Here is a pic of and actuall Regular cab converted to a Raptor
 

Someone finally did it, a RCSB raptor, it's from Arizona and that's all I know, it looks really good and this is the only actual pic I can find

That actually looks better than I thought it would! I bet it's fun to drive too!

No thanks..

Well it looks the part... But you can't see the suspension set up or what motor it has. And that's a cali plate not AZ.

too bad that is the only pic. It is a nice looking truck from what can be seen.

Yeah, unless there was serious work done, it either has a 3.7 or 5.0.

I would hope it at least has a 5.0 and also highly hope with all the money e spent on the body parts swap that he did a full suspension conversion as well

Hell. Just buy a Raptor!

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Agreed. Seems like a hassle to make a weird looking truck anyway. It's not like anyone will think its legit, it's a fake raptor. End.

Looks like it was done the right way. If there ever was a right way of being a wannabe?

What if the owner of that truck has no need for the x-cab , crew cab Raptor ?
You guys talk about making the truck "yours" an original to your liking. Now you make comments about it being a wannabe or fake raptor. What the hell is up with you guys?

This is a forum to help and support other members.
I see a lot more whining and name calling than anything else.

If you don't like it or have anything nice to say, don't say anything.

Whoever did it did a good job, Ive always wondered why Manufacturers don't offer higher trims in the standard cab versions?:blink: I know they wouldn't sell as many, but the option would be nice for those interested!:cool:

You answered your own question. Ford is a business who's goal is to make as big a profit as it can making vehicles that will appeal to the masses. Low profit margin = not worth their time. Offering more customized products is the aftermarket and custom shops (with the price to match) business model.

looks pretty cool. i like it.

Those super short raptor steps must be custom.

I actually would rock it... I believe its real

Or the owner knew he was gonna tear half the raptor parts out anyway in favour of better quality and longer travel so he started with something cheaper and built a better truck for cheaper than it would cost to buy a raptor.

There are some strange comments in this thread.

I wonder if in other forums people say the same thing about AC cobra kit cars (they should just buy the real thing......)?

It doesn't seem like the owner should have to install all of the suspension/drivetrain of a raptor because they put on some body panels. Maybe it's just the visuals they like.

I think there is a general reasoning to justify buying four door trucks. Of course a two door raptor does not fit that mold.

Near as I can tell people buy four doors to show how much better they are than other's. A mini van would fit most peoples needs better than a pick em up truck.

Heck if Ford made 6 door trucks people would line up to buy them.

Why hate?



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I love it!!! Looks bad ass

ford f150 raptor svt regular cab

Is it yours?

If its yours, please more pics!!!!!

No such animal, not if you start with a new truck. You'll spend close to 75k trying to recreate what you get for 45k in the Raptor.

If all you are looking for is 'better than Raptor' suspension, you'll still exceed 50k and have vinyl seats and a 300hp v6.

New Raptor = 45k

Base v6 bottom of the barrel F150 4x4 = 28.5k

Front suspension & coilovers = ~ 8k
Rear springs & shocks = 3.9k
Front axles = 1.2k
Fenders & bedsides = 1.2k
Labor & paint = 10k

28.5 + 8 + 3.9 + 1.2 + 1.2 + 10 = 52.8k

I'm not saying the Raptor is the be all, end all. It is however a much better starting point cost wise than any other new F150.

If I'm going to 18" brenthel on the truck and a 4 link(or even one of the deaver set ups with 3.0s and bracing and air bumps) and fibreglass panels with 8" wider track width than the raptor and puting a full race motorsports turbo kit on it I will come out far a head of trying to get 700hp and 18" travel out of a raptor which I'm going to have to replace panels on too. And in Canada raptors are rolling out the door at 60k+ so if I can get in one that cheap I will come out faaaaaaaar ahead of buying a raptor and tearing it apart to put the same parts on it. Not to mention re-gearing it all and upgraded axles/driveshafts.

I'll give you if I was going to build a truck identical to the factory raptor I probably wouldn't come out ahead but I'm looking for much more than that.

Oh and lastly catzkinz are only like 1500 bucks if it still has factory seats maybe I'll get T-Rex stitched in them.

All F150's are more expensive in Canada...

There aren't any suspension kits that are 8" wider than Raptors (brenthel is 2" wider per side - 4 total) and there aren't any 700hp ecoboosts so I'm not clear where you are going with this statement.

This topic has been discussed over and over, it costs more money to equal a Raptor, it will cost even more money to surpass a Raptor. The only way to beat the value of a Raptor is to start with a used truck or use Raptor take off parts. Even then you will still need things like gears, the wide track rear end, etc...

SDHQ built an EcoRaptor (surpassed stock Raptor specs) and it cost them over 80k using Raptor LCAs. I'm going to go out on a limb and guess they are better at it than the avg joe.

