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Project Tremor photos

Every photo from the build in one place, uncropped. Each one is labelled with the part or journal entry it belongs to; click a photo to enlarge it and follow the link through for the full write-up.

From the build

Newest first, by the date of the decision or journal entry each photo belongs to.

Ford (OEM, used) Front radiator / core-support component — In place, 14 Oct 2026. — Front radiator / core-support component

Vurkcy Bolt-on exhaust tip, 3 in inlet, 4 in outlet, 12 in long — On the truck. — Bolt-on exhaust tip

Ford (OEM) Passenger exterior mirror, 402A feature set, power-fold with side camera — On the truck with its chrome cap, until the white covers arrive. — Passenger exterior mirror

Ford (OEM, used) Replacement rear axle assembly, used donor — Hung under the truck with the cover off. — Replacement rear axle assembly

Front left and right steel fenders

Ford (OEM, Motorcraft) via American Fleet MD Front door shells, left and right, Oxford White, new take-off — Passenger side hung, next to the wrapped temporary fender. — Front door shells

ALMULOO Radiator grille air shutter assembly — Not as it arrived: the drive end after the plastic was cut back and more spline length filed in, so it seats fully in the shutter motor. — Active grille shutter

Ford OEM Stock-style replacement leaf springs — Hung on 3 Oct 2026, not yet torqued. — Stock-style replacement leaf springs

Timbren SES Tremor rear helper spring kit — As delivered. — Rear load support method

Bilstein B8 5100 rear shocks — Bolted in at the top; the lower end waits on the axle. — B8 5100 rear shocks

Ford (OEM) OEM Gen 3 Raptor grille — Installed; the bumper and its trim are not fitted yet. — OEM Gen 3 Raptor grille

Morimoto XB red-lens taillights — Passenger side, on the truck. — XB red-lens taillights

PowerStop Z36 Truck & Tow pad and rotor kit, front and rear — Rear rotor and caliper back on. — Z36 Truck & Tow pad and rotor kit

Flowmaster FlowFX direct-fit muffler — New stainless over-axle pipes in place. — FlowFX direct-fit muffler

Ford (OEM pattern, used) OEM-style 2.25 in axle lift blocks, correct angle — Replacement block in place, with the U-bolts fitted. — OEM-style 2.25 in axle lift blocks

Driver-side front door shell hung on the F-150 Tremor, fender not yet fitted — Both front doors are on

The old front door, covered in the kids' marker drawings — Both front doors are on

F-150 Tremor rear driveshaft tube label reading PL34-4602-HVA — The yoke Ford lists does not match the one that came out

Original slip yoke next to the supplied ML3Z-4841-B slip yoke and its Ford parts box — The yoke Ford lists does not match the one that came out

Forging numbers compared: original slip yoke stamped 30303, supplied yoke stamped 50829 — The yoke Ford lists does not match the one that came out

Original and supplied slip yokes held together, showing the difference in shape — The yoke Ford lists does not match the one that came out

Original U-joint next to the smaller supplied ML3Z-4635-AA U-joint kit — The yoke Ford lists does not match the one that came out

Mouth of the F-150 rear driveshaft slip yoke, nicked and peened at the edge of the splines — The driveshaft was not fine

Second view of the damaged slip yoke spline mouth on the Tremor rear driveshaft — The driveshaft was not fine

As acquired, and at intake

The truck as bought and brought home, then the fuller record from tear-down and inspection.

Salvage 2023 Ford F-150 Tremor arriving home on a car-hauler trailer — Won at auction, truck arrives

Front-end damage documented during intake

Rear of the salvage F-150 Tremor at the auction lot, with the rear bumper crushed at one corner — Initial collision inspection

Ford (OEM pattern, used) OEM-style 2.25 in axle lift blocks, correct angle — The block it replaced: the original casting, with a hairline fracture above its second locating boss. — Cracked rear axle lift blocks

Ford (OEM, used) Replacement rear axle assembly, used donor — The axle it replaced: a straightedge along the original housing shows the bend. — Rear axle assembly

Vurkcy Bolt-on exhaust tip, 3 in inlet, 4 in outlet, 12 in long — The tip it replaced: the original, crushed in the rear impact. — Damaged driver-side rear tailpipe

The story behind the photos is in the decision log and the build journal.