We got a Gen1 Raptor 

Congrats man. Hope you got a good one.

🤣🤣🤣 trying to keep it real.

Thanks man. Loving the truck so far. Can’t wait to get it on dirt

Thanks man, We have a whole video series on the rehab so make sure you check it out. Shoot me your videos once you post them. Either here or on Instagram and I'll check them out.

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We always use to use “tactically acquire.” 😂 #semperfi

@@casasdenick “taking back what was taken from you from the begining”

Thanks man. We are back to enjoy working and driving a new truck. Super fun and happy again for sure

Me too. She hated the Gen2, but loves the Gen1.

🤣🤣 yeah. She surprised me. Specially because she always hated our Gen2

Hoping to have a lot of content as we rehab his truck.

🤣🤣 everyone is loving the exhaust. I may just change where it dumps out because right behind the Cab is driving me nuts.

Thanks man

Thanks man

Great to see more and more high mileage raptors still running strong.

Thanks man.

Thanks man. And yeah, SVC surprised me big time.

Thanks Man. Coming down from such a capable rig as a Gen2, we wanted something better in every way. And this truck was it

Thanks man. Much appreciated

Thanks man

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Yeah, getting all that lined up while she’s at SVC.

Thanks man. And please do. Really want to see what it looks like all powdercoated

Thanks man. It’s been a fund journey so far

Me too. Going to fix a few things to make her right and we are going to be having some major fun with it.

Thanks man. Tons of videos coming as we get her ready for dirt and we will be spending as much time as we can on the trails

I agree. I don’t like it loud and it drove me nuts on the drive home

Thanks man

🤣 it’s very, very loud though.

Thanks man. 🙏🙏

Hard to find a low mileage example and priced way too high. Was regularly seeing 100k mile trucks going in the 50s

That great to hear man. I’m really happy with mine and hoping to put a ton of miles on this thing

They can rust down here too. Specially if you offroad a lot. Lot of salt out in the desert and running fast sand blasts any coat you put on the truck so eventually everything will rust here too. Its just going to take a lot longer

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Thanks man. Yeah wifes a keeper for sure

Not much else out there is just as capable.

Thanks man

Thanks man. Will be sometime in August for sure once SVC is done with her

She’s getting a ton of love right now replacing all the oils, getting as much of the rust taken care of, and just any TLC awe can do to it is being done so we can have some fun with her offroad for years to come

This guy drilled it and glued the antenna to the roof. No plate or anything. Just a NMO mount with a washer thru a hole and some glue. Once I finally get it off, the best option will be to patch it and do it right.

@@KeepItDirtyOffRoad that's really bad, I wonder why anyone would do that

I agree. Completely boggles the mind.

The supercharged makes up for the lazy V8, but only so much. The Gen2 is still peppier and faster off the line. It’s also easier to live with on a daily basis. Gen1 requires a whole different way of driving and really pushing down on the pedal to get her going. But it also has more power to go in the big end. Ecoboost tops out quick.

I do need a bunch of little ones, but nothing crazy and most of the big stuff is already addressed or will be

Thanks man. Sooo wanted to do some dirt but I had to get home for work and she was not ready for dirt

That’s what I’m thinking

The shop that did it is gone now. SVC has been trying to get this truck into their shop to fix it for a few years now but previous owner would not send it. I’ll be shooting a video to show everything that’s wrong with the truck here in a few weeks

Yeah, all the construction traffic sucked.

Me neither. I wish I could be tearing up the trails already.

Will get that setup soon

🤣🤣 I don’t miss the noise. It was too loud to the point of making conversation hard to hear on the freeway.

Can’t wait to hit trails myself. First we have a lot of little things to fix

@@KeepItDirtyOffRoad I’m happy you found a truck man.

Thanks man

That’s what we are trying to do. Wife loves the Jeep so she needs to be super happy with the replacement. We will see what happens but selling the Jeep is the only way to do both

Thanks. 🙏

Thanks man

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Hope so. Truck is pretty mean

Lol. It’s way too loud. At the very least I need to pipe it behind the rear axle so it’s not so loud inside the cab. Right now it dumps out in front of the axle and it resonates off the bed into the cab vents

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A few guys reached out during the drive and I did stop with a few guys that reached out.