My Raptor was the black Raptor Ian drove on Xtreme4x4 for the half-price Raptor build. Even at his discounted prices (which us mortals couldn't replicate) he has close to 30k in it without any labor costs.

As I posted earlier, if your only goal is better suspension, yes - you can buy better stuff and do the labor yourself and come out spending marginally less. You still don't have any of the other parts of the Raptor package - ORM, high speed locking diff in 2 or 4wd, yaw stabilization, off road abs settings, etc...

Also, don't forget that Raptor take off parts go for a premium so the cost of upgrading a Raptor is reduced by selling the factory parts - 1,500 to 2,500 for just the front suspension for example (mileage dependent). Front fenders can be sold for more than the cost of wider aftermarket ones, seats can be sold for more than suspension seats, etc, etc. Nobody is lining up to buy regular F150 fenders or vinyl seats and the suspension is only worth it's weight as scrap.

I'm not a cool aid drinker, I know there are much more capable rigs out there than a factory Raptor. When you take into account the total package though, it is hard to beat cost wise.

I applaud the guys that do their own thing and make exceptional rigs - but I've done the math and in the long run its cheaper to start with a Raptor.

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High offset rims make up the other 4". There will be 700hp ecos soon enough. Not that I'm sold on that I would be happy with a number of engine options I think this is the cheapest way to get that amount of power though. I think it will be cheaper than trying to get that out of the 6.2. If I'm replacing every part that makes it a raptor on either truck I don't see how I wouldn't come out ahead if I spend 30k on parts for a raptor or 30k on parts for an f-150 and all I lose for the difference in price of the trucks is off road abs (I'm sure I can figure something out for the locker easily enough). I spent 700 on brand new raptor take offs for my truck I wouldn't call that enough to make up the difference of the msrps on the trucks. When you can get 3.0" shocks for either end for 2600 ish custom valved I dunno how you sell 2.5s for 2500. And in the end it's largely about having an awesome project to work on most of which I wanna do myself cause it sounds like a lot of fun.

Sdhq also had to buy a frame and swap a cab onto a it I have no intention of doing that. I think they could have gone further than they did with 80k. But the raptor market was pretty fresh still when they did that.

2500 for the entire front suspension, not just the shocks. My point was, that's 2,500 off the 8k upgrade so it costs 5,500 to get that 18" setup on a Raptor vice the 'full' 8k.

There are really only two ways to do it cheaper:

1) start with a used truck - a used Raptor would be optimum, lol

2) start with lowest cost optioned 4x4 (28.5k US price) - install Raptor LCAs, tie rods, axles, RPG UNI UCAs and 3.0s up front / Deavers and 3.0s out back. This will give great straight line performance but it will be hard to slide around turns (especially banked) because of the front/rear width difference. Optimum would be to also pick up the wider rear. All told you could go this route for about 10k = 38.5k total if you do the work, very close to the 44k Raptor price if you have to pay labor.

I'm no expert on Canadian costs so if it is indeed 30k more for a Raptor then yes, it won't cost 30k to upgrade your truck. Here it's only about a 15k difference.

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Our dollar is in par with yours but we get f***ed. But parts for me only difference is shipping cost..

Somebody in AZ is currently doing a Raptor conversion on his ecoboost, he's selling his stock parts on Phoenix.craigslist.org right now. Looking forward to see what he does with it.

Whoa!! 67-68k? You are right, not worth it. Do they sell any at that price?

****, I'll sell you mine for $60,000!

I like the Single Cab Raptor, looks good!

haha

Those cost must be Canadian, not sure of conversion but everyone is buying Raptors for 52-55 around here (USD).

I like it.

As for the poser/fake comments, no one mentions that every time someone wants to mount a Raptor grille on a regular F150.

Stop screwing around and give us pics and specs!!!

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no matter your bad comments ..

Whose bad comments? I have a Raptor so I'm obviously a fan...

I like it. I could see something like that in bronco form. That would be an awesome trail rig.

I'm working in fort mcmurray (oil sands $$$$$$) I garuntee that there is no other city in the world that has more raptors per capita than here.

You'll have to ship it up here and pay taxes on it to get it over the border. You come out ahead but not much.

i beg to differ.. welcome to west texas..

ok i'm confused... I think I see a second door there.. so that is a scab raptor... and the white one you posted, not sure what to think about whether or not you are for real.

