Wayne
Active member
I finally updated a bit from my last work truck, a decently built '08 CCLB to this one; a '15 CCSB, vermillion red lariat. It's not EXACTLY what I wanted, but it was really close, and the price couldn't be beat. I really wanted the fancy console, but what do you do when you have 4 kids? Therefore, this one has 6 seat belts. Without further ado, here's the new to me truck I've nicknamed the radio flyer:
How I got it; bone stock except for the old man steps.
A month into owning it, I nailed the back of a buick I didn't realize stopped in front of me on a 2 lane highway. I was towing too. I got the better end of the deal, but still lost every major cooler on the front, as well as the bumper, grille, L headlight, and L fender. Luckily everybody walked away, and nobody was in their back seat.
While I was fixing damage from the accident, I figured it would be a great time to de-chrome it. rear bumper pieces when to sand blasting, powder coat, and finally I painted over the powder for a perfect color match that ought to hold up well for a long time.
I went with a new PTM grille surround, and a carriage works grille insert. JD Gleason hooked me up with some morimoto 4.0 HID projectors and LED bulbs. I put the lights together using body match and jet black paint on some new take-off lights I got from a neighbor. I also smoked the mirror lights, and painted the chrome on the fender badges. 4X4 decals had to go, as did the diesel badges on the fenders.
http://powerstrokearmy.com/photopost/data/500/medium/IMG_20170809_193926071.jpg
New bumper is courtesy of Road armor. I also wanted a front mount reciever, so I welded everything in where the logo cut-out goes. It's currently at powder coat, going body match red. I should have it back so I can paint by the weekend.
I'm also doing a 10" 300 series lift I got from Dave at One Up Offroad. Here's the front with all the old stuff ripped out.
More pics and updates to come.
How I got it; bone stock except for the old man steps.
A month into owning it, I nailed the back of a buick I didn't realize stopped in front of me on a 2 lane highway. I was towing too. I got the better end of the deal, but still lost every major cooler on the front, as well as the bumper, grille, L headlight, and L fender. Luckily everybody walked away, and nobody was in their back seat.
While I was fixing damage from the accident, I figured it would be a great time to de-chrome it. rear bumper pieces when to sand blasting, powder coat, and finally I painted over the powder for a perfect color match that ought to hold up well for a long time.
I went with a new PTM grille surround, and a carriage works grille insert. JD Gleason hooked me up with some morimoto 4.0 HID projectors and LED bulbs. I put the lights together using body match and jet black paint on some new take-off lights I got from a neighbor. I also smoked the mirror lights, and painted the chrome on the fender badges. 4X4 decals had to go, as did the diesel badges on the fenders.
http://powerstrokearmy.com/photopost/data/500/medium/IMG_20170809_193926071.jpg
New bumper is courtesy of Road armor. I also wanted a front mount reciever, so I welded everything in where the logo cut-out goes. It's currently at powder coat, going body match red. I should have it back so I can paint by the weekend.
I'm also doing a 10" 300 series lift I got from Dave at One Up Offroad. Here's the front with all the old stuff ripped out.
More pics and updates to come.
