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six-door, excursion and dually conversions

Are you looking to make your pickup really stand out? We offer a full array of customization options. Excursion, dually and 6 door conversions from mild to wild and anything in between. 

Completed six-door, excursion and dually conversions

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2015 Ford F350 Platinum Pickup

Give us a call and we can build an Excursion or 6 Door to your liking!

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This Excursion started life as a 2015 Ford F350 Platinum pickup.

Excursion Conversion

Interior: Full platinum interior, 2nd row captains chairs w/ a/c and heat and full power. platinum covered 3rd row. Video in motion to unlock stock navigation, Led conversion, 1000w power inverter, 13″ audiovox drop down with hdmi cord, Escort 9500ci hidden radar w/ shifter, Phoenix gold 12″ SX woofer in custom spare tire enclosure, 5 channel amplifier, ti265cs and ti265cx speakers, roof, floor, doors and sides all sound deadened.

Exterior: 6″ Fabtech Dirt Logic Coil Over lift Pro comp traction bars, BMF Novikane 22×10.5 w/ Toyo Open Country RT 37/12.5/22 tires, Amp Research XL Power Boards.

Front and rear Road Armor bumpers paint matched, Rigid Industries d2 dually fog lights (x4) srm reverse lights, warn vr1200 winch, Recon Headlights with Putco LED conversions hi and low, LED Rear taillights, Recon F350 illuminated fender emblems, Bushwacker’s bolt on style fender flares, color matched and modified for rear door.

Paint match outer shell of grille, install Rough Country 30″ light bars in grille, Kleinn HK9 Pro Blaster triple train horns with upgraded ultra Blastmaster, Clear bra paint protection on bumpers, hood, grille, rockers, fender flares.

Full 5″ MBRP performance exhaust, S&B intake and custom tune.

Email us at [email protected] or give us a call at 605-787-4179 to inquire on your next build!

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Sema showstopper: thomas szabo’s six-door ford excursion, stretching a super duty ford excursion.

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When it comes to any automotive-minded person’s bucket list, attending the annual SEMA show in Las Vegas is among the top goals. But to have a vehicle you built yourself on display at the biggest after-market convention? Now that’s an accomplishment many of us can only dream of, and only a select few can say they did.

Among those on the list is Thomas Szabo, owner of Superior Diesel Performance in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. But he didn’t just build a SEMA show vehicle—he took the saying “Go Big or Go Home” to a whole other level.

Specializing in Super Duty trucks, Thomas wanted to do something a little different for his SEMA debut and build a custom Ford Excursion. But we’re not talking about just any old custom Excursion—we’re talking going well beyond the norm, even by SEMA show standards. Knowing the project would be a big undertaking anyway, as Thomas told us, “We decided to go all out and make it a six-door.”

From Four to Six

Stretching the Excursion took many tricks, starting with modifying the Ford from the frame up. Responsible for the bodywork on this unique build, Western Millennium Collision literally took two vehicle bodies and grafted them together to give the Excursion its limousine status. Among one of the coolest tricks implemented in the project was incorporating Super Duty bedsides into the rear quarters. Doing so gave the Excursion larger fender flares in the rear that could almost pass as “factory” with how well they continue into the body lines all the way around the truck.

Less obvious aesthetic choices for the Excursion include shaved badges and keyholes, textured trim panels and door handles, an RK Sport hood, Fusion bumpers, and a custom Overkill Fab front grille. Nine Rigid lights adorn the grille, wheelwells, and bumpers, while a custom Gen-Y Mega-Duty hitch and rear bumper hooks flex out back just waiting for a job to do.

As for the paint, it’s probably not what you’d expect. Shifting from black to dark brown, the exterior of the Excursion was painted by Andrey Kolesnik of Western Millennium Collision in factory Ford gloss black with three coats of copper clearcoat on top.

Inside, the Excursion is just as gorgeous, featuring black leather and suede Roadwire front and second-row bucket seats with two matching rear benches. These seats set the tone for the matching custom headliner and door panels, complements of the talented Tory Wilcox of Ripstitch Interiors. In the dash,  Edge CTS3 gauges keep temperatures, speed, and other need-to-know measurements front and center, while a full Kicker stereo system pumps tunes throughout all four seating rows thanks to a combination of speakers, amps, and eight and 10-inch subs, the aforementioned fitted into a custom center console box and spare tire box.

“Incorporating Super Duty bedsides into the rear quarters … gave the Excursion larger fender flares in the rear that could almost pass as ‘factory’ with how well they continue into the body lines all the way around the truck.”

