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UNBROKEN’s Iconic Silver ST build

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I went on a bit of a shopping spree this morning.
Redline hood struts
McGard spline drive lug nuts
Bumper plugs
AFE drop in air filter
Painted f/r ovals
305/35/22 tires
New TPMS
Billet 1/4” wheel spacers
H&R drop springs
Steering wheel emblem overlay
And one thing I’m gonna keep quiet until it’s painted and installed.

I’m welding in some 4” black exhaust tips today also.
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Did you install the redline hood struts already if you did what is the part number please, and thank you.
 

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Did you install the redline hood struts already if you did what is the part number please, and thank you.
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They won’t be here until this week. They’re easy to find on their site though.
 

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Playing with photoshop...the wait for wheels and springs is killing me.
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So...I hate key holes. Always have. lol
A trick I found out with my last F150 is that you can move around the door handle covers to hide them. If you ever need the actual key the cover pops off in 2 seconds once you know how to do it. I grabbed a used rear handle off LKQ for $60 and my local body shop charged me $40 to spray it. All I had to do was swap out the chrome strip for our black one which is just double sided taped on. And now I’m happy...no more key hole. D30C00AE-9513-434B-BC99-7B546D64CE93.jpeg
 

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Can’t be an old busted up BMX’er if you can’t move your bike around. Kuat Transfer 2 to the rescue. BE1EAB3B-09B9-41BC-B937-889CD429AB21.jpeg
 

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I like the door handle trick! Looks clean. I wonder if you can buy these already painted?
 

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I like the door handle trick! Looks clean. I wonder if you can buy these already painted?
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If what I was told is right...only PTM in primer and about $200 just for the handle.
 

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I can’t wait for the big stuff to start showing up but the little stuff has to be done too. Redline hood struts installed today. Literally a 10 minute job and definitely a nice product.
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So I’m not a small guy...6’7” @ 260. The lower seat bolsters are WAY too big for me...to the point it was causing quite a bit of pain every time I drove the damn thing. I yanked the seat this morning, pulled the bottom cushion off and used a 4” 80 grit flapper wheel to sand the foam down. I pulled almost an inch out of the height and rounded the hard edge off of the cushion. Put it all back together and I don’t think anyone would ever notice but it feels 100% better now.
Passenger side is untouched for comparison.
 

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Ordering those hood shocks for sure. I raise my hood everytime I wash mine so this will pay for itself in that regard alone
 

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305/35/22’s have landed. Still a few weeks out on wheels. 9798B50F-522B-4ED0-A299-30AD7140C447.jpeg
 

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Steering wheel oval from emblemoverlays.com
Gotta get rid of that blue.
 

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What brand are they?


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What brand are they?


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Lexani LX-Twenty.
I’m not sure I’m gonna stick with a 305 so I went cheap for a test fit. I may go up to 315’s but I need to see how much room I have. I’ll swap to Pirelli’s once I figure it out.
 

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Missing air deflector installed...10 minute job and that includes hunting down your lost 10mm. 4189A4D7-5FE6-45D2-9BDD-83CEC8D03339.jpeg
 

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So...I hate key holes. Always have. lol
A trick I found out with my last F150 is that you can move around the door handle covers to hide them. If you ever need the actual key the cover pops off in 2 seconds once you know how to do it. I grabbed a used rear handle off LKQ for $60 and my local body shop charged me $40 to spray it. All I had to do was swap out the chrome strip for our black one which is just double sided taped on. And now I’m happy...no more key hole.
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Any idea on the part #?
 

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