damn, that's smooth work!

 

Thanks Pat.

Steve - there's some spots that aren't quite to my liking yet, but I'll dress them up a bit before final paint. Definitely better than it was when I started, though.

 

 

So, I decided to freshen up the badging on this truck. My stock F350 badges were starting to look a bit tired and discolored, so rather than get factory replacements (because we all know I think stock sucks), I got these:



No, not more work for Billet Badges in SoCal. I love those guys, but $80 a badge isn't in the budget right now. These came from TruckEmblemWarehouse.com and are ABS plastic (what the standard OE badge is actually made from in many cases) rather than aluminum. Good quality work, in my opinion and it's a different, fresh look on an old truck.

Kinda unique how it ties together about 3 generations of heavy duty trucks: The '10-up lettering, the 99-up badge style, and all on an OBS truck rocking the International powerplant (well, Navistar to be technical, but...lol).

Gearing up for more projects though - intercooler is likely in the works, among other things.

 

Very nice!

 

I like those badges

 

Thanks fellas. Something different from the norm.

 

So no, I haven't forgotten about this rolling project. In fact, I scored something really cool tonight:



These came out of a newer Super Duty ('11 up, I'd say, not certain on the year). Friend was bringing two sets home from Kentucky - one for a dump he's working on and another project that he was actually unloading. He offered them to me at a good price, so I jumped. Two buckets plus the center jump seat/console. They need re-covered first, as they're the wrong color for my interior, but that should do the trick. I was looking for 40/20/40 OBS seats, but this ended up being something I suspect I will be happier with long term.

So, another call to my interior guy is in order for sometime in the near future...lol.

 

Nice score, Bill!!

 

what color will they be? and will you be doing leather?

 

I don't think I want to go to leather, but I'm open to it. Might be cheaper, overall, to get these done in Katzkin (what I refreshed the Bull's interior with) than do what I want to, which is get the seats re-covered in fabric from an existing OBS bench that I have that matches the back bench seat. Of course, I could upgrade the back seat to newer seats and do them in leather as well...food for thought there. Right now, I need to price it all out and see how much I want to spend on it.

 

Bill I take it you haven't installed the RSK yet.

 

Not yet. Still need to round up my springs for the front. Have the rears, and need to paint them before I put them on.

 

Nice Truck Bill! Consider me subscribed! I like those badges, by the way. I looked on their website but they don't have anything that appeals to me for my '06 '150.

 

So yeah, it's been a few minutes since I updated this thread. First, lighting upgrades. I'll use the commentary function on the pictures this time



Various LED components bought from SuperBrightLEDs.com




HID projector headlights, assembled by a friend in Southern California. Liked them so much he is doing a set for the Bull also.




Replaced the blown heater control lights with LED. Still have to fix the dash.




Top is low beam, bottom is high beam for the new projectors. Blows away anything I've ever used.




Aside from my pesky cab light and the license plate lights, all outfitted at night with functional LED in the corners and HID headlights.

I am also working on upgrading the seats to 2011 Super Duty seats. A little teaser of the finished product for you:



Today, I finally put on the 4" to 5" Diamond Eye tip I've had laying around the house. Kept it off til winter was over to keep it nice.