Beyond Stock

Certainly a looker, the Excursion couldn’t be left with stock mechanics. While this bad boy retains a 2013 6.7 Power Stroke diesel, Thomas gave it a full revamp fitting of the truck’s custom status. Right off the bat, you’ll notice a Compound S480 Turbo setup over a BD Diesel Scorpion 64.5mm turbo kit. A BD intake manifold, headers, and a custom 4-inch downpipe with a 4-inch BD exhaust brake were also added to the truck, dumping the diesel’s exhaust just in front of the rear axle via 5-inch duals.

Other features include a rebuilt bottom end with O-ringed heads and ARP head studs, a PPE oil pan, and an S&S Diesel Disaster Prevention Kit, protecting the fuel system from any possible malfunctions of the fuel pump. Prismatic powdercoated valve covers, upper oil pan, and accessory brackets carry the Excursion’s color scheme throughout the engine bay.

“Thomas hit it out of the park with this build, not only aesthetically, but also in form and function—right down to the custom suspension system that sends this truck soaring about the rest.”

Backing the 6.7L V-8 is a rebuilt Ford 6R140 automatic transmission, which was fitted with an Alto HD clutch pack, Suncoast shafts, and a custom valve body by Mister Transmission. A Suncoast 1700 stall converter feeds the truck’s ponies to the trans while a PPE deep sump pan helps keep extra fluid flowing for optimal performance. Continuing with the truck’s aesthetic cues, both the transmission and the transfer case were powdercoated using Prismatic powder to match the Excursion’s exterior paint.

Down below, the Ford’s factory driveline spins a Super Duty Dana 60 in the front and a Dana 70 in the rear, both featuring Nitro 4.30 gears and install kits inside powdercoated axle housings with PPE diff covers. Six-inch backspaced Mickey Thompson 38/15.5/r24 Baja Boss shoes, wrapped around 24×14-inch Gear Off Road wheels, plant the six-door beast to the pavement, while stopping power is provided by 15.5-inch front and 15-inch rear 6-piston Wilwood brakes fitted with braided stainless steel lines.

Custom Suspension

No SEMA show vehicle is complete without customizations from top to bottom, and Thomas hit it out of the park with this build, not only aesthetically, but also in form and function—right down to the custom suspension system that sends this truck soaring about the rest.

A fully custom Papis air-suspension system does numbers to set this Excursion apart, giving the truck both a unique stance and extensive capabilities with front and rear 4-links, a custom subframe and axle truss, suspension cradle, and Locked Offroad triple-bypasses with remote reservoirs capable of 10 inches of travel on all four corners. Fitted to a 2013 Super Duty front frame section that is melded to a 2002 Excursion rear, Slam Specialties SS8 airbags help actuate the Excursion’s massive lift of 8 to 14 inches above factory ride height.

Feeding the suspension system with air are polished air tanks with two compressors controlled by an AccuAir controller. This on-board air system also feeds the three horns from HornBlasters tucked up discretely under the rear bumper.

From start to finish, the project, which could have easily taken over a year to accomplish, was completed by Thomas and his team in just seven months. Along the way, aspects like shipping times and getting parts through customs challenged the team, but in the end, they pulled off a fantastic bigger-the-life SEMA build that will be admired across the States and Canada for years to come.

2013 Ford Excursion Six-Door

• Thomas Szabo
• Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada

Chassis & Suspension

• 2013 Ford Super Duty front frame
• 2002 Ford Excursion rear frame
• Papis 8- to 14-inch air suspension system
• Slam Specialties SS8 air bags
• Locked Offroad triple bypass shocks with 10 inches of travel
• AccuAir controller

Wheels & Tires

• 24×14-inch Gear Off Road D769P wheels
• 38/15.5/R24 Mickey Thompson Baja Boss tires
• 6-inch backspace

Engine & Drivetrain

• 2013 Ford 6.7L diesel
• BD Diesel headers
• BD Diesel intake manifold
• Custom 4-inch downpipe to 5-inch dual axle dump
• BD Diesel 4-inch exhaust brake
• Compound S480 turbo
• BD Diesel Scorpion 64.5mm turbo kit
• PPE oil pan
• S&S Diesel Disaster Prevention Kit
• Rebuilt bottom end with O-ringed heads and ARP head studs
• 44-gallon Excursion fuel tank
• Rebuilt Ford 6R140 automatic transmission
• Alto clutches
• Suncoast shafts
• Custom valve body
• Suncoast converter with 1700 stall
• Dana 60 frontend
• Dana 70 rearend
• Nitro 4.30 gears
• Wilwood 15.5 front and 15-inch rear 6-piston brakes

