My Latest Toy... RCSB 5.0 XLT Build

[MattV]

@TN_Ryan Did you use a factory harness for the headlights and HCM upgrade?

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[TN_Ryan]

@TN_Ryan Did you use a factory harness for the headlights and HCM upgrade?

Negative, I bought the harness from Ryan K Industries. He’s on Instagram…I believe others make the same harness though.

 

[Davidwnuc]

For future mods, I have already started acquiring the necessary items to add passive entry and push to start to the truck. The door handles needed have already been installed...just need a few more items and the necessary terminals to wire it all up.

I will be following along to see how this goes because i would really like to do this also

 

[NavyChief]

Dang it now I have to start working on mine again, nice build. I know one thing I want to do is change to the 23 headlights as they have the black in them which looks cool.

 

[LoweRed]

One thing that was apparent once I swapped the stock 17" wheels for the same diameter but much heavier 22's, was the fact that the 3.31's had to go! Since this is a sport truck, the E-Locker had to go as well. I installed a Eaton TrueTrac along with some 3.73's to help with the heft of the 22's. The rear was easy, I've done a million gear installations in my days, but getting that front diff out is a different story. Not impossible by any means...but first time I've ever had to take the front diff out of a Ford F150 LoL

Awesome build. What was the part number for the TrueTrac unit?

 

[Realtruck]

Well guys, I figured I'd might as well show off my hard work over the last several months. Picked this extremely clean 2021 4X4 RCSB 5.0 XLT 301A truck with 30k miles up back in early June and this is what she looked like....

Older gentlemen had traded the truck in for a Raptor Ranger of all vehicles...I kindly asked the Ford dealer that I bought the truck from in South GA to remove the brush guard before I drove it home to TN LoL This is what she looked like after removing the items I didn't want...minus the steps, those came off the next day!

At this point I had already ordered some new goodies, the truck did come with a MBRP dual rear exit exhaust on it. Which sounded awesome, but not a fan of dual rear exit anymore. Although, back in the 90's I had my fair share of trucks with dual rear exhaust. Truck also had Katzkin covers on the factory seats...not sure the color, but they didn't match the interior very well. Plus I had other plans...

Ordered a Ridetech 3/5 lowering kit along with some Niche SUV 22 wheels...wheels came in before the lowering kit. So I had to go ahead and get these bad boys mounted up.

Once the Ridetech showed up, it was game on! I also ordered a new blacked out MBRP side exit exhaust...love the sound of the MBRP, not too loud, not too quiet.

I was also actively shopping for new bumpers, grille, headlights and door handles to perform a chrome delete. In the meantime...not sure how these boxes got here....maybe the wife ordered them ?‍

After some late night shopping, I found the deal I was looking for. Picked up (2) new 10 way power seats with heat WITH bonus...Katzkin covers that match the slate interior of my truck! Along with the center console, console shifter, 12 screen and APIM and the HVAC controls all for $1600. Couldn't beat it with a stick...LoL Only problem was the junkyard was in Kansas City, lucky for me, I got a buddy that lives just outside KC. So he went and picked it all up for me...we then worked out a deal to meet up over the long July 4th weekend. Since this was a XLT it did have some nice features already, like 360 cameras, dual zone auto climate control and the 8" cluster along with remote start. However, the older gentlemen that originally ordered this truck, ordered it with vinyl floors And at the time Ford had a national backorder on regular cab carpet. So instead of waiting...I did what we all would have done, and installed all the new goodies anyways

While I was in there, I added rain sensing wipers, ordered and installed the heated steering wheel harness (from a forum member) along with running a new harness to supply power and the necessary wires for the heated seats to work. From there it was time to focus my attention to the outside again...found a killer deal on some adaptive headlights from a forum member, picked up the HCM and the full harness to make all the features work along with new LED fog lights to complete the look. I also had my buddy paint my new bumpers and door handles, I installed the Ford Performance Side Vents and Grille while I was at it. The blacked out Ford emblems add the finishing touch in my opinion. I also switched from the Niche wheels to the Ford Performance 22's due to the offset...I just wasn't digging the +30mm offset.