Thanks man. The V6 gets a bad rap. I’ve had 2 and haven’t had any issues with them after some hard miles. The V8 feels lazy by comparison when it’s NA. But supercharged it’s a beast. Still not as fast, but the powerband is more consistent and keeps going. Unlike the V6 that tops out easy. Wife loves her current Jeep. The V8 would be a much better fit for her. But so far she’s shown interest more in the Gen1

🤣🤣 yeah, I think your right

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Thanks

We are planning to eventually replace the bumpers. Specially the rear one. But for now the priority is rebuild the suspension. When she goes in to SVC, I’m also having the shocks rebuilt.

I think the minute the suspension is done, she’s steeling the keys for sure

@@KeepItDirtyOffRoad haha 100% no wonder though it looks awesome, sounds awesome. Can't wait to see it in the dirt. I mean technically if the Mrs takes the raptor then the trx is a your toy 😋😛 loop hole for more toys!

Exactly!

Thanks man 🙏

This made me keep my Gen1. I was on the fence going to Gen2 but this made me realize i love my Gen1 roush too 👍

Right on man. Extra tech is tempting. But it can also suck. Gen1 is definitely an amazing platform

yeah, that is a concern of mine. Waiting on Roush for options.

He was great and very accommodating, even picked me up from the airport. Highly recommend him. And if we can make it work financially, we will get the TRX just to properly put it thru it’s paces

I beat the shit out of my 2017 and had no major problems in 67k miles. This one was cursed from the start. But the biggest issue was the steering. Ford could never fix it

Me neither. Definitely a keeper.

Coming down from the peppy Twin turbo V6 it is. The stock V8 felt very lazy and slow. The supercharger reduced that lag a bit, but still don’t feel as fast or nimble as the v6

Thanks

Thanks man. The exhaust dumping up before the axle makes it louder too. The sound bouncing off the ground resonates off the bed and then gets piped into the cab thanks to the vents. Very, very loud

@@KeepItDirtyOffRoad I love that exhaust what headers SSW? Also I love how she wants it for herself lol.

Take your time and sleep. I didn’t and it sucked

Ok, this one is new to me. Can you provide me some more details on that the issue is with them?

@@KeepItDirtyOffRoad Mine started right around 80k and progressively has gotten worse. The output shaft speed sensor on the lead frame fails (dashboard/gauges cease to display all information) tricking the pcm into thinking you’re at 0 mph regardless of how fast you’re actually going and throwing the transmission into 1st gear. You can imagine how dangerous this is if you’re on the highway.

Holy crap 😳 will definitely look into this one.

@@KeepItDirtyOffRoad I have yet to experience this extreme of an outcome, the issues I am having are the dash/gauges fail and the transmission will only operate with gears 3-5 and a simple restart fixes the problem every single time. I am now at a point where I have to pull over and restart almost on a daily basis. With the part on back order and Ford refusing to issue recalls, I am unfortunately at a stand still with the problem.

That sucks man. Ford has been making some very shady decisions lately that really go against helping owners.

🤣🤣 that seems to be the consensus. I think I still want to move where it bumps out a little farther back though.

🤣🤣 just a little 🤏

Yeah!! That was our though too. 4 weeks later he finally said it sold right away. But I call BS. Truck was on sale for about a month before I got serious about buying it. And it took 3 weeks for the nee owner to get it.

Issues with the Gen1 are well know and we will be doing an everything wrong type of video coming up that address the most common issues with these trucks have. As for off-roading, the Gen1s reliability is well know. Many examples still running the trails with over 200k miles on them. And being a more analog platform, it means less potential things that can go wrong

Getting one priced that low it tough. Your looking at a truck with over 200k miles in the current market. Hope you find something. There are plenty of good ones out there stock.

