RaptorSVT

Been awhile since I updated this. Finally got some new tires that will hopefully hold up to the abuse of offroading. Also got a bottle of the new Adams Tire Shine. Overall, looks great but is kinda of a pain to apply to such knobby tires. We'll see how it holds up in a week when I get take the truck on a four day offroading excursion through the Colorado mountains!

No machines on the Raptor graphics!!! A little VRT shines them up real nice. Heck I even like using detail spray on mine. Not too shiny, but just enough to look nice.

My Christmas wish list continues to grow...

Looks good! I'm running the JLT on my Raptor. Small price to pay to help the engine run a bit cleaner!

Looking good! Was almost considering getting rid of my Raptor for a GTR. But than I thought about how many speeding tickets I would accumulate...

<------ Ford Raptor guy here! I was a Chevy/GMC guy, but then I drove a Raptor and everything changed!

Wheels look good! I just ordered a set of the all black ones.

Welcome! Gotta love having these guys in our backyard!

I've always been a GM guy as well. Had lots of Tahoes, Silveradoes, a Suburban and a Sierra Denali. But there is something about the Raptor. Test drove one and had to have it!

Looks nice! Gotta love the new HiD headlights that Ford now offers. So much better than their previous lights!

Looks good! And just when we thought Spring was here in Colorado, here comes another potential snow. I'm tucking my truck away in the garage so all that hard work doesn't go to waste.

When I'm not offroading, I really like the truck to be clean. I don't mind pushing it through water or throwing mud all over it. However, once I'm done and back onto pavement I really try hard to keep it looking good. I might have gone a bit overboard with my first purchase or two, but so far Adam's products are awesome! I also picked up the Flex buffer during one of the recent sales. Like all the Raptors that attended the 2nd annual Texas Raptor Run, I think I brought home an extra 100lbs of dirt and dust on the inside of the truck. I logged 1,700 miles, averaged 11.9MPG, ran approximately 225 miles offroad and even drove 300+ miles through a blizzard to get to Texas from Colorado. Once home, I hit the truck with a leaf blower and that seemed to get a lot of the loose stuff out. However once the dust cloud was being sucked into the blower and pushed back inside the cab, I decided to move on. From here, I did the complete detail on the truck: - Wash - Claybar - Revive Machine Polish - Machine Sealant - Glaze This process, to include doing the engine bay detail and interior, took approximately 7-8 hours. We finally had some great weather here in Denver and I was dying to try out the new Flex! Overall, Adam's products far exceeded all other products I've used. I was so pleased with the results I did the full treatment to my Ford Fusion. I treated the seats to Adams interior cleaner and then the interior conditioner. The seats cleaned up really well as did the rest of the interior panels. This stuff works great!

Detailed the truck last night and was set to attend this clinic today. Awoke to a busted hot water heater and flooded basement... Not happy. There goes more $$$ that I could have spent on really important things like more product or new truck parts.

I second that! I'm going to need some metal polish and towels after my offroading trip this weekend.

Well we finally got some better weather this weekend. Spent the day getting some new items installed before the 2nd annual Texas Raptor Run this coming week! Here's my new custom hood graphic: I carry quite a bit of gear any time I go offroading. And when you're flying the desert, mountains, or any other terrain at high speeds, cargo has a way of shifting around. Or like last summer, completely come loose and fly out of the pick up bed while jumping my last truck at 80+ mph. So I commissioned Saints Offroad to build me a new chase rack designed to carry and properly secure all of my gear. I got it and some accessories installed: I also tried out some more of my Adams products. The wheels wells have been collecting dirt, mud, snow and salt for the last two months or so. Basic soap and some high pressure washer didn't do much to clean them up. So hit them with some APC, let it sit, scrubbed with the fender brush and amazing results! Pretty darn impressed actually. I did realize that I am going to need to step up and by the gallon refill though. This stuff has way too many uses!

Belltech has some good stuff. But I would also take a look at McGaughys. I've used their products before with great results. Also spent some time with them at SEMA. Solid company and customer service is very good.

Welcome! I thought my first trip was serious!

Welcome! I just found Adams a few weeks back and am on my 3rd order as well!

The basic kit is new 3.0 coilovers with remote resevoirs for the front and then 3.0 rear shocks. The standard shocks are Fox 2.5s. I'm also going to be installing the Icon upper control arms which allow for more suspension travel.

Thanks everyone! No pictures of all the lights yet, but hopefully soon. And I'm getting ready to head to Texas for the 2nd Annual Texas Raptor Run. So pictures of the truck covered in dirt and mud shouldn't be hard to come by. The mounts are called "Raptor Claws" and are made by Outlaw Offroad. They bolt to the two bolts that hold the hood to the body.

Here is my new '13 Ford SVT Raptor! It's already undergone some serious upgrades to include a new Icon Vehicle Dynamics 3.0 suspension upgrade, the new bumper and a host of Rigid Industries LED offroad lighting products. This picture was taken right after it's first wash using all Adam's products! Nothing fancy yet, just a simple wash and then followed up with some detail spray. The full wash, clay bar, machine polish, glaze, wax will come in another few weeks once we finally get some better weather!

Adams recently became a supporting vendor for another forum I follow. Once I saw the spring sale, I jumped on it and picked up a new Flex and a full detail kit. I've since washed my Raptor twice this week! These products are just fantastic! It's also great to support a business in my backyard as well.