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well i wanted a little more interior room and more seats than the ranger, so as the wife calls her Dora the Explorer #projectpurplebackpack
the build has begun
a 1994 ford explorer Eddie Bauer with 228k on her i picked up for $750
bone stock
Not to bad for stock but i can leave stock alone
got bored and mounted some 285/75/r16 in the rear to see what could fit stock
they fit pretty nice but i decided i wanted some lift
2" suspinsions, custom 1/2 steel" built shackles in the back, 2" spacer in the front
the ranger thats been donating parts
removed the 3" body lift from the ranger
completely removed, 35s still fit
current state of the ranger
then i started cleaning the interior
after that i finished the 3" body lift on the explorer and installed my 35s from the ranger, so 5" of lift total
still need to trim the front fenders some more
needs alignment
then i started on my winch
1/4" steel, not done yet.
well its far from done, but it is coming together, only have had her since Jan 20th, 2018
still need to finish
1. the front bumper
2. get a zj steering shaft so i can get it aligned(the steering extension dosen't match from the gen 2 dash to the gen 3 dash, and the explore is double rag joint, the zj is double u-joint
3. tune up, oil, plugs, etc.
4. E-brake
5. trans cooler
6. get her running and figure out what to do with the ranger.
so far i am happy with the direction she is going, i can't wait to take her out this summer
the build has begun
a 1994 ford explorer Eddie Bauer with 228k on her i picked up for $750
bone stock
Not to bad for stock but i can leave stock alone
got bored and mounted some 285/75/r16 in the rear to see what could fit stock
they fit pretty nice but i decided i wanted some lift
2" suspinsions, custom 1/2 steel" built shackles in the back, 2" spacer in the front
the ranger thats been donating parts
removed the 3" body lift from the ranger
completely removed, 35s still fit
current state of the ranger
then i started cleaning the interior
after that i finished the 3" body lift on the explorer and installed my 35s from the ranger, so 5" of lift total
still need to trim the front fenders some more
needs alignment
then i started on my winch
1/4" steel, not done yet.
well its far from done, but it is coming together, only have had her since Jan 20th, 2018
still need to finish
1. the front bumper
2. get a zj steering shaft so i can get it aligned(the steering extension dosen't match from the gen 2 dash to the gen 3 dash, and the explore is double rag joint, the zj is double u-joint
3. tune up, oil, plugs, etc.
4. E-brake
5. trans cooler
6. get her running and figure out what to do with the ranger.
so far i am happy with the direction she is going, i can't wait to take her out this summer
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