Tbars Project "X" begins

**Tbars4** · 11-23-2007, 07:56 AM

...i've been working on figuring out a loose spindle nut problem..

...here is the link...

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...d.php?t=199915

**Tbars4** · 11-25-2007, 04:46 PM

...this is what the passenger side looks like as the driverside looks about the same...

*mounty71* · 11-25-2007, 10:08 PM

Too clean

Looks like a show truck here.

**Tbars4** · 11-25-2007, 10:11 PM

...it sure is not that clean anymore, this was taken right after i arrived and just before my first run up show's hill...

...but it will look good when exploderpilot does the photoshoot thing with the girls...

*mounty71* · 11-25-2007, 10:25 PM

So he's the reason everyone's got pin-up girls posing with their trucks...i was getting a little jealous.

**Tbars4** · 12-01-2007, 01:22 PM

...here ya go, for those who want to see my truck dirty...

**Tbars4** · 12-11-2007, 04:32 PM

...i thought i would throw this in here...since i've gotten my project X alot of people don't know i have a ranger as my daily driver and it was the vehicle which brought me to this board...
...well, it is also an offroad truck but my project X has gotten to see all the trails since it is a little more extreme of a truck...
...that is, until this past weekend...i took it to the mountains and got to play in the snow...

....here is a link to the ranger's registry...
http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...d.php?t=181043

...and here is the link to the trail run...

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...=201275&page=4

**Tbars4** · 12-24-2007, 11:25 PM

...i forgot to add the return from truckhaven turkeyday link...this run was a week or so before the ranger got to go out and play...

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...d.php?t=200530

...somewhere between this picture...

and this picture....

...i wound up with this...

and i wound up getting to do this on the spot...

...thanks r.j. for the pics...

...and here are 2 video's thanks to 90ranajo and diffwhackdaddy...part1 and part2 = my climb up sideshow bob's hill when i first got there....the trucks on top are at the bluff campsite...

YouTube - Truckhaven Nov. 07 Pt.1

YouTube - Truckhaven Nov. 07 Pt.1

**Tbars4** · 01-21-2008, 03:26 AM

...my current avatar from the latest EF run at truckhaven...and here is the link for the return from thread...

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...d.php?t=205163

...and a couple more from that trip...

*mounty71* · 01-24-2008, 09:34 PM

Did you mention what type of paint you used to paint the fenders? And what preparation was needed? I only saw the colors you used.

**Tbars4** · 01-24-2008, 09:55 PM

...the driver side never got done...neither did the roof....but if you look at the tailgate and pass side, perfecto...

...and i'm not giving out my secret formula...but you can come help and i'll show you the tricks...

cybergasm · 01-24-2008, 09:56 PM

And whether or not your gonna finish the driver side?

EDIT opps slow in posting again

**Tbars4** · 01-26-2008, 12:06 AM

...Project X goes to the snow for the first time...here is a link to the big bear return thread...

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...d.php?t=205576

...a special thanks to boomer12 for another great run, and for capturing the project X playing in the snow...

YouTube - Tbars playing in the snow!

*mounty71* · 01-26-2008, 12:10 AM

Those tires look mean in the snow at the end of the video. And i love that chrome piece under the grill...you wanna maybe trade one day?

**Tbars4** · 01-26-2008, 12:16 AM

...froader pointed that chrome out to me when i first got it...he told me he hadn't seen another x with it and i've been looking and i haven't seen one either...

...the tires did great in the thick snow but on the way up the hill i had my doubts...they did pretty good....

**Tbars4** · 02-17-2008, 10:41 PM

...i just updated my Elite Registry to include pics,videos, and my current status of mods to the Project X...

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...d.php?t=188630

**Tbars4** · 02-22-2008, 04:24 PM

...Harley says,"and they call this a rock garden, HA!"...

...btw, we went there to pick up a spare set of these,pn#28068X in stock, 9.69 out the door...these are the kit if you want to swap from auto hubs to warn manual hubs...if you want stock X manual hubs they are pn#29071 and cost 177 plus tax next day pickup...if you want to upgrade to jeep hubs, they are pn#37780 and run 197 pl. tx. and take 5-7 days to get...

**Burns** · 02-22-2008, 04:47 PM

Did you ever figure out your hub problem? Im about to try a new rotor and possibly a new spindle after that...

**Tbars4** · 02-22-2008, 04:54 PM

...sure did, it was the rotor and now no more problem...well, except an alignment problem...now that it is stable in the spindlenut and bearing area i felt brave enough to get a real alignment and it failed...here's a link...

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...96#post1867096

**Burns** · 02-22-2008, 05:08 PM

Well ill be trying a new hub on my 44 here soon. Mine is getting worse the more i drive it.

