Luxury Chase Truck Build [2007 F250-Carli Coilover]

[Longrange308]

This thread wins the internet..

That is all.


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[CAPT.HODGES]

Thanks guys! Haven't done much to it lately. Just been using for street duties as I've been busy getting married and on a honeymoon to Italy. Now back to work for 28 days.

 

[Jomax]

Very nice!!! Will be copying quite a bit!


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[CAPT.HODGES]

From a few weeks ago:

Not much to say about the Destroyer, but I guess it's time for a life update...

September 6, 2015 - married my best friend

Then went to Italy, then back to work for a month. Flying home tomorrow! Gonna look into making some bed braces since the sides are flared out. Maybe change up the jack situation.

 

[CAPT.HODGES]

Where did four months go?

Finally got a new bumper off rock auto. Threw that thing in the morning of driving to Lake Arrowhead for New Years.

Refilling my leaky tires every day...

Got home and slapped some much-needed rotors/pads on the front. Went with EBC Yellowstuff. Pretty happy so far but I've been going easy trying to bed them in properly.

Cruised over to #ttmotorsports and finally re-relocated my p.o.s. power steering cooler from the fwd crossmember to a more acceptable location. Just got this thing and a couple an fittings/hose off amazon. Thanks Tommy.

Ditched the mile-long HF jack for a pro eagle setup. Pricey but worth it IMO. Works better and once I get I mounted will make my life a lot easier. Hard part is deciding where.

Installed two more small sections of L-track in the rear corners to facilitate bolting the jack cradle down in a removable fashion. Went for style points on the angle cut...

Fixed a few tires. Now 4/5 are plugged. Awesome.

Since I finally got the bumper right and the cooler moved, I was able to get my fog/amber rigids back in. They were mounted to the oem plastic fog light brackets which snapped during the 'little night run' at Pismo a while back.

Made up a cleaner and stronger mount out of angle Al and square tube Al.

Went on a quick overnight to Pismo to get out of town with the wife. Messed around with the new camera.

Feels good to have everything right again. Forward progress is way more fun than just getting back to the line of scrimmage...

 

[Wilbah]

Great truck and details! Thanks for all the effort sharing your build. Really well done!

 

[CAPT.HODGES]

Great truck and details! Thanks for all the effort sharing your build. Really well done!

Thanks man!

 

[super04duty]

Really enjoying this build. It is very similar to what Im trying to do with my truck. Nice to see another Super Duty getting built.

 

[Cringe]

Read through your thread, and seeing the pics really makes me miss California! I lived in La Jolla for several years and definitely didn't get to see and do everything I wanted before I moved back east...Pismo looks like a blast! I also wanted to thank you for the photos, gave me some motivation. Right now I have clamps holding my ARE topper onto my F150, after seeing your angle aluminum mounting project I plan to do the same so I can have a place to bungee things and get a better seal on the topper.

Also, seeing your bumper pushed in like that, I am a bit surprised the air bags didn't touch off! Looked like it was a bit of a hit, but then again it probably looks way worse than it actually was.

 

[CAPT.HODGES]

Read through your thread, and seeing the pics really makes me miss California! I lived in La Jolla for several years and definitely didn't get to see and do everything I wanted before I moved back east...Pismo looks like a blast! I also wanted to thank you for the photos, gave me some motivation. Right now I have clamps holding my ARE topper onto my F150, after seeing your angle aluminum mounting project I plan to do the same so I can have a place to bungee things and get a better seal on the topper.

Also, seeing your bumper pushed in like that, I am a bit surprised the air bags didn't touch off! Looked like it was a bit of a hit, but then again it probably looks way worse than it actually was.

Thank you sir. Sorry for the late reply. Come back to California and visit! It's always waiting for you.

The shell clamps were a great addition. Makes a nice little shelf for valuables and water or whatever when sleeping/hanging out in the back.

I'm also pretty surprised the airbags didn't go off haha. I was glad to see the engine was still on its mounts...

 

[TommyG]

THODGES89 I enjoyed reading through your build. Great looking truck. You did very clean work.

When you powered your roof lights on your camper shell did you run the wiring externally or drill through the roof/wall of the shell somwhere?

 

[CAPT.HODGES]

THODGES89 I enjoyed reading through your build. Great looking truck. You did very clean work.

When you powered your roof lights on your camper shell did you run the wiring externally or drill through the roof/wall of the shell somwhere?

Thank you sir, I appreciate it. The wires kind of snake along the frame rail until the back of the cab. Then they snake up between the cab and bed/shell. You can sort of see it in the corners of the rear window but I don't even notice them anymore.

 

[TommyG]

Thank you sir, I appreciate it. The wires kind of snake along the frame rail until the back of the cab. Then they snake up between the cab and bed/shell. You can sort of see it in the corners of the rear window but I don't even notice them anymore.

Thanks for the info. I did the same thing with my mag mount CB antenna. I will probably just run wires together with that through a loom. I have not found a satisfactory (that I would trust and use) weatherproof solution to bring them through the roof or side of the cap.

Thanks again.

 

[cthonia]

Where did four months go?

Finally got a new bumper off rock auto. Threw that thing in the morning of driving to Lake Arrowhead for New Years.

Refilling my leaky tires every day...

Got home and slapped some much-needed rotors/pads on the front. Went with EBC Yellowstuff. Pretty happy so far but I've been going easy trying to bed them in properly.

Cruised over to #ttmotorsports and finally re-relocated my p.o.s. power steering cooler from the fwd crossmember to a more acceptable location. Just got this thing and a couple an fittings/hose off amazon. Thanks Tommy.

Ditched the mile-long HF jack for a pro eagle setup. Pricey but worth it IMO. Works better and once I get I mounted will make my life a lot easier. Hard part is deciding where.

Installed two more small sections of L-track in the rear corners to facilitate bolting the jack cradle down in a removable fashion. Went for style points on the angle cut...

Fixed a few tires. Now 4/5 are plugged. Awesome.

Since I finally got the bumper right and the cooler moved, I was able to get my fog/amber rigids back in. They were mounted to the oem plastic fog light brackets which snapped during the 'little night run' at Pismo a while back.

Made up a cleaner and stronger mount out of angle Al and square tube Al.

Went on a quick overnight to Pismo to get out of town with the wife. Messed around with the new camera.

Feels good to have everything right again. Forward progress is way more fun than just getting back to the line of scrimmage...

just so you know, plugging the sidewall of the tire like that is unsafe, theres a risk of blowouts. I would recommend replacing those tires ASAP.

 

[JJEH]

Nice rig. But it's time to get some Nitto's