project 5.0 mounty

4x4troy · 04-06-2012, 06:21 PM

here is my 97 mounty i just picked up. plans are....

1)4406 swap
2)hp d30 out of cherokee
3)soa rear and radius arm front on coils
4)33-35" mt's on 15x8-15x10 steel wheels
5)custom bumpers and sliders and roof rack

here it is as of now...work hopefully will start soon..

BigJoe1094 · 04-06-2012, 10:17 PM

Very clean looking mountie. Looking forward to swing this one.

4x4troy · 04-07-2012, 12:33 AM

thanks...i can't wait to get started on it.

00meangreenXLT · 04-07-2012, 02:31 AM

Nice looking truck, and damn that engine looks pretty clean...how many miles?

4x4troy · 04-07-2012, 11:36 AM

odom stopped at 219025...lol. but the way it drives,its power and looks i would not be surprised if its rebuilt....just have no definite proof

00meangreenXLT · 04-07-2012, 02:14 PM

holy crap lol well im sure at 219k+ it's had to have some stuff done but it definitely looks good for those miles

4x4troy · 04-07-2012, 07:33 PM

i just a few things to it and it woke it up pretty good. cleaned the mass ait meter,new air filter and removed the air silencer...nice improvement...tomorrow getting a seafoam treatment

4x4troy · 04-11-2012, 04:03 PM

i really like this mountaineer. the v8 is great...now i just gotta get it lifted and locked and built....did do some work to it, the running boards are gone. and polished the headlights.

*azaizai* · 04-11-2012, 09:31 PM

Going to keep an eye on this build, it sounds very similar to what I want to do to mine. Dana 30 and 35's just sounds awesome

4x4troy · 04-11-2012, 09:39 PM

not using a 35....doing a d30 hp front and the stock 8.8 rear

*azaizai* · 04-11-2012, 10:59 PM

Oh, I meant 35" tires

4x4troy · 04-12-2012, 03:08 PM

ok sorry. i thought you meant the d35. and i will probably only go to 33's...let that d30 live alittle longer

4x4troy · 04-12-2012, 07:04 PM

my speedo works and all other gauges...but odom and trip does not....what could it be?

*azaizai* · 04-12-2012, 07:19 PM

Just taking a stab at it, but I think the speedo powers the odo/trip meter. So if one works and the other doesnt it could be your instrument cluster.

Might compare your issues with this post too

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...=odometer+trip

*azaizai* · 04-12-2012, 07:21 PM

I like the idea of 35" tires, mainly because I think they'll take me to all the places I feel comfortable going. 33s got me to plenty of places but I think 35s would let me follow a few of my friends with taller tires without going the huge axle, huge tire route.

Also I just love the look of a mild explorer build with 35x12.50's.

4x4troy · 04-12-2012, 07:37 PM

yh 35's will look best and give best ground clearence,we shall see when it comes time to get tires. i found the info i needed for the odom right after i posted. i have a few ideas to fix it and if it works i will post it being these parts are not available.

4x4troy · 04-13-2012, 11:00 PM

well the mounty had title problems...so its gone. but i did pick up a 99 5.0 expo awd that will get all above. will post pics tomorrow

4x4troy · 04-14-2012, 09:52 AM

hre is the replacement. a 1999 v8 awd explorer. its in way better condition and runs great. its going down the same path the mounty was going to do....

Hbrichman · 04-14-2012, 11:55 AM

Clean looking Explorer, just like the mounty! Looking forward to see whats to come.

