". . .check the condition of the radiator core support. They can rust out at the mount and will eventually fall apart. . ."
So far, so good, on the radiator support, and that's saying something for a truck that spent its first few years in Canada. . . The support for first gen Explorer I owned for over 25 years suffered the same fate as you allude to. . .
So the tear-down photo is prep for "
Monsta-Liner" that I wanted to incorporate on this truck. I've used the product before for projects and been very happy with the results. Usually I've just used black, but helped a buddy with a project with "
Read My Lips" in Monsta-Liner red and decided use the same color and go "red on red" for this one.
Plan was fender flares, rockers, hood lip (P.O.
epoxied the bug deflector on, so when it broke off the residue stayed), grill, sideview mirrors, and bumpers (and a few odds and ends. . .).
Bumper station:
Hood lip with product also applied to the concave section on the centerline:
More to follow.
Paul