Xeek's '91

my white 1991 explorer xlt 4wd. bought it 3/19/2010. first vehicle ive ever owned.


3.19.2010 - starting out

need to fix these

things ive done:

5.1.2010
new rearview

new cupholder

5.4.2010
new fogs

5.7.2010
new grill

5.8.2010
painted headlightdoors black

the starter also went out on me. truck is down for now



5.10.2010
out starter out. thanks jd

new starter

installed

5.13.2010
painted grille black

5.14.2010
brush guard/bull bar, also removed the valance. makes it look higher without it

5.17.2010
best addition ever, explorerforum plate frames and a sticker

5.18.2010

6.4.2010
clear turns/corners and amber bulbs

6.17.2010
replaced drivers door handle

6.22.2010
replaced engine coolant temperature sensor (cel)
replaced temperature sending unit so my guage works now (need it in this heat)



6.24.2010
new KKM intake

8.19.2010
train horns and flowmaster 50 suv kit(sounds a little to low but i still like it)

exhaust

train horns

^left compresser - right air valve

sound clip. does no justice, much better in person
http://s141.photobucket.com/albums/r44/xeeky/?action=view&current=DSCN1434.mp4



10.11.2010
cherrybomb glasspack 18"

11.07.2010
loud rattle i was hearing? heat sheild on top of the 2nd cat came off and wedged itself from falling.

also took the glasspack off, no muffler. pipe stops right before it would be at
http://s141.photobucket.com/albums/r44/xeeky/?action=view&current=nomuffler.mp4



11.14.2010
gave myself an oil change. mobil 1 synthetic, k&n filter



11.22.2010-11.23.2010
ive always had a bogging/no get up and go on a cold start. so i went ahead and tried this: http://ford40.com/sputtering.shtml

left it to soak all night, dried today. there was some dirt/dust on the filaments. put it back in today along with a new maf from a cobra.
not only was there no more bogging when cold, i didnt have the slow response/bog related to having my battery unplugged and it relearning itself either.

i reccomend doing this if you have probs and notice the maf filaments are dirty.

the new maf sensor:

and the painted area behine the grille:

i will be painting the grille, bull bar, front bumper, rear bumper all with bedliner.
and at some point paint along the sides of the truck following the top of the bumper line in bed liner



11.24.2010-11.28.2010
bed lined front bumper, rear bumper+rear sides, grill, and re-added wal-mart lights.
took off the hitch that was attached the the bumper also.

12.20.2010

01.22.11 - clearance lights. LED, 13 per light, 65 total. very bright.

3.27.2011
so after 3 months of the engine overhaul, its finally back in, finished, and fired up at 11.47pm! after fixing the inertia switch(oddly popped out), it fired right up, no problems!
link to build thread: http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=302553

video of its first start up




4.20.2011
2nd aux tranny cooler

pcv filter.

5.30.2011
'99 8.8, aussie, 3.73, soa

9.4.11
non ac box conversion

9.22.11
4" rough county lift and swap to 3.73 gears

10.1.11
f150 tow hook

10.9.11
15x8 creager soft 8s put on my 32x11.5 bfgs

10.16.11
class V tow hitch

12.31.11
drivers window motor damage. so nice to have a working window

1.7.12
f150 seats to bring it to 5.5" lift
project #1 completed.

4" + f150 seats + fa400 arm + unsettled suspension = this angle.

1.7.12

1.14.12

 

[wood1]

Awesome idea with the heater box. I am def doing that.

 

[Xeek]

yea being i changed its duties to non-dd im glad i did it

 

[Xeek]

your turn to start cutting jd. its down to the rivets now

i have lots of flex

 

[jd4242]

your turn to start cutting jd. its down to the rivets now

i have lots of flex

huh i still see the driver side hanging

 

[jd4242]

and passenger?take both axles all the way out.only one bolt on the drop bracket

 

[Xeek]

damnit lol
wasnt thinking of that, had pivot mounts on rivets on my mind and thought the whole thing was lol
ill do it another day, its nasty outside, i dont feel like laying down in the water again

 

[jd4242]

damnit lol
wasnt thinking of that, had pivot mounts on rivets on my mind and thought the whole thing was lol
ill do it another day, its nasty outside, i dont feel like laying down in the water again

hahaahah 98% done.you can put the ra drop brackets on to

 

[Xeek]

nah, i need to clean up everything and paint it before anything goes back on

 

[jd4242]

nah, i need to clean up everything and paint it before anything goes back on

right on

 

[Xeek]

ok. NOW its your turn

 

[jd4242]

ok. NOW its your turn

That's photo shopped!! its pouring rain down!! Im waiting on my gears and locker.you have about two weeks on cleaning to do anyways!!!hahaha

 

[Xeek]

the rain mustve moved your way, cause it was pouring here when i posted the other pic. its all clear outside now

yea lots of cleaning

 

[Xeek]

starting to paint the axle.

cleaned the junkyard springs. the real color is orange. looks like someone painted them black at one time. who has orange springs for a ranger? skyjacker is red aint it? so whos orange?

 

[Xeek]

half the stuff is painted, ill take some pics.

now im starting to understand why brandon liked smelling spray paint so much. lol


edit: didnt get one of the springs, but theyre painted already

^yes i missed a spot. needs another coat anyway

 

[jd4242]

Hahaha was going to call you out!!;p look 100% better what paint are you using?

 

[Xeek]

same as i did for my axle, rustoleum bed liner spray can. holds up well, the 8.8 only has a couple small spots that wore off, prob some surface rust i had missed
i wish i could start over from the ground up and paint every single little thing how i want. but its just not possible right now


i think my front driveshaft is a junker, its got yellow markings lol
some shop prob charged the old owner for a new one and they got a junkyard one lol

 

[jd4242]

Yea i used rusto then dupli bed liner and it don't have a nick in it.i did my whole inside with ruto but haven fished it.you can see ever spot that i didn't paint is rusted from the beach.every nu and bolt.i didn't have any rust before!!

 

[Xeek]

yea 60% of everything has turned orange now from the beach. the other 40% was covered in mud/grime/dirt/grease so it wasnt exposed to the sand.

im pretty much done. just have the drivers side axle/arm/crossmember to paint.
i have some white paint left to, im debating adding some white in there. i was thinking radius arms and obviously calipers since i did the rear ones.
for anybody that doesnt rememebr the rear, this is why i want some white in there:

or making a false diff cover out of paint?.. like so:

pretty sure my front shocks are gonna be white, theyre pro comps. so ill paint my stock rear shocks white also

 

[jd4242]

yea 60% of everything has turned orange now from the beach. the other 40% was covered in mud/grime/dirt/grease so it wasnt exposed to the sand.

im pretty much done. just have the drivers side axle/arm/crossmember to paint.
i have some white paint left to, im debating adding some white in there. i was thinking radius arms and obviously calipers since i did the rear ones.
for anybody that doesnt rememebr the rear, this is why i want some white in there:

or making a false diff cover out of paint?.. like so:

pretty sure my front shocks are gonna be white, theyre pro comps. so ill paint my stock rear shocks white also

I would just do a fake cover in the front,not the arms.ps nice pic

 

[jd4242]

You pull that pumpkin off yet or you just going to bring me the whole thing?if you do pull it off be careful not to dick it up.it can be a pain to get it to separate. Might have to beat a scrapper around the edges first or use a blade.or you might get lucky and it falls right off