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Here's a few shots of my finished front bumper & winch mount with a Warn 9000.
This thing is SOLID! You can grab any part of it and shake the whole truck. It is attached to the frame high and low in the front and in front of the tire down low.
I'm almost out of things to do to my ST. Maybe a tune and some lights on the rack.
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Damn thats a sexy truck, I reccomend exhaust next. That little steel pipe just isnt cutting it.

How do you like that tiregate? I'm considering picking one up.
 






man, that is one of my favorite tracs on this forum. is that grill guard custom made? and how are you digging that tire gate? i know that thing cost you major bread! you need to get a gas can on that thing to make it official! please take pics of the mounting points of that grill guard if you ever get the chance. nice work!
 






WoW that is really nice looking!! Great job!!! :D :D
 






Looks fantastic!!!
 






it looks awesome,
 






I love your Trac! Awesome work on the the front and rear end! Is that a Gen 1 rear window vent guard/shade? Really, that is one of the best looking STs I've ever seen!
 






The tire gate works well, but I think there is room for improvement. I've been thinking about how I might rebuild it - maybe later. I have two gas cans that I use on the Tire Gate, but leave them off because the driver's side partially blocks the rear light (one of the reasons a rebuild might be in my future).

The bumper/winch is custom fabricated. A friend of mine did all the welding. We made it up as we went along.

Here's a few pics of the mounting points (the bolts shown were there only to locate the pieces for welding):

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very badass ST!
 






Final product looks awesome!
I wish my ST was even half as cool as your's.

As far as I can tell looks like the only thing you've left is sliders and skids if you don't already have some.

You'll have to keep us updated how your lift/suspension fares with all the extra weight. Weight want to look into custom springs at some point. Apparently these people will make custom springs - you just give the info they want.

Thanks again for sharing.
 






I am thinking about selling my ST. It has about 97,000 miles and no issues.
What do you think I should expect to get for it?
V8
4X4
Leather
Bed Extender
Truxx
BF Goodrich MT
 






Dude, that looks awesome! Very nice job. I wondered how it would mount on a new Ex.

( I consider anything under 10 years old new BTW ha ha)
 






I'd say check KBB, but no matter what I'd say sell it privately as opposed to dealer trade-in or whatever because they'll low ball you due to all the mods.

Sad to hear you're selling it, but goodluck! (btw - 97k's pretty amazing, i barely have 39k on my 08, but then again, it's turned into a bit of a pavement ornament with gas prices)
 






FLOffroad said:
I'd say check KBB, but no matter what I'd say sell it privately as opposed to dealer trade-in or whatever because they'll low ball you due to all the mods.

Sad to hear you're selling it, but goodluck! (btw - 97k's pretty amazing, i barely have 39k on my 08, but then again, it's turned into a bit of a pavement ornament with gas prices)
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They're all highway miles. I used it as a DD with lots of traveling. At 95,000 I replaced it as a DD with a 2012 Focus & modified the ST as it is now.
I've got too many vehicles (5) & this is the one I use the least.
It really does look good - I get people stopping to take pictures of it all the time.
I hope that someone who appreciates it will come along. If I trade it, I'll return it to stock before turning it in.
 






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