18 Scab with camper

[Graeme_GFC]

Insta Handle: @gmacmt

Truck: 2018 SCAB Raptor in White, Base Model.

Goal is as fast as possible without needing a cage, still haul the family comfortably.

Suspension:

-Fox Factory 3.0 Race Series (ready to install)
-Camburg UCA (ready to install)
-Geiser Springs (cant wait to get rid of them)
-Deaver Rear Leaf Pack (+3HD)

Body/armor:

-Advanced fiberglass front fenders (ordered)

Wheels and Tires:

-Stock wheels with 37" BFG KO2
-Fifteen52 wheels (en route)
-37" BFG MT KM3's (en route)

Engine/Performance
-Mountune Tune (patiently waiting)
-Mountune intercooler kit (waiting to install)

Interior:

-Builtright Ind. Dash Mount
-Hondo Garage Perfect Squeeze phone mounts

In/On the bed:

-GFC Platform Camper (building a new one)
-Dometic DZW 75 Fridge
-Waterport Day Tank



Current Photo

 

[Graeme_GFC]

Bought the truck in florida and hauled it back to Montana. Not a lot of the access cabs around, let alone the base interior, so I was down to drive for a deal.

Visiting the baby gator stand with my wife who was 6 months pregnant at the time...



Right when we got home, found a good jump for testing purposes.

PC: @desktoglory



Then we took it on a work trip, where I camped in the sleet in a ground tent.



Then it made sense to make it not stock anymore.

 

[Graeme_GFC]

First step was bigger tires, 37" ko2's fit perfectly on stock wheels with just geisers. No trimming needed, and I assure you this thing bottoms out from time to time.

My buddy @hudson_hall_ (of texas raptor runs) did the install. In hindsight I would not recommend the geisers, and would have rather just done a collar setup. I would however recommend having hudson do the install.



Then it got the camper...



And it still ripped, but sat a little nose high. I drove it down to my buddies shop to drive his car to Sema.

Slept in it in the parking lot for the first time...



Then hauled a trailer that was way too heavy for the stock spring setup, and the nose high lift didn't help either...



But we persevered, and went for a rip to the colorado river with some buddies. Photos by my homie @_drew_martin_



And stupid stuff like this, in the name of "product testing"



And then we lost oil pressure...

 

[Graeme_GFC]

Team Ford in Vegas came through and was incredible to work with, they were able to fix it while I was there for the week. Thankfully it was an oil pressure sensor.

Had a shop throw a set of Deaver +3HD's on the truck right before heading out of town, and spent a few weeks traveling with my wife throughout the southwest.

Came back to Montana before the truck goes under the knife again for show and travel season...



And the camper came off while a new one is being made...



Which leads us to today. The refresh is going to be pretty thorough, stoked for the weather to warm up.

 

[Graeme_GFC]

reserved

 

[GCATX]

Very cool. Wish I lived around some mountains. With work, trips are becoming fewer and far between.

 

[BenBB]

ROFL! RTT Donuts? Hell yeah! Awesome pics and progress.

 

[Cory s]

Man I’m in on this thread! Love it so far!

 

[Graeme_GFC]

Thanks guys. Here is a video I made for instagram around christmas time.

Whoever designed these jumps is a ****. At least it helped check for tire clearance.

 

[Cory s]

Team Ford in Vegas came through and was incredible to work with, they were able to fix it while I was there for the week. Thankfully it was an oil pressure sensor.

Had a shop throw a set of Deaver +3HD's on the truck right before heading out of town, and spent a few weeks traveling with my wife throughout the southwest.

Came back to Montana before the truck goes under the knife again for show and travel season...



And the camper came off while a new one is being made...



Which leads us to today. The refresh is going to be pretty thorough, stoked for the weather to warm up.

What is it you don’t like about the Geiser springs?