11-23-2007, 07:56 AM	#441
Tbars4 Offroad Moderator anaheim hills,california 95 ranger 4x4/ 91 X 4x4 Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 21,957 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	...i've been working on figuring out a loose spindle nut problem.. ...here is the link... http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...d.php?t=199915 __________________ I have Rocks in my head. What's in yours? '95 ranger xl 4x4 2.3L std cab, 2 sticks Ranger RegistryThe Squirrel '91 4x4=To much to list, much more to add.. Project "X" and more Pics & Mod's List How to: Wheels,Tires, & Lifts... Buy Explorerforum.com Items here

11-25-2007, 04:46 PM	#442
Tbars4 Offroad Moderator anaheim hills,california 95 ranger 4x4/ 91 X 4x4 Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 21,957 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	...this is what the passenger side looks like as the driverside looks about the same... __________________ I have Rocks in my head. What's in yours? '95 ranger xl 4x4 2.3L std cab, 2 sticks Ranger RegistryThe Squirrel '91 4x4=To much to list, much more to add.. Project "X" and more Pics & Mod's List How to: Wheels,Tires, & Lifts... Buy Explorerforum.com Items here

11-25-2007, 10:08 PM	#443
mounty71 It's green, not gray. San Francisco, CA '00 Mountaineer Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 3,081 Vehicle Specs	Too clean Looks like a show truck here. __________________ MATT SCHWARTZ 2000 MOUNTAINEERINATOR REGISTRY 1991 FORD EXPLORER (IN EXPLORER HEAVEN) REGISTRY

11-25-2007, 10:11 PM	#444
Tbars4 Offroad Moderator anaheim hills,california 95 ranger 4x4/ 91 X 4x4 Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 21,957 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	...it sure is not that clean anymore, this was taken right after i arrived and just before my first run up show's hill... ...but it will look good when exploderpilot does the photoshoot thing with the girls... __________________ I have Rocks in my head. What's in yours? '95 ranger xl 4x4 2.3L std cab, 2 sticks Ranger RegistryThe Squirrel '91 4x4=To much to list, much more to add.. Project "X" and more Pics & Mod's List How to: Wheels,Tires, & Lifts... Buy Explorerforum.com Items here

11-25-2007, 10:25 PM	#445
mounty71 It's green, not gray. San Francisco, CA '00 Mountaineer Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 3,081 Vehicle Specs	So he's the reason everyone's got pin-up girls posing with their trucks...i was getting a little jealous. __________________ MATT SCHWARTZ 2000 MOUNTAINEERINATOR REGISTRY 1991 FORD EXPLORER (IN EXPLORER HEAVEN) REGISTRY

12-01-2007, 01:22 PM	#446
Tbars4 Offroad Moderator anaheim hills,california 95 ranger 4x4/ 91 X 4x4 Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 21,957 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	...here ya go, for those who want to see my truck dirty... __________________ I have Rocks in my head. What's in yours? '95 ranger xl 4x4 2.3L std cab, 2 sticks Ranger RegistryThe Squirrel '91 4x4=To much to list, much more to add.. Project "X" and more Pics & Mod's List How to: Wheels,Tires, & Lifts... Buy Explorerforum.com Items here

12-11-2007, 04:32 PM	#447
Tbars4 Offroad Moderator anaheim hills,california 95 ranger 4x4/ 91 X 4x4 Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 21,957 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	...i thought i would throw this in here...since i've gotten my project X alot of people don't know i have a ranger as my daily driver and it was the vehicle which brought me to this board... ...well, it is also an offroad truck but my project X has gotten to see all the trails since it is a little more extreme of a truck... ...that is, until this past weekend...i took it to the mountains and got to play in the snow... ....here is a link to the ranger's registry... http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...d.php?t=181043 ...and here is the link to the trail run... http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...=201275&page=4 __________________ I have Rocks in my head. What's in yours? '95 ranger xl 4x4 2.3L std cab, 2 sticks Ranger RegistryThe Squirrel '91 4x4=To much to list, much more to add.. Project "X" and more Pics & Mod's List How to: Wheels,Tires, & Lifts... Buy Explorerforum.com Items here

01-21-2008, 03:26 AM	#449
Tbars4 Offroad Moderator anaheim hills,california 95 ranger 4x4/ 91 X 4x4 Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 21,957 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	...my current avatar from the latest EF run at truckhaven...and here is the link for the return from thread... http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...d.php?t=205163 ...and a couple more from that trip... __________________ I have Rocks in my head. What's in yours? '95 ranger xl 4x4 2.3L std cab, 2 sticks Ranger RegistryThe Squirrel '91 4x4=To much to list, much more to add.. Project "X" and more Pics & Mod's List How to: Wheels,Tires, & Lifts... Buy Explorerforum.com Items here

01-24-2008, 09:34 PM	#450
mounty71 It's green, not gray. San Francisco, CA '00 Mountaineer Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 3,081 Vehicle Specs	Did you mention what type of paint you used to paint the fenders? And what preparation was needed? I only saw the colors you used. __________________ MATT SCHWARTZ 2000 MOUNTAINEERINATOR REGISTRY 1991 FORD EXPLORER (IN EXPLORER HEAVEN) REGISTRY