Ford finally got their carpet issue resolved, so she now has carpet!

One thing that was apparent once I swapped the stock 17" wheels for the same diameter but much heavier 22's, was the fact that the 3.31's had to go! Since this is a sport truck, the E-Locker had to go as well. I installed a Eaton TrueTrac along with some 3.73's to help with the heft of the 22's. The rear was easy, I've done a million gear installations in my days, but getting that front diff out is a different story. Not impossible by any means...but first time I've ever had to take the front diff out of a Ford F150 LoL

And finally, the icing on the cake! The Whipple install...must say, it's a very nice kit. Couple things I didn't care for, 1 was the 2 back bolts that hold the supercharger down to the heads. And 2, I didn't care for the intercooler pump location, since I trimmed my valance, the pump would have been visible since Whipple mounts the pump to the bottom of the driver side frame rail. It seems Whipple was running out of time and rushed the design/location of the coolant pump on a Friday afternoon. I mounted mine in a different location that is more out of site.

The most recent upgrades have been a tri-fold bed cover...it's been over 20 years since my wife and I owned a regular cab truck, you forget how easy it is to just throw items in the back of the crew cab. Out first several shopping trips out in the regular cab resulted in my wife sharing all the available passenger side floor board with the items we had just bought LoL So a bed cover was needed to keep our valuables locked up in the bed. And thanks to some of the forum members on here, they confirmed for me that the Ford Performance Raptor wheel indeed is a heated steering wheel. So I went ahead and picked one of those up and installed that over this past weekend.

Let me know what you guys think...any thoughts on future mods?

Awesome build! It really came together and looks amazing. Can't wait to see it all lit up!

 

[Eighthtry]

I'm exhausted.

 

[TN_Ryan]

Awesome build. What was the part number for the TrueTrac unit?

917A739

 

[HeadBanger]

Damn! That's sweet!

 

[PaulGrun]

It's pretty obvious that you've been having waaaaay too much fun.

 

[TN_Ryan]

It's pretty obvious that you've been having waaaaay too much fun.

Can confirm

 

[DSvet]

You are a man after my own heart.


Let me know when its for sale. I think as I get older I'm not to excited to tear down and rebuild again lol. I just retired, so we'll see how mine goes!

By they way, where did you get the lift? I see the creeper is a chair type. Is that because the lift is short? Is it one that is stationary or portable?

 

[Aonarch]

Amazing!!!

 

[TN_Ryan]

You are a man after my own heart.


Let me know when its for sale. I think as I get older I'm not to excited to tear down and rebuild again lol. I just retired, so we'll see how mine goes!

By they way, where did you get the lift? I see the creeper is a chair type. Is that because the lift is short? Is it one that is stationary or portable?

I bought the lift straight from MaxJax...back when I bought mine it was under $3000. Now they seem to be up there in price. However, I absolutely love it! It's moveable, so you can bolt it down and use it, then unbolt it and store it out of the way so you can have all of your garage space back. It goes up to 48", which is plenty high for me. The creeper converts into a reclining chair to allow you to roll underneath the vehicle and work comfortably. Or you can roll under the vehicle on a rolling stool depending on the height of the stool and stool operator. It has definitely paid for itself over the years and works very well.

 

[JCsTruck]

Yet another amazing RCSB built thread, only this one is even more informative. I bookmarked that MaxJack lift page as this lift would work well in my garage which has a 11’-4” ceiling height but has a 13” beam down the middle so the net result is 10‘-3” clear. My garage is also finished, insulated, and heated. I have been wanting a car lift of my own for decades now so I’m saving up for one and when my kids are done with school in 4 years I will get one. I pay $32k in tuitions per year on mostly one income which really hurts!

I’m guessing you’re retired or you work from home because being a former technician (ASE A1-A8) from decades ago now I know how much time that kind of work can take. You are obviously not your average backyard mechanic either. Great find on that truck too. Pre owned RCSB trucks are hard to find especially in that condition with low miles and I think especially in New England too where I’m from.

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