 5.0 Mustang on July 31 and gave the car to my wife to drive. She has been driving the same F150 since we bought it new in 02 while I was getting a new truck every couple of years. I decided I wanted to go back to school so I could get my degree. While I am in school I wanted a reliable truck to drive around that still had a coolness factor to it. Instead of getting another 4x4 cc I decided to try something different.

I have never undertaken anything like this. I didn't have anything other then basic hand tools and a small air compressor. I dont have a shop or even a large garage. I live in a 1 bedroom apartment with an attached garage.

I never intended to build a show truck. My skills and budget are not that high. There are some things that could have been done better. There are some spots that still need work. I am far from done with this truck even though I drive it around now. I am still working on it weekly and it will continue to improve.

On August 14 (my 10 year anniversary) I bought this truck for $4800 from the original owner with 124006 miles and all the service records.



It had some rough spots

Watching.

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The interior.


The goose neck hitch he rigged up when he retired the truck to the farm.




First thing I did was get rid of the bed.

Then cleaned it up a little September

some of the things you find on farm trucks


Found a good deal on a bed 75 miles away. I had no way to haul it so I did the next best thing


I rented an extra garage in the complex to store the bed in for a few months.

I started lowering it first so I could make sure it went straight before I cut it but after it was lowered.
Dream beams going in.

one side done


October 1st

rear getting ready to be lowered.

all lowered

time to start surgery Oct 17th

cut

probably not the best way to do it or exactly how I wanted it but its done. I hired a welder to come over and weld it for me.

sweet build!

tank back in and painted. Also changed the hardware that came with the spring hanger to grade 8 since the other crap washers and nylon lock nuts broke under the torque load.

time to back it out and see if it runs







test run video
http://youtu.be/Zr-uvoX7GfE

bed on. I may have burned up a tire having to much fun without a video, so I had to put on the spare. Nov 14th

time to freshen up the front

bad pic but this was after I fixed the fins


brand new Cervini's hood

my paint booth

sold the old hood so it didnt get painted

Hood and front bumper is on. The hood has to be baked or set out in the sun for a week before it can be painted, so it went on like this because it was my only way to leave it outside.

new ballistic wheels Dec 20th

Wheels are on just in time for new years.

Thats a pretty nasty street truck.

Not as pretty going as it is coming

Hood painted finally

Stacks with my tax return money. Feb 19th Thanks Paul @ Complete for the set up.

windows tinted an posing for truck of the month on the .org

easiest way to get to the fuel sending unit, or to get a nut that you dropped out of the fuel tank.

Got the roll pan from Grant Kustoms on finally. I ordered it in december and just got it put on a few weeks ago. Thanks Unbroken for pointing me to their direction. Also got the tailgate shaved.

No more yellow bed mod. Put in a herculiner. Thats the old farm truck plate. I thought it would be funny to throw it on for a pic.


Something needs to be adjusted.

imelmo said:

Watching.

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RedSmokey said:

sweet build!

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DieselFreak92 said:

Thats a pretty nasty street truck.

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Thanks guys

New seats should be here soon so I can get started on the interior. I cleaned it up but it still has the torn up bench in it.

Dont be to hard on me. Its far from perfect but I am still working on it.

Awesome job on the truck. Nice to see what someone can do in a single car garage at an apartment with minimal tools. I bet it is really fun to drive around!

Clint_FX4 said:

Awesome job on the truck. Nice to see what someone can do in a single car garage at an apartment with minimal tools. I bet it is really fun to drive around!

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It is. It is so much easier to get around in then my last truck was. I wont say it is fast by any means but its fun to drive. It gets a lot of attention for sure.

What are your plans performance wise?