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- Location
- Bremerton, WA
- Vehicle Year
- 1992
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 5.0L
- Transmission
- Automatic
I've been on here a few weeks, and I just found you guys in this sub-forum.
I bought my White 1992 Explorer a few years ago from my sister. She inherited it from my aunt when she passed away. My aunt was the 2nd owner. When I was a teenager she used to drive me and my friends EVERYWHERE in the Explorer...My sister blew a HG, and overheated it. She bought another X, and parked this one at my moms house. It sat for 2 years while I asked her eveytime I saw her if I could have it. Finally she sold me THIS for $200:
Some time before I was finally able to buy it from her, the back window of her new Explorer was broken, and instead of buying a new one, she took the one from her old one, and just put a tarp over it. I took that pic before I started it up for the first time in 2 years. It started up after 20 seconds of cranking. Even with a blown head gasket, and cracked heads, I drove it home 1 mile away.
The wife and I cleaned the 2 years of moss, and nasty rain slime off the X. It took us about 3 hours to get it looking like this:
It was a BASE model 1992 Ford Explorer XL. Manual Transmission, Manual Windows, Manual Locks, No rear wiper, no rear window defrost, Cloth Seats, AM/FM radio, 3.27 Open Rear-end.
First things first, so I replaced the motor with a Junkyard motor with 70k on it.
Slowly I changed just about every single component on the Explorer...
In no particular order, here is rundown of what was done the Explorer over the next 3 years:
3" drop I-beams
2" Drop Coils
3" Drop Leafs
3" Drop Block
4" C-notch
Explorer Sport Gas Tank
Explorer Express Bumper Cover/Airdam
Shaved all 4 doors
Flipped T-handle & Shaved Rear Hatch
3.73 Posi Rear-end
Rear Disc Brake
Overhead Compass/Temp. Console
Power Windows
Sunroof
Suede Headliner
Leather Limited Explorer Bucket Seats
Leather Limited Explorer Rear Sears
Leather Limited Explorer Door Panels
Leather Limited Explorer Console Armrest
Limited Explorer Dash
Limited Explorer Headlight Trim
Limited Explorer Grille
Limited Fog Lamps
Diamond Headlamps
Diamond Corner Lamps
Diamond Turn Signals
Tinted Windows
Cal-Vue Mirrors
CanDo RollPan
Altezza Tail lights
Saleen Wheels F: 18x9, R: 18x10
New Clutch
New Flywheel
New Slave/TO Bearing
Hurst Shifter
iFab intake
5.0L MAF sensor
Intake Spacer
BBK ThrottleBody
2.5" Edelbrock RPM Muffler
ASP UnderDrive Pulley
200A Alternator
13" Cobra Front Brakes
Custom Hood (built by me)
And this is how it looked a few months back:
After putting down some decent numbers, I found the weakness in the set-up. Transmission. I went through 3 transmissions in 2.5 years. So I bought a 1997 Explorer w/ 5.0L...so I got rid of the 4.0L, and performance parts associated with it.
So the X is in the garage in the process of getting:
5.0L Motor
Tremec 5 Speed Transmission (haven't decided on T-5/3550/500/600)
2nd Gen Explorer Dash
2nd Gen Explorer Door Panels
2nd Gen Explorer Full Length Console
Full 2nd Gen Explorer Wiring Harness
Independant Rear Suspension
Ryan
I bought my White 1992 Explorer a few years ago from my sister. She inherited it from my aunt when she passed away. My aunt was the 2nd owner. When I was a teenager she used to drive me and my friends EVERYWHERE in the Explorer...My sister blew a HG, and overheated it. She bought another X, and parked this one at my moms house. It sat for 2 years while I asked her eveytime I saw her if I could have it. Finally she sold me THIS for $200:
Some time before I was finally able to buy it from her, the back window of her new Explorer was broken, and instead of buying a new one, she took the one from her old one, and just put a tarp over it. I took that pic before I started it up for the first time in 2 years. It started up after 20 seconds of cranking. Even with a blown head gasket, and cracked heads, I drove it home 1 mile away.
The wife and I cleaned the 2 years of moss, and nasty rain slime off the X. It took us about 3 hours to get it looking like this:
It was a BASE model 1992 Ford Explorer XL. Manual Transmission, Manual Windows, Manual Locks, No rear wiper, no rear window defrost, Cloth Seats, AM/FM radio, 3.27 Open Rear-end.
First things first, so I replaced the motor with a Junkyard motor with 70k on it.
Slowly I changed just about every single component on the Explorer...
In no particular order, here is rundown of what was done the Explorer over the next 3 years:
3" drop I-beams
2" Drop Coils
3" Drop Leafs
3" Drop Block
4" C-notch
Explorer Sport Gas Tank
Explorer Express Bumper Cover/Airdam
Shaved all 4 doors
Flipped T-handle & Shaved Rear Hatch
3.73 Posi Rear-end
Rear Disc Brake
Overhead Compass/Temp. Console
Power Windows
Sunroof
Suede Headliner
Leather Limited Explorer Bucket Seats
Leather Limited Explorer Rear Sears
Leather Limited Explorer Door Panels
Leather Limited Explorer Console Armrest
Limited Explorer Dash
Limited Explorer Headlight Trim
Limited Explorer Grille
Limited Fog Lamps
Diamond Headlamps
Diamond Corner Lamps
Diamond Turn Signals
Tinted Windows
Cal-Vue Mirrors
CanDo RollPan
Altezza Tail lights
Saleen Wheels F: 18x9, R: 18x10
New Clutch
New Flywheel
New Slave/TO Bearing
Hurst Shifter
iFab intake
5.0L MAF sensor
Intake Spacer
BBK ThrottleBody
2.5" Edelbrock RPM Muffler
ASP UnderDrive Pulley
200A Alternator
13" Cobra Front Brakes
Custom Hood (built by me)
And this is how it looked a few months back:
After putting down some decent numbers, I found the weakness in the set-up. Transmission. I went through 3 transmissions in 2.5 years. So I bought a 1997 Explorer w/ 5.0L...so I got rid of the 4.0L, and performance parts associated with it.
So the X is in the garage in the process of getting:
5.0L Motor
Tremec 5 Speed Transmission (haven't decided on T-5/3550/500/600)
2nd Gen Explorer Dash
2nd Gen Explorer Door Panels
2nd Gen Explorer Full Length Console
Full 2nd Gen Explorer Wiring Harness
Independant Rear Suspension
Ryan
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