Build Log: 2024 Lariat Tremor "Poundcake"

[EVH5150]

After a couple of years waiting, and getting our Escape paid-off, we finally picked-up our Maverick Tremor on October 2nd
It's named "Poundcake" because "I just love my Baby's Poundcake"--one of my all-time favorite Hagar-era Van Halen songs
It's a Lariat with the Tremor Package, Power Moon Roof, Factory Tri-Fold Hard Tonneau Cover, and Factory Molded Splash Guards. I would have probably gone with a color other than Oxford White, but it's the Wife's car, and it's what she chose out of the 6 or 7 colors that the dealer had on the lot. We purchased this from Oliver Ford in Bennington, VT; they were knocking $2400 off of the price of several of the Mavericks that they had in stock.
I've been part of the Maverick Truck Club for a couple of years now, and the members here are equally as passionate as the folks over on FocusST.org, where I've been a member for the past 11 years. My Focus ST is pretty much as far as I'm going to go with it, and the aftermarket support for the Maverick is pretty solid, so I'll have plenty of projects and updates along the way. No worries, the Atomic Punk is not going anywhere; I'll probably never let that go.
I've had a stack of parts waiting to go on, including a few that I won at the MTC Roundup at Carlisle the past two years.
Here are some pics that I took right after we got it home and the parts started going on.
The first thing to go on was a hydraulic tailgate assist.

Next up was an AVS BugFlector II hood shield. I've used these on several vehicles over the years, and I prefer the overall coverage and the fact that I can clean behind them easily and also easily remove them if needed. Fitment was perfect. I do like the low profile ones, but not the fact that they tape directly to the hood.

Next was a set of Redline Tuning QuickLift hood struts. I've been using these for years, and they are simply the best. Fitment is top notch, and install time was less than 15 minutes. I even have a set on my Winter Beater 2009 Subaru Outback.

A few pieces for the interior: Mabett door pocket inserts, a ProClip phone mount, and Maxzina 2-piece console organizer. Also, a set of Tufskinz Tremor logo door sill protectors.

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Some more stuff for the exterior.
EcoBoost 4WD and F150 Tremor emblems for the tailgate. I also bought a Ford bumper filler and modified it to fit around the hitch receiver. The electrical connector was popped-out and zip-tied out of the way; we'll likely never be towing anything with this.

Also, the all-important Maverick Truck Club window decal.

Added a K&N drop-in filter and took some pics after its first bath.

A couple of late additions. CravenSpeed Stubby antenna and Mabett tailgate hole cover.

 

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On to a bigger project: Modified Focus ST engine cover. This started off as the ST cover that I modified slightly to fit on the Escape and color-matched.

Lots of cutting, fitting, filling, and trial and error eventually got me to this. Color-matched Electric Spice (Tremor Orange).

And finally, to this. Some Oxford White and gloss black detailing, along with another F150 Tremor emblem on a fabbed aluminum plate.

It still needs a couple of more coats of clear, but I'm fighting the weather right now.

 

[EVH5150]

I still have a stack of parts to go on, plus some stuff coming for Christmas. EGR in-channel window deflectors, a Kia/Hyundai auto-dimming rearview mirror with HomeLink, a Mabbett rear quarter panel filler, and a set of Eibach lift springs that I won at the MTC Roundup at Carlisle a couple of years ago. Bronze wheels and 245-70 tires are on the Christmas List, and possible an AFE Rebel side-exit cat-back exhaust.
Much, much more to come.
Thanks for looking.

 

[TheShark]

Looks sweet, you are going to enjoy the Tremor!

 

[malicoreon]

Congrats on your Tremor. Like the protective items you put in the interior - looks like I need to get back on Amazon . Unfortunately the plastic in the 40k Tremor is just as delicate as the base model :/

 

[EVH5150]

Forty Grand is way more than we wanted to spend, but we got what we wanted with a decent discount off of sticker. I am not thrilled with the quality of the plastic in the interior, along with the "Tempo/Topaz Blue" of the plastics, but it is an expensive version of an inexpensive vehicle. I love the Blind Spot Monitoring, but we really miss the 2-setting memory for the power seat that the Escape had.
When we first started discussing the Maverick, I gave the Mrs. the choice of lifted or lowered, and she chose lifted; I think she misses my '04 Ranger. I do love how these trucks look lowered with color-matched plastics, and that would have been my first choice, but it's ultimately her vehicle, so lifted it shall be. Non-lowered makes more sense for us anyway, the ST is low enough. Plenty of options to make it our own, which is what I really care about.

 

[Toddman45]

Looks great, Mike. Love the white tremor, sad there was no red, white, black wrap on it... Ha ha

 

[EVH5150]

I might be able to sneak some stripes in someplace. At the very least on the license plate frames.

 

[Cocobean]

Fellow Van Halen fan here! Had the pleasure of seeing them at the Jones Beach theater here on Long Island just before Eddie passed

 

[EVH5150]

I saw them in '91, '98, '04, '07, '12, and '15. Plus, we went and saw Sammy's "Best of all worlds" tour a couple of months ago--that was one of the best shows that I've ever seen.
I had "51FIFTY" plates on the ST up until a couple of months ago, just got "EVH4EVR" to replace them.
We'll probably get "PNDCAKE" for the Tremor

 

[Cocobean]

I saw them in '91, '98, '04, '07, '12, and '15. Plus, we went and saw Sammy's "Best of all worlds" tour last year--that was one of the best shows that I've ever seen.
I had "51FIFTY" plates on the ST up until a couple of months ago, just got "EVH4EVH" to replace them.
We'll probably get "PNDCAKE" for the Tremor

Wow!
I saw them 3 times. Once w Sammy and twice with Lee Roth… gotta say preferred Lee Roth except that last show his voice was kinda shot.
Also Wolfie on bass. Great show though of course!
I feel so fortunate to have seen Eddie that last time

 

[Toddman45]

Fellow Van Halen fan here! Had the pleasure of seeing them at the Jones Beach theater here on Long Island just before Eddie passed

Was lucky enough to see them 2x during the Balance tour in 93' & 1x on the FUCK tour in 91'. I've saw Sammy probably 4x solo.

 

[EVH5150]

Dave? Sammy? Gary? It didn't matter to me; it was always about Edward.

 

[FischAutoTechGarten]

We purchased this from Oliver Ford in Bennington, VT; they were knocking $2400 off of the price of several of the Mavericks that they had in stock.

Love Vermont. As a younger man I lived for a brief time in Cambridge NY (Eagle Bridge actually, next door to the Grandma Moses farm) and Bennington VT was the 'big town' for us. LOL. Grandpa Red, my wife's grandpop was from Rupert Vt and just passed away at 99 years 9 months (we told him spent time in the womb so he made it to 100!!) Anyway, Southern VT is just gorgeous.

Fast forward 37 years later and my sister-in-laws and thier families have settled in Burlington VT and my elderly inlaws are moving there in a few months (didn't like the idea of settling in the desert southwest with my wife and I, but they'll visit when VT gets cold in the winter).

Hope you enjoy the Maverick, keep that underside and those wheel wells free of salt over the winter up there!

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