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New (to us) Addition To Our Ford Family

jbt21479

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City, State
Oklahoma City, OK
Year, Model & Trim Level
2007 Explorer XLT
This is my new to me 1992 Explorer XLT 4x4. I bought it mainly as a daily driver but also as a little bit of a toy (dont tell the wife). I dont have any big plans for it lift wise yet. Mainly just to get it in good driving condition and have a little bit of fun on a few farms and ranches around here in Oklahoma. My wife drives a 2007 Explorer XLT and my car is a 2006 Mustang GT.

I started looking for a daily driver when I put the 4.10s in my Mustang. At least that was the excuse to the wife in order to get something so that the Mustang can sit in the garage and be pretty. I looked around and found a few around town in good condition but all around $12-1400. I stumbled on this one just driving around looking at Christmas lights. The owner at the time was the second owner. He bought the car in 1996 with 88k on the odometer. When I bought it, it only had 155k on it. So in 13 years the guy didnt even put on 60k.

It has its little problems, but the engine runs good. I had to replace the radio because the factory didnt work. The trannys OD is burnt out, but I found a donor car I believe. And 1-3 works great. I had to replace the radius arm bushing on the drivers side (Thank you to this site for warning me about the rivets. It didnt make them any easier, but at least I knew what to expect.). The passengers was replaced already. And 2 of the windows are off track or the motor is weak. Theres other things that all seem like wear items (bushings, motor mount, front shocks are wavy, tires). But who can complain when the old man sold it to me $800.

Im going to do some searching, but if anyone can tell me this answer it would be appreciated. I found a transmission that is a fresh rebuilt with only a few thousand on before the x was wrecked. The Explorer it is out of was a 2x2. Will that transmission work in a 4x4? The guy told me he would sell it for $200.

Anyways, here are the pics. Nothing special, just your normal stock Explorer.

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And heres one of the wifes car...

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And My baby!!!
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sweet gt! and that ex is lookin good too. Looks like it's been taken good care of during its life.
 






sweet gt! and that ex is lookin good too. Looks like it's been taken good care of during its life.

Thanks man. The GT is fun. Im really happy to see her get to sit and keep some miles off of it.

I think it has been well kept. The man was probably around 65-70 that I purchased it from. Pretty sure it was just used to get around town in for him. He couldnt tell me the last time he drove it. I think it should end up a great get around and play truck for me.
 






Wow- that's a really nice clean Ex! I wish I lived down south. <sigh>
 






that is what mine looks like under all the rust, dents, and mud:D i also have a spare set of center caps ill give you for free if you want to deal with the shipping.
 






Thanks guys! I'm really enjoying the truck! Hopefully after the holidays I can through some money at it.

David, I would love the caps! I'll PM you my info and work out the shipping soon. I'm on my phone so it's a pain to navigate. But I for sure would like them!

Thanks again for the compliments!
 






nice rides u got
 






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