Green Beast

Ok so this is how things started... Way back in 2008...

I was originally supposed to get my dads 1999 f150 Lariat 4wd, with everything I ever wanted in a pickup truck. But he traded it in and got his 2008 F150 Lariat 4wd.

So I was left with one option. Fix the old Explorer in the yard. She needed a torque converter seal. One hell of a job to say the least. Well at least for somebody who knew little about trucks at 16.

This is how things were after I finally got her going.

Of course it didn't take long for me to find this website, and learn of all the cool things these trucks are capable of.

First mod was a fishing rod rack.

Next mod was auxiliary lights.

And on top as well.

At Fort Fisher, NC Spring Break 2010

June 4 2010 first anniversary

Doing a wheel bearing job.

Old Tires Goodyear Wrangler Radials

New tires Treadwright Muds with BFG A/T casing.

Before... Faded Paint and ugly chrome grille, and headlight bezels.

After... Fresh paint, and black grille. And I moved the lights from the top to the front.

Loaded...

With my dads 2008 f150 Next to my truck.

The latest is this lovely baby...

More to come...

Other mods include cherrybomb exhaust, cb with whip, and a sound system as well. I love this truck.

 

[bats]

So did the girl come with the truck? I like the way the grill turned out. My 94 is the same color and I've been debating whether I'd like a black grill over the stock silver. Looks nice!

 

[HKUNZ]

Haha no she didn't but the truck definitely helped in getting her haha. Another reason I love that thing!

 

[larivera1989]

nice x . i gotta say ive never seen a fishing rod rack on one before but looks good tho

 

[Cjpooch]

Good looking truck. Keep up the good work. I'm still baffled by the fishing rod holders. Do you just set the rods in there to hold them, or do you actually drive around with rods sticking up?

 

[Nasty Exploder]

lol, same question for me....? ? ?

 

[HKUNZ]

Haha, I drive down the freeway with them all the way to Fort Fisher/Carolina Beach. I put bungy cords on them to hold them down, but its really not that uncommon down here in Wilmington.

 

[larivera1989]

is the x a 4wd or 2wd

 

[HKUNZ]

4wd. Most of the time, if people even attempt to go down the beach in 2wd they'll get stuck and be there for a while.

 

[AccordRanger]

Nice x, I want to get a first gen some day. What are your plans for the next mod?

 

[Keeper0311]

Nice x, I want to get a first gen some day. What are your plans for the next mod?

A new bikini for the blond?

 

[HKUNZ]

I definitely want to lift it. I'm content with 2 inches. I just want that little bit extra clearance for the sand. At some point I want to put new wheels on it, with a matching one on the rack too. I'm thinking about stock steel rims from a jeep, but from what I understand, the backspacing is questionable. A friend and I put some on his ranger, and they've given him no problems thus far, but I'm really looking into cragar soft 8s. The 397s.

 

[Sams01XplrSprt]

nice x u got

 

[HKUNZ]

Thanks man! What opinions do yall have about stock rims from a jeep?

 

[atreyu]

where did you get that tire carrier. ive been looking to do something like that to mine

 

[HKUNZ]

I got it off of a b2 at the pull apart. IT cost me roughly 2 dollars? I took a little bit of cutting, and a lot of nerve to start drilling holes into a perfectly ok body.

 

[bats]

2 inches of lift is just right for the beach. If you want a little more height go with some 31's. From my experience, stock gets you through most sand but when you get into the soft stuff you end up dragging your diff.

 

[HKUNZ]

Right now, thats the plan. The next set of tires I want are the Wardens that Treadwright makes. I love the tires I have now. Theyre just way too aggressive for the sand. As far as anything else, they rock.

 

[KrisGuitarNY]

Sweet Ex man, I really dig the fishing rod rack!

 

[HKUNZ]

Thanks man! New update, I took off the spare tire rack. It makes entirely too much noise. So the spare is back underneath, and the rack is in my dorm room as decoration.