Well with the wife due soon with our first baby. The YJ had to go away. And in place, i demanded that I find something, 4 door, 4wd, that I could still lift a little and be able to take camping and do some mild wheeling/exploring.
So in stepped this:
DSCN0479 by coverinearth, on Flickr
1998 Ford Explorer, 5.0L, AWD. 140k on the clock. Full power everything.
The best part, the price, $400.
It needed:
Fuel Pump
Brake Lines
Trans Cooler Lines
Wheels/Tires
Brakes all around
Rear spring shackles
Picked up a set of 33" Cooper STT's on Wheels for $300 immediately got those stuffed under it:
DSCN0493 by coverinearth, on Flickr
It needed some lift to clear em, and the rear shackles were rotted through. So i built my own lift shackles and cranked up the torsion bars about 2"
DSCI0022 by coverinearth, on Flickr
As it sits without the ghetto running boards. Gonna build some sliders, also working on a pre-runner-ish winch bumper for up front.
DSCI0034 by coverinearth, on Flickr
Brakes are all re-done as well:
Before:
DSCI0050 by coverinearth, on Flickr
After:
DSCI0051 by coverinearth, on Flickr
Thats it for now. Started working on the front bumper tonight. I'll get some pics of that up soon
-Nick