@@KeepItDirtyOffRoad yea. I'm looking for bone-stock trucks. I've found a couple 2011s with 130k miles at around $29k that look clean from the pictures and they aren't base models. The only reason I'm ok with higher mileage is that I hear the 6.2 is dead reliable. I can handle basic repairs myself. I don't know if you watch 'The Staight Pipes' on RU-vid, but one of them bought a high mileage Raptor, and it looks nice and seems to operate flawlessly. Your Raptor is a monster though! I love that it's supercharged. Like I said, I can't wait to see more.

YeH. Lots of good on this truck. Not all perfect but good in key areas

Thank you

That’s not how the previous owner did it. This bitch is glued on. Can’t take it off. Done totally wrong. Best way is NMO mount, or 3rd brake light bracket. GJ motor sports makes probably the best solution but it’s expensive

@@KeepItDirtyOffRoad You will have the best reception with the roof mounted antenna, virtually every emergency vehicle in the US uses holes in the roof to mount the antenna, it will give the best db gain on your antenna as you have a great ground plane. Great reception is made by antennas not radios, use an NMO mount, although GJ motorsports are awesome, the mount is not expensive as the lights are almost half the cost, and you need chase lights anyway

If done right, yes a roof mount will give you the best reception, but this one was not done right. First of all it’s a 1/2 wave antenna. From what I’ve been told, These don’t need or benefit much from grounding. There are much much better more efficient antennas out there that with proper grounding will get much better signal. Any grounding this got, is negated by all the glue here. I can’t even take the antenna off right now it’s so bad.

@@KeepItDirtyOffRoad common misunderstanding of electrical grounding and "Ground plane" Some antennas need a ground plane and some don't based on their design. Typical ground plane is 3 square feet of metallic surface that the antenna is mounted to. Fiberglass boats are a perfect example of zero GP antennas. The marine band radios are very close in frequency to the 150mhz area that off-roaders are using. This would be a great subject for a video, as many off-roaders use 2m radios and have little understanding of of the system. You can test your antenna with an SWR meter and see how well its working. A great working antenna will have an SWR close to 1:1, but 1:1 to 1:2 will suffice. You might have a great working system and don't know it. In general the 1/2 wave antenna is usable where you do not have a ground plane. For instance, if you car has a fiberglass body. The 5/8 wave antenna has the most gain and would probably be your better choice. Ham radio call sign KD9-JRQ Keep the content coming

Yeah, this is something I had a hard time understanding the first time around. Specially when installing on the aluminum body of the Gen2 Raptors that don’t provide a good ground plane at all. I ran a 5/8 - 2m uhf mount antenna on that truck with a grounding strap to a large rack. Got really great range out of that radio. Still learning this system. This radio is really locked down and not as intuitive as a Yasue radio.

Hunter Ram in Landcaster. Shoot me a DM on my personal IG and I’ll get you my sales man. She made the whole Process SUPER easy.

So it really depends on what your plan is for the truck. If you want a good daily that’s comfortable and can offroad, get the gen3. If you want a dedicated off-roader you plan to upgrade like crazy, the Gen1 is the better platform. But it kinda sucks as a daily because of the MPGs and less tech. For me the choice was easy, I needed something dedicated for off-roading. And the gen3 would not take the upgrades and abuse I had in mind for it.

Thanks

@@KeepItDirtyOffRoad I look forward to seeing your Raptor hit the trails. I have the RPG bump stop/ frame kit, and same rear bumper. Looking into the front bump kit by forged Offroad. Have fun, don’t get a rash in the heep (Jeep)

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Lol, yeah it’s volume and squelch control.

Gracias

Yeah, this truck is a little different. 2.5in coilovers with 3.5 bypass up front 4.0 bypass 18 in out back. The 4.0s are overkill for this setup and will honestly have to be tuned way down.

I’m expecting a ton of problems. Still waiting on Roush for the Carb decal or tune that is CA legal. I expect it’s going to be a pain to smog

This are the Advanced fiberglass +2 fenders. Easiest to install and also the most affordable option for raptors