Body & Paint

• Stretched to six doors
• Super Duty rear bedsides incorporated into the rear quarters
• Custom Overkill Fab grille
• RK Sport hood
• Fusion bumpers
• Rigid lights
• Shaved keyholes and badges
• Textured trim panels and door handles
• Three HornBlasters horns
• Factory Ford gloss black with three coats of copper clearcoat

Interior & Stereo

• Four Roadwire buckets and two benches
• Black leather and suede upholstery
• Edge CTS3 gauges
• Kicker stereo system
• Custom center console subwoofer box with 8-inch sub
• Custom spare tire subwoofer box with two 10-inch subs

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The Ford Excursion is still alive and it's available with six doors

The last Ford Excursion rolled off the assembly line in 2005, but one Oklahoma-based shop hasn't let the hulking SUV die.

Based in Guthrie, Oklahoma, Custom Autos by Tim continues to make "new" Ford Excursions. The Detroit News profiled the shop in a Tuesday report. The shop typically marries an older Excursion body to a new F-Series Super Duty pickup chassis to create a "new" vehicle. Buyers have a few options. Current owners can bring their SUVs to owner Tim Huskey for a total rebuild, the shop can start from scratch with a Super Duty chassis the buyer provides, or the shop can use one of its stockpile of Super Duty chassis that it offers to buyers. The shop's biggest hook, however, is the fact that it will use the Super Duty chassis to create a stretched Excursion with six doors.

'New' Ford Excursion SUV from Custom Autos by Time

Prices start at $40,000 for buyers who bring their own vehicles, but Huskey said most people spend between $50,000 and $100,000 for a conversion. The business, to put it bluntly, is quite stable.

Huskey said he's certain he has enough business to last him for the next five years. It takes two months to complete each build, and right now, there's a two-month waiting list. The shop does about 40 Excursions each year.

The work varies for each customer, but Huskey is a master fabricator when it comes to building the "new" models. For example, one Excursion kept the original SUV's engine, dashboard, and transmission, while the rest was made up of used Excursions and F-Series Super Duties that had been scrapped due to damage. With business booming, Huskey said he'll need to start using F-650 chassis since they still match up with the Excursion's body. Unfortunately, he added he's not able to work with the latest trucks from Ford with their aluminum bodies .

At Ford, there's reportedly no regret for ending production of the mammoth SUV more than a decade ago. For Huskey, it created an opportunity.

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6 Awesome Custom Excursions

From 1999 to 2005, the Excursion ruled the road as Ford’s largest SUV to date. While rising gas prices eventually led to the demise of this 7,000lb beast, the Excursion has remained popular in the aftermarket where fans have lifted, stretched, and tuned these behemoth SUVs.

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1. Mud Truck

This beast of an Excursion from Ford-Trucks.com was made for the mud.

This first Excursion isn’t exactly what you’d call a “family car”—unless your family just so happens to all be 7 feet tall and/or live in a giant mud pit. Regardless, this 9,000lb beast sits on 49” mud tires and is a ton of fun to watch lumber down the quarter-mile track.

2. Lifted Limo

The fact you need stairs to get into this lifted Excursion limo puts it on our list easily. And if we do say so ourselves, these teens’ prom game is on point. Perhaps they’ll stop at the monster truck rally on their way to the dance.

We'd take this Excursion from TruckTrend.com just about anywhere.

The owners of this Excursion replaced the original engine with a 24-valve 5.9L Cummins I-6, giving this beast 320 hp ad 610 lb-ft of torque. On the outside, a powder-coated Rok-Tek mesh grille and a BDS Suspension 8-inch lift make this Excursion a force on and off the road.

4. Total Recall

The owner of this Excursion from TruckTrend.com went all-out on this build.

How to build a customized Ford Excursion in two easy steps. Step 1: Purchase a barely used 2002 Excursion. Step 2: Install new fenders, give it a fresh paint job, add an 18” lift, and tune the 6.8l V10 engine so all 6,000lbs of your SUV are ready for the road. See? Easy as that.

5. Sin City Hustler

This Excursion monster truck from Ford-Trucks.com is up for grabs for just $1,000,000. Who's in?

15,000 pounds is a lot if you’re British, and a whole lot if you’re referring to the weight of a custom Ford Excursion. A total of 13 passengers are able to fit into the Sin City Hustler, a 32 ft long excursion that’s powered by a 521 cubic inch big-block V8 that produces more than 700 hp.

6. Black Smoke

Miami, beware: This Excursion from TruckTrend.com is on the loose!

Nearly everything on this Excursion is a shock, including the Fatback Dirt Logic 2.25 shocks installed on all corners. Gloss black with a 6.0L turbodiesel engine, this is the kind of Excursion that makes us hope Ford brings it back.

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