BDS Project Ascension Build Update: Starting Out & Wrapping Up
With last week’s announcement of BDS Project Ascension, our 2017 Ford F250 Super Duty expedition truck the build got underway with a visit to Image First Graphics in Fort Wayne, INÂ to get the truck wrapped. The plan here was to promote the truck’s new aluminum body with a 2-tone metallic vinyl wrap using 3M’s brushed aluminum vinyl at the bottom and 3M brushed metallic black on top with a cosmic blue pin stripe to break up the 2 colors. There are still a few things to wrap like the grille and installing the BDS logos on the sides of the truck, but we’ve got to get the truck back in the shop to start on the rest of the transformation. From here the truck goes under the knife as the BDS team installed some extra altitude under the truck with some new suspension parts and start adding the other accessories…
BDS Announces New SEMA Project: 2017 Ford Super Duty
After months of anticipation the 2017 Ford Super Duty trucks are rolling out and starting to hit the dealership lots for mass consumption. Redesigned from the ground up, the new Super Duty features a stronger chassis, lighter weight, and increased payload. Following suit with the 2015 release of the F150, the Super Duty now touts an aluminum body and and tons of new technology packed in. After a generation of frame flex with a c-channel frame the new 2017 trucks are using a fully boxed frame for increased rigidity. Under the hood the truck is offered with a 6.2L V8 gas, but we all know the majority will opt for the 6.7L Power Stroke turbo diesel putting out 440 HP stock and a monstrous 925 lb/ft of torque. As for styling, some may say (me included) that the new boxy front end and plain body styling is step in the wrong direction…