I'm starting this thread, chronicling my BADASS ST Build from stock and will update as I go with photos and videos.
I've wanted this truck in Silver Spruce optioned with the ST Street Pack, Premium B&O system, Dual Panel Roof and Captain's Chairs since I first saw it in December 2019... blacked out in the dealership showroom, with the Bruce LeRoy Glow around it !!
First stop is to the Body Shop with the following...
Exterior Upgrades :
- $320 for Front Windows/Windshield Tint 20%/50%
- $800 Body Match Paint on both Rocker Panels/All Fender Flares (sand, prime, paint off vehicle, then blend paint on vehicle)
- $1600 Body Match Paint on Front and Rear Bumper Covers down to the ground (Gloss Black on Fog Light housing)
- $400 Gloss Black Roof and C-Pillar Vinyl Wrap
- $250 Carbon Fiber middle Hood Vinyl Wrap
- $600 Black Ford Emblems, Tint Tail Lights, Reflectors, Fog Lights
- $150 All incandescent bulbs to Diode Dynamics LED bulbs (Reverse, Signal, Licence plate)
- $500 Roof Rail Delete to Police Interceptor Rails
- $1800 - XPel Front Nose/Rocker Panel wrap
$6,500 ALL-IN for everything.
Dropping it of Monday 8/10, done by next Friday.
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Performance/Aftermarket Mods going in :
- Borla S-Type Cat Back Exhaust
- Whipple Mega Cooler Intercooler
- H&R Springs (1.6"-1.75")
- UPR Dual Valve Oil Catch Can with ECSS (with Magnetic Drain Plug and Drain Line Kit)
- SPD Catted Downpipes
- Redline Tuning Hood Quicklift Plus System
- K&N Drop In Air Filter
- UPR Magnetic Tip Oil Pan Drain Plug
Catted Downpipes are 2 week pre-order, so Exterior Upgrades will be done prior to Performance Upgrades.
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I'm posting pics from the day I brought her home from the dealership and will update accordingly.
I've loved Ford's since my first car when I was 17 - a 1989 Mustang 5.0LX Hatchback with the tri-bar Red, White & Blue Pony/25 Years the red Shelby stripes and XXV badging. (K&N Intake, Long tube headers, Flowmaster exhaust, upgraded radiator, replaced water pump, T-stat, 91-92 T-Bird Supercharge fuel pump). That car was Fast, Loud and Fun... earned me the nickname "Nicky 'Stang".
This is my 3rd Explorer and 1st one I believe is worth putting money into...Looking forward to building enjoying this ST and getting that same feeling of enjoyment from my Mustang Days!
Stay "Tuned"...
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I've wanted this truck in Silver Spruce optioned with the ST Street Pack, Premium B&O system, Dual Panel Roof and Captain's Chairs since I first saw it in December 2019... blacked out in the dealership showroom, with the Bruce LeRoy Glow around it !!
First stop is to the Body Shop with the following...
Exterior Upgrades :
- $320 for Front Windows/Windshield Tint 20%/50%
- $800 Body Match Paint on both Rocker Panels/All Fender Flares (sand, prime, paint off vehicle, then blend paint on vehicle)
- $1600 Body Match Paint on Front and Rear Bumper Covers down to the ground (Gloss Black on Fog Light housing)
- $400 Gloss Black Roof and C-Pillar Vinyl Wrap
- $250 Carbon Fiber middle Hood Vinyl Wrap
- $600 Black Ford Emblems, Tint Tail Lights, Reflectors, Fog Lights
- $150 All incandescent bulbs to Diode Dynamics LED bulbs (Reverse, Signal, Licence plate)
- $500 Roof Rail Delete to Police Interceptor Rails
- $1800 - XPel Front Nose/Rocker Panel wrap
$6,500 ALL-IN for everything.
Dropping it of Monday 8/10, done by next Friday.
-----------------------------------
Performance/Aftermarket Mods going in :
- Borla S-Type Cat Back Exhaust
- Whipple Mega Cooler Intercooler
- H&R Springs (1.6"-1.75")
- UPR Dual Valve Oil Catch Can with ECSS (with Magnetic Drain Plug and Drain Line Kit)
- SPD Catted Downpipes
- Redline Tuning Hood Quicklift Plus System
- K&N Drop In Air Filter
- UPR Magnetic Tip Oil Pan Drain Plug
Catted Downpipes are 2 week pre-order, so Exterior Upgrades will be done prior to Performance Upgrades.
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I'm posting pics from the day I brought her home from the dealership and will update accordingly.
I've loved Ford's since my first car when I was 17 - a 1989 Mustang 5.0LX Hatchback with the tri-bar Red, White & Blue Pony/25 Years the red Shelby stripes and XXV badging. (K&N Intake, Long tube headers, Flowmaster exhaust, upgraded radiator, replaced water pump, T-stat, 91-92 T-Bird Supercharge fuel pump). That car was Fast, Loud and Fun... earned me the nickname "Nicky 'Stang".
This is my 3rd Explorer and 1st one I believe is worth putting money into...Looking forward to building enjoying this ST and getting that same feeling of enjoyment from my Mustang Days!
Stay "Tuned"...
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I love doing this stuff. You always get burned on resale but it’s the passion!! Kudos to everybody on this forum and their ideas! 
% !! I see it in stages. After the first round of Upgrades, gonna do custom rims and then Tune.... after I enjoy the truck and all the