*Sams01XplrSprt* · 04-14-2012, 01:19 PM

nice x and mounty

04-06-2012, 06:21 PM	#1
4x4troy Wannabe Elite Explorer middleburg,fl 99 xlt 5.0 awd Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 120 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	project 5.0 mounty here is my 97 mounty i just picked up. plans are.... 1)4406 swap 2)hp d30 out of cherokee 3)soa rear and radius arm front on coils 4)33-35" mt's on 15x8-15x10 steel wheels 5)custom bumpers and sliders and roof rack here it is as of now...work hopefully will start soon.. __________________ '97 mounty 5.0 , 4x4, sua d44 front, soa amc 20 rear(both out of 84 waggy) lots more to come,...stay tuned

04-06-2012, 10:17 PM	#2
BigJoe1094 Wannabe Elite Explorer New Jersey 2000 Mercury Mountaineer Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 198 Vehicle Specs	Very clean looking mountie. Looking forward to swing this one. __________________ 2000 Mercury Mountaineer SOLD 2006 Ford Ranger 5-6 inches with 35s Pics of the Mounty

04-07-2012, 12:33 AM	#3
4x4troy Wannabe Elite Explorer middleburg,fl 99 xlt 5.0 awd Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 120 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	thanks...i can't wait to get started on it. __________________ '97 mounty 5.0 , 4x4, sua d44 front, soa amc 20 rear(both out of 84 waggy) lots more to come,...stay tuned

04-07-2012, 02:31 AM	#4
00meangreenXLT Wannabe Elite Explorer Green Brook, NJ 5.0 Exploder Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 182 Vehicle Specs	Nice looking truck, and damn that engine looks pretty clean...how many miles? __________________ 2000 Amazon Green over Dark Gray XLT 5.0/4R70W 193k Miles...Sport gauge cluster, sport radio bezel and center console, Bilstein shocks, 35% Tints, Morimoto MH1 bixenon projector headlights, General Grabber HTS tires stock size 2010 Volkswagen Jetta 2.5 - Daily Driver

04-07-2012, 11:36 AM	#5
4x4troy Wannabe Elite Explorer middleburg,fl 99 xlt 5.0 awd Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 120 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	odom stopped at 219025...lol. but the way it drives,its power and looks i would not be surprised if its rebuilt....just have no definite proof __________________ '97 mounty 5.0 , 4x4, sua d44 front, soa amc 20 rear(both out of 84 waggy) lots more to come,...stay tuned

04-07-2012, 02:14 PM	#6
00meangreenXLT Wannabe Elite Explorer Green Brook, NJ 5.0 Exploder Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 182 Vehicle Specs	holy crap lol well im sure at 219k+ it's had to have some stuff done but it definitely looks good for those miles __________________ 2000 Amazon Green over Dark Gray XLT 5.0/4R70W 193k Miles...Sport gauge cluster, sport radio bezel and center console, Bilstein shocks, 35% Tints, Morimoto MH1 bixenon projector headlights, General Grabber HTS tires stock size 2010 Volkswagen Jetta 2.5 - Daily Driver

04-07-2012, 07:33 PM	#7
4x4troy Wannabe Elite Explorer middleburg,fl 99 xlt 5.0 awd Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 120 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	i just a few things to it and it woke it up pretty good. cleaned the mass ait meter,new air filter and removed the air silencer...nice improvement...tomorrow getting a seafoam treatment __________________ '97 mounty 5.0 , 4x4, sua d44 front, soa amc 20 rear(both out of 84 waggy) lots more to come,...stay tuned

04-11-2012, 04:03 PM	#8
4x4troy Wannabe Elite Explorer middleburg,fl 99 xlt 5.0 awd Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 120 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	i really like this mountaineer. the v8 is great...now i just gotta get it lifted and locked and built....did do some work to it, the running boards are gone. and polished the headlights. __________________ '97 mounty 5.0 , 4x4, sua d44 front, soa amc 20 rear(both out of 84 waggy) lots more to come,...stay tuned

04-11-2012, 09:31 PM	#9
azaizai Elite Explorer Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 52 Vehicle Specs	Going to keep an eye on this build, it sounds very similar to what I want to do to mine. Dana 30 and 35's just sounds awesome

