New Member from Las Vegas, NV

[Mr.Vegas]

Hey Im a new guy here in Vegas and an owner of a 2000 Mounty, thought id throw some pics out here and see what you guys think so far
This is the day i bought it with 177k on the clock


removing those ugly runningboards


Looks better already

me

Cab marker lights



off road lights



Snow in new mexico

Junkyard mud tires $200


Look at that tread!!!


Where those old tires sit lol

[LONO100]

sweet rig bro, the light work you did is sick. i love vegas, im out there 2-3 times a year. keep the pics coming.

[BrooklynBay]

Welcome to this forum!

[Rick]

Welcome to the forum. Nice Ex

[Mr.Vegas]

Thanks guys

[Mr.Vegas]

Pics of the CAI $50 for the whole setup

[Mr.Vegas]

The microphone for my bluetooth enabled deck, so i can take those important calls and still stay on the road and not crash up lol

[Machine783]

Great looking ride!! Need more PICS!!

[Mr.Vegas]

Soo i was tooling around in the junkyard today looking for another 32" Mud terrain and i stumbled onto a gold mine of parts. have a look see
Smittybilt bumper found off a 94 Ex $50



Some of those rear light housing protectors were on the same ex, retail price $139 each, junkyard price $2.50


And last but not least two 33"x12.50"x15s $40 a piece for the rear.


Oh and not to forget the fact that i have some of these fancy rotors all the way around
How she sits now, with the el spare tire on top

This is also pretty cool

[slowstang88]

I dont recall seeing your Mounty on base, I live on the hospital side. Just bought a 99 5.0 Mounty with 57000 miles for $100 Its a 2wd and Im fixing and selling it, also have a 2005 Explorer (who dont on base..lol). Anyways, nice truck and modz!!

[Mr.Vegas]

Lol yeah slowstang im on the other side of the base, nice score on the mounty

[slowstang88]

Yeah I was shocked, just gotta figure out the rough idle and backfiring thru the intake then polish it up and its CL bound. Gotta be makin some Benjamins to finish my Stang!

[Mr.Vegas]

Cool Cool maybe i could swing by sometime and we could figure out whats wrong with your truck, seeing as they both have the 5.0 it may be a simple fix, also what kinda mustang do you have?

[slowstang88]

I gotta get the codes scanned first to narrow it down but I have a pretty good idea what it is. The Stang is an 88 coupe with a 2.3 turbo engine (heavily modded 88 T-Bird Turbocoupe engine). Well I can't do anything this weekend, gonna be outta town but after that I ain't got a problem hanging out!

[Mr.Vegas]

Yeah that obd II thing is the best thing these computerized engines are good for, 2.3 turbo you say? sounds good but is it fast? also this weekend im goin offroading out at apex so yeah jus lemme know when you get some free time man

[Mr.Vegas]

Here is a kinda crappy cell phone vid of the exhaust

[slowstang88]

I dont know if its fast yet, I aint run it yet but should be a few hp over 300. Got a few mods like standalone, Holset HY35 turbo, AWIC, 5 gallon reservoir in the trunk, 85PPH injectors, blah blah blah.. lol

[Mr.Vegas]

Lol i most definetly have to see that, im thinking of turbo'n the 5.0 in my truck but i have no idea about how a turbo system is setup

[slowstang88]

Well I decided to fab my turbo header and a lot of other stuff so this is something we might be able to tackle on the cheap. I have a 110v mig for setup, tacking, and finish welding some thinner stuff. I have a friend with 220v mig for the thicker stuff. Do these engines have forged pistons? If not, you are boost limited quite a bit but typically you get 10+ hp per every lb of boost so 5psi= 50+hp.

[1ATony]

Welcome to the site.That Explorer's looking great!