01-24-2008, 09:55 PM	#451
Tbars4 Offroad Moderator anaheim hills,california 95 ranger 4x4/ 91 X 4x4 Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 21,957 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	...the driver side never got done...neither did the roof....but if you look at the tailgate and pass side, perfecto... ...and i'm not giving out my secret formula...but you can come help and i'll show you the tricks... __________________ I have Rocks in my head. What's in yours? '95 ranger xl 4x4 2.3L std cab, 2 sticks Ranger RegistryThe Squirrel '91 4x4=To much to list, much more to add.. Project "X" and more Pics & Mod's List How to: Wheels,Tires, & Lifts... Buy Explorerforum.com Items here

01-24-2008, 09:56 PM	#452
cybergasm B Humboldt Ks 1997 Mountaineer 5.0 Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 6,603 Vehicle Specs	And whether or not your gonna finish the driver side? EDIT opps slow in posting again

01-26-2008, 12:10 AM	#454
mounty71 It's green, not gray. San Francisco, CA '00 Mountaineer Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 3,081 Vehicle Specs	Those tires look mean in the snow at the end of the video. And i love that chrome piece under the grill...you wanna maybe trade one day? __________________ MATT SCHWARTZ 2000 MOUNTAINEERINATOR REGISTRY 1991 FORD EXPLORER (IN EXPLORER HEAVEN) REGISTRY

01-26-2008, 12:16 AM	#455
Tbars4 Offroad Moderator anaheim hills,california 95 ranger 4x4/ 91 X 4x4 Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 21,957 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	...froader pointed that chrome out to me when i first got it...he told me he hadn't seen another x with it and i've been looking and i haven't seen one either... ...the tires did great in the thick snow but on the way up the hill i had my doubts...they did pretty good.... __________________ I have Rocks in my head. What's in yours? '95 ranger xl 4x4 2.3L std cab, 2 sticks Ranger RegistryThe Squirrel '91 4x4=To much to list, much more to add.. Project "X" and more Pics & Mod's List How to: Wheels,Tires, & Lifts... Buy Explorerforum.com Items here

02-17-2008, 10:41 PM	#456
Tbars4 Offroad Moderator anaheim hills,california 95 ranger 4x4/ 91 X 4x4 Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 21,957 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	...i just updated my Elite Registry to include pics,videos, and my current status of mods to the Project X... http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...d.php?t=188630 __________________ I have Rocks in my head. What's in yours? '95 ranger xl 4x4 2.3L std cab, 2 sticks Ranger RegistryThe Squirrel '91 4x4=To much to list, much more to add.. Project "X" and more Pics & Mod's List How to: Wheels,Tires, & Lifts... Buy Explorerforum.com Items here

02-22-2008, 04:24 PM	#457
Tbars4 Offroad Moderator anaheim hills,california 95 ranger 4x4/ 91 X 4x4 Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 21,957 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	...Harley says,"and they call this a rock garden, HA!"... ...btw, we went there to pick up a spare set of these,pn#28068X in stock, 9.69 out the door...these are the kit if you want to swap from auto hubs to warn manual hubs...if you want stock X manual hubs they are pn#29071 and cost 177 plus tax next day pickup...if you want to upgrade to jeep hubs, they are pn#37780 and run 197 pl. tx. and take 5-7 days to get... __________________ I have Rocks in my head. What's in yours? '95 ranger xl 4x4 2.3L std cab, 2 sticks Ranger RegistryThe Squirrel '91 4x4=To much to list, much more to add.. Project "X" and more Pics & Mod's List How to: Wheels,Tires, & Lifts... Buy Explorerforum.com Items here Last edited by Tbars4; 02-22-2008 at 05:17 PM.

02-22-2008, 04:47 PM	#458
Burns EF Late Night Crew Memphis, TN 1991 Explorer/2002 F-250 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 8,923 Vehicle Specs	Did you ever figure out your hub problem? Im about to try a new rotor and possibly a new spindle after that... __________________ Jonathan Burns Moderator of the Feature Truck Forum Owner of the "Lime" Forum Rules and Usage

02-22-2008, 04:54 PM	#459
Tbars4 Offroad Moderator anaheim hills,california 95 ranger 4x4/ 91 X 4x4 Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 21,957 Vehicle Specs (Original Poster)	...sure did, it was the rotor and now no more problem...well, except an alignment problem...now that it is stable in the spindlenut and bearing area i felt brave enough to get a real alignment and it failed...here's a link... http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/...96#post1867096 __________________ I have Rocks in my head. What's in yours? '95 ranger xl 4x4 2.3L std cab, 2 sticks Ranger RegistryThe Squirrel '91 4x4=To much to list, much more to add.. Project "X" and more Pics & Mod's List How to: Wheels,Tires, & Lifts... Buy Explorerforum.com Items here

02-22-2008, 05:08 PM	#460
Burns EF Late Night Crew Memphis, TN 1991 Explorer/2002 F-250 Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 8,923 Vehicle Specs	Well ill be trying a new hub on my 44 here soon. Mine is getting worse the more i drive it. __________________ Jonathan Burns Moderator of the Feature Truck Forum Owner of the "Lime" Forum Rules and Usage