F-150 FX2 Refresh & Customization Project Is Picture-Perfect

Common upgrades have made a great-looking F-150 even hotter.

The 2013 Ford F-150 FX2 is one of the coolest-looking trucks from that era of the half-ton truck and in this project thread by “King-bRanch”, we go along for the ride as he cleans up and modifies one of these gorgeous sport trucks. So far, he has only done basic upgrades, but with a long list of those simple improvements, this FX2 looks like a brand new truck five years after it was built.

Member Introduction

When the OP introduced us to his Ford F-150 FX2, he started by showcasing his previous truck. He had a modified F-250 that he had sold, but for those who werent familiar with his old truck, he showed that beast off before introducing us to his new-to-him F-150.

Hey fella’s, I just want to introduce myself to this community. While I am not new to FTE, I am coming over from the dark side.

I joined FTE in the “6.0 SuperDuty” community nearly 5 years ago now & I will miss them. I am confident the F150 community will be just as awesome, hell if we weren’t passionate about our vehicles, we wouldn’t be here.

My story, after buying a stock 2006 F250 Diesel in 2011, I joined FTE & ended up spending over $20k building my F250 into a monster (I used to make decent money). Then in Jan 2014 my life changed & I decided to pursue the career I always wanted & to pickup the financial slack, my lovely wife started College too. For 7 months now I have had that career I always wanted, but suffered a major cut in pay & with the wife still in college, were constantly making financial changes.

About 2 years ago we sold our 5th-Wheel, with both of us in school we didn’t have the time or the cash to use it anyway. Well now I’ve realized I don’t need that big Diesel anymore, since I cant use it for what it was designed for (pulling) & lets face it, maintence on a Diesel is very costly, plus I can’t hardly remember the last time I needed 4×4 living down here now, so I decided to sell it & get a newer more practical truck.

The cool thing is, I sold it within 3 days & was able to go from a 2006 to a 2013 for not alot of cash….by going from a F250 to a F150, a 4wd to a 2wd & a Diesel to a Gas, made that possible. I do love my new F150 but it will never be the monster the F250 was. I am a car guy & have never been able to leave my vehicle stock, so I will modify this F150, but the build will be mild in comparison to some of my previous build’s…..Stay tuned.

Gone, but NOT forgotten, the Truck that made me “King-bRanch”

2006 F250 King-Ranch FX4 w/a 6.0 Diesel

He also included this picture of his F-250.

F-150 Introduction

After introducing himself and his previous truck, the OP introduced us to his 2013 F-150 in FX2 trim.

2013 F150 FX2 – 5.0 Coyote (49k) – 1 owner, from GA, perfect CarFax history.

This is just how I bought her, except for the Tool-Box I transferred.

Let the Mod’s begin!

He also shared a few pictures of the truck from when he got it, after he installed his bed box.

F-150 FX2 Refresh and Customization Project continued…

Patrick Rall

"Before I was old enough to walk, my dad was taking me to various types of racing events, from local drag racing to the Daytona 500," says Patrick Rall, a lifetime automotive expert, diehard Dodge fan, and respected auto journalist for over 10 years. "He owned a repair shop and had a variety of performance cars when I was young, but by the time I was 16, he was ready to build me my first drag car – a 1983 Dodge Mirada that ran low 12s. I spent 10 years traveling around the country, racing with my dad by my side. While we live in different areas of the country, my dad still drag races at 80 years old in the car that he built when I was 16 while I race other vehicles, including my 2017 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat and my 1972 Dodge Demon 340.

"Although I went to college for accounting, my time in my dad’s shop growing up allowed me the knowledge to spend time working as a mechanic before getting my accounting degree, at which point I worked in the office of a dealership group. While I was working in the accounting world, I continued racing and taking pictures of cars at the track. Over time, I began showing off those pictures online and that led to my writing.

"Ten years ago, I left the accounting world to become a full-time automotive writer and I am living proof that if you love what you do, you will never “work” a day in your life," adds Rall, who has clocked in time as an auto mechanic, longtime drag racer and now automotive journalist who contributes to nearly a dozen popular auto websites dedicated to fellow enthusiasts.

"I love covering the automotive industry and everything involved with the job. I was fortunate to turn my love of the automotive world into a hobby that led to an exciting career, with my past of working as a mechanic and as an accountant in the automotive world provides me with a unique perspective of the industry.

"My experience drag racing for more than 20 years coupled with a newfound interest in road racing over the past decade allows me to push performance cars to their limit, while my role as a horse stable manager gives me vast experience towing and hauling with all of the newest trucks on the market today.

"Being based on Detroit," says Rall, "I never miss the North American International Auto Show, the Woodward Dream Cruise and Roadkill Nights, along with spending plenty of time raising hell on Detroit's Woodward Avenue with the best muscle car crowd in the world.

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