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Old Feb 21, 2020 | 02:54 PM
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04 Ex Make-Over

I've been a longtime lurker on these forums, but, have never posted until today. I've owned this '04 Ex for about 11 years now. In the time I've had it, I've put more than 100k miles on it and have dumped gobs and gobs of money into it's transmission and the engine. The suspension had a 2.5" lift and the engine has been overhauled with custom head studs, livewire TS custom tune, upgrade air intake and turbo, upgrade exhaust, increased injectors, and more. This past year, I finally decided to give it a make over. While the engine work has settled in and the truck runs reliably and fast, the inside and out were showing it's age.

Here are my before and after pics and a list of changes:
- Sting-Gray Kevlar coating
- Black badging
- 4" Pro-Comp lift
- 325/65/18 Hankook DynaProp MTs
- 18x9.5 Black Rhino Arcenol Wheels
- Iron Bull Bumpers; front and rear
- Nerf bar replacing original running boards
- All new leather seats and carpet on the interior.

Hope you enjoy the pics.

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Old Feb 21, 2020 | 05:15 PM
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Looking good, great job!
 
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Old Feb 21, 2020 | 06:07 PM
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I like it. Looks expedition ready. Welcome in from the lurk.
 
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Old Feb 24, 2020 | 05:10 PM
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Thank you!
 
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Old Feb 24, 2020 | 08:14 PM
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Nice work! It's always cool to see a matching rear bumper on builds.
 
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Old Feb 24, 2020 | 11:05 PM
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Well let’s see some engine pics! Looks nice.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2020 | 07:41 AM
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It's always cool to see a matching rear bumper on builds.
This!!! Yes!!

OP, nice job! I'm also interested in the engine bay and any other mods you've done to the inside.
 
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Old Feb 25, 2020 | 08:10 AM
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Where did you have the Kevlar coating job done? The website I found only shows new vehicles/dealers.
 
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