BajaNomad - Stewarts Raceworks Luxury Ford Raptor Prerunner video

Stewarts Raceworks Luxury Ford Raptor Prerunner video

David K - 8-11-2011 at 03:04 PM

There has been a series on the construction of the two Raptor Luxury Prerunners being built at Stewart's Raceworks in Santee, CA. Our son Josh is one of the techs at Raceworks, and this video (the latest) features Josh...

It gives some background on the development and describes the market for luxury prerunners... Craig Stewart (Ivan's son) is the owner of Raceworks, he and Josh's fellow tech Keith are also interviewed. The trucks are shown being tested out at Plaster City.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkxyYPbLfrI&feature=playe...

scouter - 8-11-2011 at 03:36 PM

i want one

Barry A. - 8-11-2011 at 04:22 PM

What an incredible truck!!!

David, the "Josh" I saw being interviewed was ID'ed as "Josh Bull" (if I caught it correctly?)------------one and the same as your son???

Barry

Curt63 - 8-11-2011 at 05:24 PM

Get bent in a Raptor!

wessongroup - 8-11-2011 at 05:36 PM

Way cool.. nice build... thanks...

Trueheart - 8-11-2011 at 07:38 PM

Awesome truck. Will they sell that truck eventually? Curious if they become available at some point, and what one might cost?

AmoPescar - 8-11-2011 at 10:00 PM

David...

AWESOME TRUCKS !!!

Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed the video(s) a lot. Guess If I had a quarter mil or so I could have one of my own!

Gotta be an exciting place for Josh to be working!

Michael :bounce:

tripledigitken - 8-12-2011 at 04:30 AM

Very impressive build.

All hand built, CAD designed, 32" of rear wheel travel, best of everything costs BIG.

(Chevy Luxury Pre-Runner for sale on website.............$650,000)

http://www.stewartsraceworks.com/forsale.php

Russ - 8-12-2011 at 04:40 AM

A guy could live for ever on that kind of money in Baja. As long as he didn't put it in the stock market.

David K - 8-12-2011 at 08:31 AM

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Originally posted by Barry A.
What an incredible truck!!!

David, the "Josh" I saw being interviewed was ID'ed as "Josh Bull" (if I caught it correctly?)------------one and the same as your son???

Barry

Yes, he is my step-son (Elizabeth's son)... He has always loved automobiles and mechanical engineering... His mom had a Jeep CJ-5 all the years of his life growing up (so mechanical knowledge was madatory lol).

He graduated from WyoTech in Sacramento and Craig Stewart hired him directly from there about 5 years ago. How strange, as Josh's home was in Santee and to get into Baja off road racing (his interests were street rods)!

Here's Josh and his fiancé Jonna with us on Shell Island, 2 1/2 months ago:

[Edited on 8-12-2011 by David K]

David K - 8-12-2011 at 08:32 AM

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Originally posted by AmoPescar
David...

AWESOME TRUCKS !!!

Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed the video(s) a lot. Guess If I had a quarter mil or so I could have one of my own!

Gotta be an exciting place for Josh to be working!

Michael :bounce:

This video is part 5 of 5... links to the others are given on the right hand side of the You Tube page at the end... Perhaps I will post them all here...

David K - 8-12-2011 at 08:42 AM

Stewarts Raceworks Raptor Build:

Part 1 of 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e94KR97acTQ&feature=relat...

Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IF5r5VYMvyo&feature=relat...

Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gLARr1aV3-k&feature=relat...

Part 4: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fxYHD7-U6xY&feature=relat...

Part 5: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkxyYPbLfrI&feature=playe...

Raptor on the dyno: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6cSuXDgrSI&feature=relat...

Here is Steve Sourapas' Prerunner built by Raceworks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFKTqg8iniQ&feature=relat...

[Edited on 8-12-2011 by David K]

TMW - 8-12-2011 at 11:36 AM

I'd love to have one and do an off road trip down Baja.

Barry A. - 8-12-2011 at 12:02 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Russ
A guy could live for ever on that kind of money in Baja. As long as he didn't put it in the stock market.

--------------Russ, you appear to be mixed up------"put it in the stock Market" over time and you could live like a KING in Mexico, or a prince in the USA. :light:

Barry

Pacifico - 8-12-2011 at 12:53 PM

Very nice trucks! Now, I need to win Lotto!

durrelllrobert - 8-13-2011 at 10:53 AM

....so, what's the difference(s) between a luxury pre runner and a trophy truck?

David K - 8-13-2011 at 02:20 PM

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Originally posted by durrelllrobert
....so, what's the difference(s) between a luxury pre runner and a trophy truck?

In the video, Craig Stewart does explain...

Basically a Trophy Truck is the racer... and there isn't a lot of room for people, gear and comfort. A luxury Prerunner is a 4WD, air conditioned, passenger comfort pickup truck... that can haul a** down the race course almost like a Trophy Truck can. A Prerunner is not the racer, it is for driving the course before the race, in comfort. Naturally, it can be used for any other pickup truck use, too.

SFandH - 8-13-2011 at 02:27 PM

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Originally posted by David K

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Originally posted by durrelllrobert
....so, what's the difference(s) between a luxury pre runner and a trophy truck?

In the video, Craig Stewart does explain...

Basically a Trophy Truck is the racer... Naturally, it can be used for any other pickup truck use, too.

After watching the video I'd say that truck is not street legal. Are there any original Ford parts apart from the sheet metal and the drivetrain? Air bags, legal bumpers, other state required safety equipment, etc. Could you get plates for one of those things? I suppose you could order a street legal version. Waste of money, but I'm El Cheapo.

David K - 8-13-2011 at 02:38 PM

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Originally posted by SFandH

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Originally posted by David K

Quote:

Originally posted by durrelllrobert
....so, what's the difference(s) between a luxury pre runner and a trophy truck?

In the video, Craig Stewart does explain...

Basically a Trophy Truck is the racer... Naturally, it can be used for any other pickup truck use, too.

If you watch the first video (and the rest) you will see the only original Ford portion is the cab frame (an F-150). The rest is all built by our son Josh, Keith, and the crew at Raceworks.

Both Luxury Prerunners ARE street legal and registered in Arizona.

wessongroup - 8-13-2011 at 02:42 PM

It would be FUN !!! ....... but, way out of this old man's price range... does old Bronco.... ring a bell ..

David K - 5-8-2014 at 09:49 AM

The luxury prerunners built by Stewart's Raceworks came up in a conversation... Our son Josh is in the Part 5 video...