Limited02's 2002 Ford Explorer - Dember/January 2012-2013 TOTM Winner

Here is the joint winner for the December/January TOTM. Tied with Suicide77.

This information is from Suicide77.

The Rig
2002 Ford Explorer Limited 4x4
Charcoal Interior w/3rd row seats
Moon roof, 6-disc, heated seats w/memory postion
4.6V8

Mods
K&N CAI
Henson Tuned
Removed 3rd cat
2.5" single exhaust in stock location
70 Series Flowmaster muffler
20" Boss Motorsport 306 wheels
275/45/20 Hankook Ventus ST RH06 tires
Removed roof rack
Street Scene grille powder coated black by Turdle

After first removing the roof rack-

70 Series Flowmaster-

K&N CAI-

SCTX3 from James Henson

When I first got the 20's, they had to be wet sanded to remove road grime(took 11hrs to do all 4 by hand...)

Finally mounted-

Random Pics-

New grille-

Added the logo back on:

New Pillar Covers-

Some Vids:

70 Series Flowmaster

Testing out the SCTX3-

Running at the strip against Tekman05's Mustang. Best run so far is 15.1 in the 1/4-

 

[Suicide77]

Congrats Limited02! Looks clean and good!

 

[reapereviltwin]

congrats!!!!! :biggthump

 

[Limited02]

Congrats Limited02! Looks clean and good!

congrats!!!!! :biggthump

Thanks guys! I need to get this thread updated with more pictures...

 

[Suicide77]

Wow! That is bad ass!

 

[bwaa]

Your wheels are TO DIE FOR.

 

[Jewett]

What did you do to fix the wear on the middle window trim? Not sure what is called I have an 03 everything is perfect on expect for that ?

 

[Limited02]

What did you do to fix the wear on the middle window trim? Not sure what is called I have an 03 everything is perfect on expect for that ?

This is what I used: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ford-Explor...stant-Polycarbonate-Trim-b/230946118412?rt=nc

Only works on the sides, not the back. They are very durable and have been working great the last year or so I've had them on. This summer I may pull them off and either repaint the factory pieces, or use a gloss vinyl.

 

[Jewett]

thanks limited 02 i was curious about the back i was thinking paint to im not sure if i can use these with my rain deflectors really nice truck man simple and clean really nice

 

[Jewett]

did you take the roof rack off yourself?

 

[Limited02]

did you take the roof rack off yourself?

Sure did. There are 6 caps that cover 2 phillip head screws. Remove the caps (they pop off), remove the screws and remove the rack. Before putting the screws back in, I dabbed a little silicone on the threads to help create a seal. Re-installed the screws and I used body color touch-up paint on the heads to help the screws blend in.

 

[Jewett]

cool deal just curious i definetly think thats gonna be one of my first mods saving up for a stereo at the moment just picked up a 03 with 19000 miles on it not a stratch on it the intereor is just like yours minus the third row seats i gotta get some pics of it but thats a little dificult at the moment

 

[Limited02]

cool deal just curious i definetly think thats gonna be one of my first mods saving up for a stereo at the moment just picked up a 03 with 19000 miles on it not a stratch on it the intereor is just like yours minus the third row seats i gotta get some pics of it but thats a little dificult at the moment

19,000 miles? Wow, I wish I had that!!! Mine has 178,000...

 

[Jewett]

19,000 miles? Wow, I wish I had that!!! Mine has 178,000...

yeah i had a 96 with 223000 on it before i got this baby it had so many miles on it i couldn't get myself to invest in a stereo cause the system woulda cost me more than i paid for the truck... but it was also a sweet ride i loved it super clean interior great paint exept on the roof cause it wasnt garage kept but i put it into the back of a semi going about 75 miles an hour to say the least i totalled it

 

[Limited02]

Congrats... I love rims of your car....

Thanks! I actually just picked the wheel up today from powder coat! Turdle on here did them for me

 

[userfriendly]

Beautiful truck, the rims really complimented well with it!

 

[Noord_Man]

That's one heck of a beast! Makes me want to get myself an Explorer even faster than I've decided.
2018 just can't come fast enough!

 

[pacman9270]

Looks awesome! Any new pics?

 

[Limited02]

This is the last picture I took before I sold it just over a year ago (12/31/2015) and it had 212,000 miles on it. Contacted the new owner a few weeks ago and he said it was still running strong! Last mods I did was change to blacked out headlights with clear corners, painted the calipers red and lowered it a touch (trimmed the stock coils when I put new shocks on).

I sold it because I wanted something that was going to be more reliable after my daughter was born. Found a one owner 2012 Lincoln MKS EcoBoost for a great price and an LMS tune on it. Currently running their 91 Stage 4+ tune and man does this motor come alive! When summer hits I'll put the 93 Stage 4+X race tune back on (really makes the car rip!). Put about 20K miles on it last year and enjoyed every mile, but I still miss the Explorer. I have some better ones somewhere, but here's a pic after I got the windows tinted 20% all around.

More pics when I first got it: http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/index.php?threads/my-new-dd-baby-hauler.442471/

 

[pacman9270]

Nice! Congrats on the new ride!