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TRUCKS - Trick Out Your Truck - Lighting & Style F250

TRUCKS – Trick Out Your Truck – Lighting & Style F250

With new diesel F-250 pickups running into the upper $60,000 range, we decided it would be worth the upgrades to freshen our 15 year-old reliable Powerstroke instead. The newer trucks actually still have very similar overall body styling but our lights and grille really show how dated our old truck  really is. Our 2000 F-250 is still in great mechanical condition and has maintained its original…

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TECH - TOW TECH - Slow Down & Cool Off

TECH – TOW TECH – Slow Down & Cool Off

Pulling a loaded enclosed race car trailer is serious business. Hopefully you have been following along a few issues back as we went through some equipment we picked up for our custom Mopar hauler, along with some dos and don’ts for towing safety. This month we’ll tackle some issues with one of the senior members of our tow staff by adding a few fairly simple goodies that can make the world of…

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TRUCKS - TRICK OUT YOUR TRUCK - Flares

TRUCKS – TRICK OUT YOUR TRUCK – Flares

Trick Out Your Truck – A Flare for New Shoes

My wife has a flair for new shoes and so does our vintage RPM F-250 hauler. Four flares to be exact, but only one set of new shoes. If you have been following the Trick Out Your Truck tech in RPM over the last several months, you have witnessed the transformation of the 2000 Ford F-250 from a stock truck with a hand held programmer to a high…

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PROJECTS/BUILDS - 4 LUG THUG - Nitrous Express Water Injection

PROJECTS/BUILDS – 4 LUG THUG – Nitrous Express Water Injection

For eons we have become accustomed to water methanol injection on both diesel and gasoline engines. It has been used in boosted racing and street performance primarily, but in the last few years water injection has become increasingly popular for nitrous engines, as well. Although it may seem like someone just recently discovered the advantages of water injection paired with nitrous oxide, the…

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INSTALL - 4 LUG THUG - RaceCraft Part 2 - Suspension Upgrade

INSTALL – 4 LUG THUG – RaceCraft Part 2 – Suspension Upgrade

Last month, we started our RaceCraft rear suspension upgrade in the RPM Magazine THUG mule Mustang with the install of a much-needed upper control arm doubler kit. RaceCraft’s stock upper torque box upgrade not only reinforced the control arm bolt holes but gives us another set of bolt holes above the stock location for more instant center options. Now it’s time to toss those old boxed style…

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TRUCKS - Trick Out Your Truck - Bumpers & Lights Ford F250

TRUCKS – Trick Out Your Truck – Bumpers & Lights Ford F250

When planning out our ultimate race car tow rig build, we realized that replacing the old factory chrome bumpers on our F-250 could modernize our truck’s look while providing some serious protection. After shopping Google Images for aftermarket bumpers on Ford Super Duty trucks, we found that ICI bumpershad the exact look we wanted. Then, when we found out they had a new RT version with the…

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INSTALL - 4 LUG THUG - RaceCraft Part 1 - Upper Torque Box Doubler Install

INSTALL – 4 LUG THUG – RaceCraft Part 1 – Upper Torque Box Doubler Install

We decided while rebuilding the rear  section of project 4 Lug Thug over  the winter that we should upgrade our cheap second-hand upper and lower control armswhile its jacked up and stripped down. While the car as originally going to be a mild street/strip ride, it has slowly morphed into more than we thought it would be. With only three passes so far leaving on nitrous, the car has laid down…

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