mjc79's sas project

mjc79 · April 13, 2012

day 1 and where it started

an hour later

exhaust was so rotted the pass. side manifold came off in 2 pieces

about 2 hours later motor came out

on the stand, took about 15 minutes to strip it down to the bare block

mjc79 · April 13, 2012

day 2

got all the front suspension yanked and gave it the bird

only thing left was the rack & pinion and upper control arms which came out about 20 minutes later

next thing to come out was the transfer case which has never been removed so it was kinda stuck

then came out the tranny which i had to remove the exhaust that gave me fits. ended up cutting off the hanger rods that hold the exhaust off since the main bolt in the tranny for the bracket was froze and wouldnt budge with the impact lol

after all that was done, i got bored and swapped the rear end around to see how much the stock springs would give me for the sas. well its not enough lol

mjc79 · April 13, 2012

day 3 is today and now i have a pile 'O' parts to unload on craigslist.

and how it sits as of now. pic was taken earlier so all the parts were not over there at the time

got more pics to upload to the computer so this is it for now. need to call my buddy up and borrow his torch to get rid of all the brackets on the front. and probly have him fab me up some "bigger" jack stands since these 3 ton ones are way too small. on the gauges im not sure which way to go. its either try to make the stock ones work or just make a new cluster surround and add aftermarket gauges in there. what do you guys think i should do with the gauge dilemma?

Bruces expo · April 13, 2012

Nice Start might I say , and Nice Rig to start with also , On your Gauge dilemma I would say go with what's Easiest Or More comfortable with , I'm Liking The All Aftermarket Idea !!

MidnightRebel07 · April 13, 2012

'03-05 Explorer Sport Trac springs have 3" more arch then '91-01 Explorer springs. Just a heads up. The front eyelet hole is bigger as well.

mjc79 · April 13, 2012

Bruce: thanks for the compliment. she's not much to look at but its a good start like you said. i may go the aftermarket gauge route and just take the factory cluster out and fab an aluminum panel in there.

Rebel: thanks for the heads up on the springs. i may go the 4" superlift spring route plus blocks or whatever spring will allow me to run 38's with no body lift or trimming. still undecided on that right now.

i pulled all the fuel lines, gas tank and brake lines earlier yesterday but didnt get a chance to take a pic. didn't get much done today other than pull the ac plenum and heater plenum from the truck which took a total of 45 minutes. alot easier to get out with no drivetrain in the truck lol. i tried to reshape the factory fan plenum to go back over to the firewall so i could keep the trucks heater system but that didn't turn out too well. so for now im going to get one of those under dash heaters with a built in fan that runs off the engines coolant system. should do fine for as much as it will get driven in the winter time. pics will be on the way later.

Bruces expo · April 13, 2012

I think your Gauge idea with the aluminum panel will look good , I helped a friend build a full gauge setup in his 95 mustang , he used aluminum diamond plate that was 1/4 in think , the he spray bombed it black , it looked Tough with all white face Auto Meter Race Gauges !!

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