I want a KingRanchHarleyFX4LariatLimitedPlatinumRaptor RSCB

Sounds good, shoot me a check for 100k and I will get started LOL

Just doesn't look right. IMO

Nice work! Looks sick as hell. Much more offroad capable than a crew cab. :thumbsup:

my truck is converted to a raptor. it is a 2014 crewcab fx4 420A ecoboost. i have under 5000 in all oem body panels and take off suspension including paint. i also have raptor seats and steering wheel. the only thing i still need to buy is the rear axle. but my wheel spacers work fine for now. factor in the money i git for my stock parts and ive only spent a few grand. sure i could have bought a used raptor for the same amount but i wanted a new truck and i wanted an ecoboost. everyone says oh u will never have offroad mode. well 4 lo works amazing. a new raptor was 67 grand. my truck out the door was 48.

Got any pics? Would love to see it! :thumbsup:

People customize and personalize their vehicles how they see fit and what they enjoy...not to please the whiners of the world.
No one that does a single thing to their vehicles need to criticize someone else's choices...we do what we like, enjoy, and what we can afford...

THAT is how it's done and THAT is the end of the story....:thumbsup:

I'm just finishing my 14 ecoboost conversion. All I have left is the rear end. I will have far less into my brand new 14 sceb than a new raptor! whoever did the math earlier in this thread must be looking up dealer retail prices. Additionally, I will have the motor I want! Aparantly Ford agrees with me on it being a better motor. Why do you think the new raptors are going to have the ecoboost? Yep, I won't have all the electronics but face it, 99.5% they are not needed.

This looks awesome, I like the ptm fender flares vs. charcoal

No reason they couldn't make a regular cab RAPTOR . . . . Look at what they did with the Tremor....

Question is . . . Would anyone buy a regular cab raptor?

Where can one get the Raptor 6.5' bedsides?

http://www.mcneilracinginc.com/raptor-fiberglass/

http://fiberwerx.com/listing/04-14-f...sion-bedsides/

Anywhere else besides mcneilracing? Those don't look like the best quality

the fiberwerx ones he added to his post, I've seen those in person and they seemed to be of decent quality. not perfect, as fiberglass rarely ever is, but they were definitely manageable.

Here is a pic of and actuall Regular cab converted to a Raptor
 

Id be Al over a RC Raptor. Save a few bucks for the shorter frame and less room. No need for a back seat.

I'd rock a RCSB Raptor.

My RCSB GMC Sierra SLE (not the highest trim level, but a very nice one in 1999) was awesome, especially when people would try to say a bucket-seat RCSB GMC didn't exist (original owner bought it that way), made a bad little hot-rod after some upgrades, and I wish that Ram wasn't the only one building a factory RCSB hot-rod these days. (Ram Express RCSB with the Hemi and the right options is a bad little bastard).

If the factory won't/didn't build what the hell you wanted, you've gotta do it yourself. If I believed like half the guys in this thread seem to I wouldn't have a Mustang II that's hunting 11s in the 1/4, it'd still be an 16-18 second car, rolling on scrawny tires on 13x5 steelies with crappy hubcaps and a stock slushy C4 and 139hp 302 2v in it. Is the car worth what I've poured into it? HELL NO! I've got more in the fuel system than most of the rest of the car is worth. But I like the damned thing, and that's what matters, haters gonna hate.

why so many haters on someone doing what THEY want with THEIR $$$ and THEIR TRUCK.

I think a reg cab Raptor would be awesome, however I know for a fact they wouldn't sell very well.
I am the perfect example of that. my first new vehicle was a 2012 RCSB 5.0 F150. I loved that truck. it was simply badass for a stock truck. but even only being Married with no kids. The reg cab just wasnt enough room for my wife and I to be comfortable on longer trips, and the short wheelbase just didnt work very well for towing trailers. it got the job done, but it was far from ideal. if all I was doing was around town commuting and such it would have worked but for any type of road trip it didnt. So I traded it for a Supercab. aside from the suicide rear doors that only open to 90 degrees, I have absolutely no complaints about my Scab. it does everything my reg cab could do but better. EXCEPT GO FAST.

Tremor's were in the $40k range and sold very very few. A raptor adds what?, $5-10k over the price of an FX4 so that puts a reg cab raptor in the realm of $50k, for a REGULAR CAB TRUCK.
it's just not going to sell. so Ford isnt going to build it especially when they sell every Scab/Screw raptor they build.

Fiberwerx looks like better quality from the pictures I've seen vs mcneilracing

I get what your saying but a lot of people here have no taste or class.

Stickers and body panels don't make it a Raptor.

I can appreciate the owner wants the look......

Which engine is in it and how is it balance wise? I would have thought it would need a couple spares hanging off the rear to keep it from nosing over on whoops and jumps - mine does.

Thanks for all the compliments guys!! The customer loves his truck.

It features the Fiberwerx 6.5 Fiberglass bedsides and Fiberwerx front clip.

Check out the full build thread here - https://www.f150forum.com/f78/dubais...toparts-268329

5.0 w/ Roush Supercharger. I believe it now has tiregate tailgate with a full size spare hanging off the back.