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Benjemint's Grey Giant Progress Thread

Old Apr 2, 2017 | 07:23 PM
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Benjemint's Grey Giant Progress Thread

Hello everyone. My name is Ben and my truck is an 04 F250 Lariat. I am the third owner and got it from my wifes uncle. It had 125k when I picked it up for $5500. It has the good old 5.4 and a 3.73 limited slip with ESOF. Heated leather and sunroof as well.

This thread is to track my progress as I clean it up and make it my own. As of writing this i have already done a few things and will list them in order. Now onto the pictures!!

The first picture of the Grey Giant.

I was amazed at how clean the engine bay is on this truck. Especially for a New England vehicle.

Spotted this incredible workhorse while shopping and had to get a picture of mine with it.


I sure am glad it's good in the snow.

Was given the box by my old man. Also have a set of horn blasters that were mounted on the underside I may install after cleaning up the wiring.

It is fun parallel parking this cruise ship.

Comparison of the stock fog light and the morimoto xb led fog light.

Lit up like a christmas tree.

Added led interior lights as well.

Looks much more modern now.

Light output with just the led foglights.

Headlights and morimoto xb led foglights. Absolutly amazing!!!

New tires!!!! Stock sized Mickey Thompson Baja MTZp3. Got a killer deal on them from my distibuter that I couldn't pass up.

First good bath!!!

After the first bath it was crappy and raining for a week. Today 4/2 was the first sunday in the 60's so I went all in and detailed the entire exterior. Wash, wheel clean, trim restore, tires cleaned and shined up. And finally waxed it (what a job that is)

Before wax.

Now to start waxing this thing.

Driver side waxed.


And its all done!!!





 
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Old Apr 2, 2017 | 07:40 PM
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Good looking truck.
Very solid starting point.
 
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Old Apr 3, 2017 | 07:16 AM
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That's a heck of deal. Around here, that'd be a $10K truck.
 
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