My F150...Bessie aka Big Nasty
01-13-2009, 11:02 PM
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My F150...Bessie aka Big Nasty
Introducing the new daily driver, Bessie aka Big Nasty. 
2008 Ford F150 XLT SuperCrew 2WD with the 5.4L 3V Triton V8 and gray cloth interior. I just threw in the 2.5" Skyjacker leveling kit Sunday and put on the black teflon coated 18x9" ATX Thugs with 275/65 Firestone Destination AT on/off-road tires this morning so I had to go snap some shots.
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I was always able to really flatter all my other cars in pictures, but these shots don't really do Bessie justice. The lighting was pretty much horrible though, she was filthy as could be, and I was shivering from freezing my tail off, so much I'm surprised the pictures weren't a blurry mess. Hope to get some better pictures when I get a few more finishing touches taken care of.
Initial impressions are that it's a lot of fun to drive just because it's so big. The 5.4L 3V has enough grunt to get it out of it's own way which is nice. Its getting 17mpg which is what my GTO that I traded was getting, but I can put 87 octane in instead of 93, so it's cheaper on gas (it's also $200/month cheaper on the note and $100/6 months cheaper on insurance too).
I still have quite a few finishing touches to take care of for right now including the black "Ford" overlays I have for the front and rear badges, and a few bigger things planned for when extra funds allow (Harley Davidson black housing headlights, Recon black tails and third brake light, black front and rear bumpers, spray-in bedliner, tonneau cover, and maybe some RBP step rails among other things), but right now I'm just enjoying driving something comfy and roomy.
2008 Ford F150 XLT SuperCrew 2WD with the 5.4L 3V Triton V8 and gray cloth interior. I just threw in the 2.5" Skyjacker leveling kit Sunday and put on the black teflon coated 18x9" ATX Thugs with 275/65 Firestone Destination AT on/off-road tires this morning so I had to go snap some shots. 1
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I was always able to really flatter all my other cars in pictures, but these shots don't really do Bessie justice. The lighting was pretty much horrible though, she was filthy as could be, and I was shivering from freezing my tail off, so much I'm surprised the pictures weren't a blurry mess. Hope to get some better pictures when I get a few more finishing touches taken care of.
Initial impressions are that it's a lot of fun to drive just because it's so big. The 5.4L 3V has enough grunt to get it out of it's own way which is nice. Its getting 17mpg which is what my GTO that I traded was getting, but I can put 87 octane in instead of 93, so it's cheaper on gas (it's also $200/month cheaper on the note and $100/6 months cheaper on insurance too).
I still have quite a few finishing touches to take care of for right now including the black "Ford" overlays I have for the front and rear badges, and a few bigger things planned for when extra funds allow (Harley Davidson black housing headlights, Recon black tails and third brake light, black front and rear bumpers, spray-in bedliner, tonneau cover, and maybe some RBP step rails among other things), but right now I'm just enjoying driving something comfy and roomy.
01-14-2009, 12:34 AM
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Thanks guys. I'm looking into the Harley Davidson lights. Seems like most OEM sets are going for around $400 shipped. Obviously the aftermarket repos are 1/4 of that price. What surprised me was that the aftermarket repos are basically identical. Any problems with anyone running aftermarket ones? I know a lot of aftermarket lights are prone to leaking (which I'd go over them with silicone on the seams to help prevent that) and that most lights like that have horrible projectors, but we don't have projectors so that's a non-issue and reflectors just reflect, so I'm considering taking that plunge and saving a few bucks over the OEM HD lights.
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01-14-2009, 01:57 AM
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Thanks guys. I'm a picture junkie. It's just a little something I do on the side but it pays off when I have some spare time to snap a few pictures of my own stuff.
It's tinted as dark as I'm going to go, 20% back and rear doors, 35% front doors (legal limit here and I've been through the hassle before), and the one thing left to do is the 50% front windshield but I'm waiting til it warms up a little so my guy can do a better job on it. Harley headlights have been located and are on the way so that's taken care of. Still on the fence about the tails and third brake light. They'd obviously go great with the black on black look but I don't want to go overboard, and I do like the contrast of the red, especially of the tails. I might just get a smoked third brake light and leave the tails red. We'll see.
It's tinted as dark as I'm going to go, 20% back and rear doors, 35% front doors (legal limit here and I've been through the hassle before), and the one thing left to do is the 50% front windshield but I'm waiting til it warms up a little so my guy can do a better job on it. Harley headlights have been located and are on the way so that's taken care of.
Still on the fence about the tails and third brake light. They'd obviously go great with the black on black look but I don't want to go overboard, and I do like the contrast of the red, especially of the tails. I might just get a smoked third brake light and leave the tails red. We'll see.
01-14-2009, 10:49 AM
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smoked tails would look nice!!
and sorry couldnt tell it was black...mines 5% over stock on the back 3 windows and 25% over stock front too so im used to mine i guess
and sorry couldnt tell it was black...mines 5% over stock on the back 3 windows and 25% over stock front too so im used to mine i guess
