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Nate's 2005 Explorer XLT 4X4

Here's my X, so far, but first a little background story...
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So this Jeep is what I was going to buy. I was a few thousand short of it. :( It was fully loaded. Exhaust, Intake, Lift, Wheels, Fuzzy Back Seat :D (J/K). I failed on that then looked at a sport trac and ended up with this Tan Explorer. She's come a long way in just 5 or 6 months of owning her. So...
Its a 2005 Ford Explorer XLT with 4wd. I bought it on Friday July 9th, 2010. It had 60K miles when I purchased it. It now has 67K. So far I love having it. Gas mileage isn't so great, but I knew that when I purchased it. I have modded it up so check it out. Enjoy! :)

Day I bought it,
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First Mod...An upper billet grille and a lower billet grille
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Clear Corners;
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Her first mud bath, no running boards
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Future Plans, TRUXXX lift kit, Cragar Soft 8's or some new wheels, tail light guards, LED tail lights, black headlights, and a bunch of other stuff I can't think of. Any comments or suggstions are welcome.

EDIT: Update! :)
A couple months later, and here she is...
4th gen mirrors, Bull Bar, Aux Lights, New Speakers, New Pioneer HU, Painted Billet Grilles Black, Tail Light Guards, 4.0L Emblem, Intake, Exhaust, HIDS coming soon :)
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Here's how she sits today (january 2011):
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Got a great idea for the Explorer. :D In addition to the 2 skid plates from Ford, I'm going to buy the front (maybe) and rear 4XGuards for the Grand Cherokee WK and have a shop make some brackets that will let these fit on my truck. It will keep a lot of scrapes and dents off of these plastic bumpers.
 



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Decided to put bedliner on my rockers. I got sick of scraping the paint while off roading. There is a dent on this side I fixed from back in the day. :D
Before:
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After:
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Its looks like its dripping because that's how the paint is on there from the factory.
 






That came out good Nate.
 






Nice job mate:thumbsup:
 






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If you haven't seen in the 3rd gen pics section, here's something cool. :D
 






That'd be worth putting on your wall mate, lovely shot!
 






Lifted.
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Flexin.
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2 years later.
2010
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2012
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FINALLY!!!!! looke awesome nate!
 












Thanks for the comments guys! Glad to see people liking my "work of art." Still a few more things to do, but this project is almost done. :)

Then I move on to a WK Grand Cherokee.
 






Yay!!!:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:
 






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Just another picture.
 






That thing is looking good Nate. I'm glad you decided to keep it!
 






That thing is looking good Nate. I'm glad you decided to keep it!

Its been a hell of a journey with this truck, but she's been good to me lately. I'm very fortunate (that she hasn't needed much repairs) as I lost my job a few weeks back but I picked up another one. So the X is going to get some more love now :)
 






She is looking good. Sorry to hear about your job, and happy to hear about the new one. Can't wait to see the next mod.
 






Moabin this weekend. Be back with pics on Sunday :)
 


















Wicked Nate.
 



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The Explorer is growing up too fast for my likings. :p:
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