04-11-2012, 09:39 PM	#10
4x4troy Wannabe Elite Explorer middleburg,fl 99 xlt 5.0 awd Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 120 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	not using a 35....doing a d30 hp front and the stock 8.8 rear __________________ '97 mounty 5.0 , 4x4, sua d44 front, soa amc 20 rear(both out of 84 waggy) lots more to come,...stay tuned

04-11-2012, 10:59 PM	#11
azaizai Elite Explorer Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 52 Vehicle Specs	Oh, I meant 35" tires

04-12-2012, 03:08 PM	#12
4x4troy Wannabe Elite Explorer middleburg,fl 99 xlt 5.0 awd Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 120 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	ok sorry. i thought you meant the d35. and i will probably only go to 33's...let that d30 live alittle longer __________________ '97 mounty 5.0 , 4x4, sua d44 front, soa amc 20 rear(both out of 84 waggy) lots more to come,...stay tuned

04-12-2012, 07:04 PM	#13
4x4troy Wannabe Elite Explorer middleburg,fl 99 xlt 5.0 awd Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 120 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	my speedo works and all other gauges...but odom and trip does not....what could it be? __________________ '97 mounty 5.0 , 4x4, sua d44 front, soa amc 20 rear(both out of 84 waggy) lots more to come,...stay tuned

04-12-2012, 07:19 PM	#14
azaizai Elite Explorer Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 52 Vehicle Specs	Just taking a stab at it, but I think the speedo powers the odo/trip meter. So if one works and the other doesnt it could be your instrument cluster. Might compare your issues with this post too http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...=odometer+trip

04-12-2012, 07:21 PM	#15
azaizai Elite Explorer Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 52 Vehicle Specs	I like the idea of 35" tires, mainly because I think they'll take me to all the places I feel comfortable going. 33s got me to plenty of places but I think 35s would let me follow a few of my friends with taller tires without going the huge axle, huge tire route. Also I just love the look of a mild explorer build with 35x12.50's.

04-12-2012, 07:37 PM	#16
4x4troy Wannabe Elite Explorer middleburg,fl 99 xlt 5.0 awd Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 120 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	yh 35's will look best and give best ground clearence,we shall see when it comes time to get tires. i found the info i needed for the odom right after i posted. i have a few ideas to fix it and if it works i will post it being these parts are not available. __________________ '97 mounty 5.0 , 4x4, sua d44 front, soa amc 20 rear(both out of 84 waggy) lots more to come,...stay tuned

04-13-2012, 11:00 PM	#17
4x4troy Wannabe Elite Explorer middleburg,fl 99 xlt 5.0 awd Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 120 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	well the mounty had title problems...so its gone. but i did pick up a 99 5.0 expo awd that will get all above. will post pics tomorrow __________________ '97 mounty 5.0 , 4x4, sua d44 front, soa amc 20 rear(both out of 84 waggy) lots more to come,...stay tuned

04-14-2012, 09:52 AM	#18
4x4troy Wannabe Elite Explorer middleburg,fl 99 xlt 5.0 awd Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 120 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	hre is the replacement. a 1999 v8 awd explorer. its in way better condition and runs great. its going down the same path the mounty was going to do.... __________________ '97 mounty 5.0 , 4x4, sua d44 front, soa amc 20 rear(both out of 84 waggy) lots more to come,...stay tuned

04-14-2012, 11:55 AM	#19
Hbrichman Wannabe Elite Explorer Huntington Beach CA 03 Limited AWD Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 279 Vehicle Specs	Clean looking Explorer, just like the mounty! Looking forward to see whats to come. __________________ 2003 4.6L Ford Explorer Limited Edition My Registry - http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...d.php?t=337672

04-14-2012, 01:19 PM	#20
Sams01XplrSprt Southern Cali Explorer Newport Beach California & Bay Area California 2001 Sport (sold) Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 15,632 Vehicle Specs	nice x and mounty __________________ 2001 Ford Explorer Sport 4.0 sohc engine. Mods include: dual 40 series flowmasters & high flow k&n air filter & removed silencer & yellow fog lights (sold for $1,800) as of 2-26-12

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