got a little dirty :)

Well, the time finally came to dip the truck into some muck...

If you're in the Sacramento area, sure there's the Prairie City SVRA

But there's a road - just little further southwest - near Blodgett Reservoir where Keifer Rd washes out every winter...  yes, those big murky brown puddles in the pic below...

time for a bath! :)

Slick little stickers for the up-fitter switches

Those finer points that you add to make a vehicle unique are always something spinning in my mind... The guys making these up-fitter switch labels are doing just that!  You can customize all 6 of your switches, so there's no more guess-work.  Thanks Jay-Graphics!

Here's the before and after on the Raptor - I haven't wired anything (yet) on #4 and #5...

There are some others that people have submitted too...

this one is awesome!

Looking for a full coverage Ford Warranty? Check out Flood Ford - seriously!

When you buy a new vehicle nowadays, there are so many bells and whistles that are just amazing - but also VERY expensive to fix.  With our new car purchases, we usually get an extended warranty beyond the standard 3-yrs/36k miles - why?  Because we usually own our vehicles beyond those time-frames and/or miles...

Sure you can use your dealer that you purchase from, or shop around - I found this site is a full coverage Ford/Mercury/Lincoln dealer that offers excellent pricing!

https://www.floodfordesp.com/

Just put in your Make, Model, Year and the numbers are updated for you.  They offer $0, $50, $100 and $200 deductible plans up to 8 years and 150k miles!!

Trust me, the prices are fantastic!

Finally got the new Vorsteiner VR-602 Tungsten Graphite wheels installed!

Finally! All 4 of the Vorsteiner Venom Rex VR-602 Tungsten Graphite wheels arrived!

I ordered them from my buddy Sterling 

Love the look of these wheels!  They're a little more aggressive than stock, and perform wonderfully!

Here is a spec comparison to the OEM wheels:

	VR-602	OEM	Benefits
Color:	Tungsten Graphite	Machined	n/a
Build Process:	Flow Forged	Aluminum Cast	Lighter and stronger
Bolt Pattern:	6x135	6.135	same
Size:	17x9	17x8.5	.5” wider
Offset:	+12	+34	22mm more clearance
Backspacing:	5.5”	6.04”	1/2" more clearance
Load Rating:	2646 lbs.	2100 lbs.	Over 500 lbs. stronger
Weight:	24.4 lbs.	32 lbs.	7.6 lbs. lighter

  

The guys at America's tire were nice enough to put the chrome lugs on, and ordered black ones and will swap them out for me when they come in.  Here are pics mounted!

The black lugs will look awesome once they come in!

Nice flush look with the little bit more offset!

and now - with the right colored lug nuts :)

Vorsteiner Venomrex 602 wheels!!

Dang I'm so excited!  My shipment arrived today!  But it was short 1 wheel 🤪

Ugh 1 more day of waiting!!!

Visiting the Concours d'Elegance - August 2018

My wife and I love to visit Monterey, CA each year for our anniversary - but this year, we happened to visit the same week of the Concours d'Elegance!  So here are the pics!  Let's start with a Raptor (actually it's an F-150 converted) with the Gulf Livery - our '17 Avalanche in the background :)

     

and now the super FUN pics!!