vignirbj
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- 1991 Ford Explorer
Hi,
I have been reading this forum for some time now getting information for my ongoing build as well as some troubleshooting for friends and family.
I think it is high time to share my own build.
The base car is a 1991 Ford Explorer, automatic with a solid 4.0. I got the car for about 100 dollars. It hadn't been run in about 7 years and was in a sorry state. At first I only wanted a truck riding on 33's that I could take on the odd excursion now and then. Then I found out the front diff was full of mud and the crazyness started. The end result after one and a half years is what you see here.
This is basically at the point where I found out my front diff was ruined and I needed to figure something out. The paint is my rattlecan special
2013-09-06 06.59.37 by vignirbj, on Flickr
This is how it stands today. I think the paint is much better even though it is still from a rattle can
2014-07-27 20.21.03 by vignirbj, on Flickr
I have swapped the auto for a 5 speed trans and a manual shift transfer case. I got a 14bolt SF axle and a chevy Dana 44 front axle with gears and lockers for cheap. I roped in a friend of mine and in one night we chopped the front axle in pieces and put it back together the way it should be, with drivers side drop. I also found some 46 inch tires for cheap and therefore I had to spend 3 weeks in my garage building fender flares to cover the tires (not covering the tread is illegal in Iceland).
I hope you like the truck.
I have been reading this forum for some time now getting information for my ongoing build as well as some troubleshooting for friends and family.
I think it is high time to share my own build.
The base car is a 1991 Ford Explorer, automatic with a solid 4.0. I got the car for about 100 dollars. It hadn't been run in about 7 years and was in a sorry state. At first I only wanted a truck riding on 33's that I could take on the odd excursion now and then. Then I found out the front diff was full of mud and the crazyness started. The end result after one and a half years is what you see here.
This is basically at the point where I found out my front diff was ruined and I needed to figure something out. The paint is my rattlecan special
This is how it stands today. I think the paint is much better even though it is still from a rattle can
I have swapped the auto for a 5 speed trans and a manual shift transfer case. I got a 14bolt SF axle and a chevy Dana 44 front axle with gears and lockers for cheap. I roped in a friend of mine and in one night we chopped the front axle in pieces and put it back together the way it should be, with drivers side drop. I also found some 46 inch tires for cheap and therefore I had to spend 3 weeks in my garage building fender flares to cover the tires (not covering the tread is illegal in Iceland).
I hope you like the truck.
