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Awesome job!

OK Johnny here's a halfass shop tour for ya :D Godzilla :eek: Fab Area :sawzall: Junk Area Air JD Model 53 and a Tubeshark somewhere back there:thumbsup: (Gotta give the 53 back to a buddy someday - hopefully not for a long long time hehe) Ranger is over 60lbs and...

No but I'd be interested in your 9" third member if you still have it :D I still have a 4.0 OHV/5r55e/tcase up for grabs if anyone wants it...

I guess I need a good excuse to bust out the broom and shop vac! If you were referring to the pics in post #130 , that's a friend's shop in OR.

His name is Ranger :rangertan::D:bounce: Baja is the ultimate goal but I plan to start more local and gradually work my way South through NV and CA :) Saving $$$ for LS1, 4L80E and Atlas currently :D

The fenders are made by Fiberwerx. You could check http://www.mcneilracinginc.com/ too. Well I've made a little progress on the Ranger since last time I posted lol...Still nowhere close to being completed but still moving slowly in the right direction. This stuff is pricey! :eek::D

Yep everything is nice and tight :D

A busy weekend but the clutch is overhauled and the Explorer is ready for action.:) A Centerforce Dual Friction clutch was installed, with a Centerforce throwout bearing, new flywheel, rear main seal, tranny mount, pilot bearing, slave and master cylinders.:thumbsup:

LOL hopefully it works when you pick it up again too!! :D

Thanks for the comments guys! Phil did you keep your MOOG's greased up? These were touted as the "premium" level balljoints from NAPA and others. Same ones i've used before with good results but don't have any mileage figures. At any rate it is a big step up from the loose floppy ones that...

Seats all bolted in and interior work complete! Even put in a gun safe:shoot:

Now it was time to get the cage done and seats in. We tried to find some bolt in sliders or brackets for the seats, but availability through Corbeau was a bit shaky, so adapters were made to interface the Corbeau and the stock sliders. Paul got reclining seats, so combined with the stock slider...

While the front end was all torn apart I discovered the Balljoints and TRE's were completely trashed so new MOOG BJ's and NAPA TRE's were installed and greased up. Wheel bearings were repacked and wheel bearing adjusters nuts re-torqued to factory specs. (about to fall off previously) ;) Got...

Paul decided to order some snazzy new Corbeau seats so we waited on finishing up the behind-the-seat tubing. The driver's radius arm was still "trail-repaired" back together from a previous wheeling trip (I'm sure someone can chime in on this) so some nice beefy new radius arms were in order...

Next up was the dash bar. Paul preferred it be close to the windshield so some gusseting was added to keep things strong.:aerostar: And before any one brings it up I'll just put it out there...YES my Christmas lights are still up LOL...i've become that guy I guess!:eek::hammer:

Next I dropped the cage down through hole-sawed holes in the floorboard and welded all the tops of the tubes 360*. Then painted what wouldn't be accessible later with some nice POR15 gloss black paint. Paul wanted some integral handles on the A-pillars so I threw some 1-1/4" fancy handles on:D...

Well Paul and I have been talking about doing a cab cage for his explorer every now and then since meeting him at an explorer get together at his place a while back. The plan got put into motion and he brought her over to 360 Metal Fab for some lovin :D The main structure of the cage was built...

A decent/easy way to secure the rack to your roof if you don't have the stock rails is to use "well nuts"...You would fab up your rack (or just mounts for an existing rack), then drill the holes in your roof, drop in the well nut and tighten down the bolts into the roof. The well nut works kind...

Looks like you had a fun trip! Any wheeling photos? New bumper start looks nice.

Time for the ole 8-year Bumpity :D Looks like I'll be doing an overhaul on Paul's explorer soon. His slave went out on me on a final test drive after I built a cage and new radius arms, and front end rebuild. Just my luck! lol...Let the games begin! Entertaining to read a 10-year old thread and...

Awesome pics, looks like fun...I miss the desert. Like the sliders!

Unfortunately it is an OHV...missed it by a year otherwise I probably wouldn't be swapping it all out for something bigger :D I have a couple of 36.5x16.5 Baja Claws for cheap too. What else...anybody need some fabwork lol

The 4.0 and 5r55e is up for grabs out of my 00 Ranger if anyone needs it! Dash too. Motor only has 20,000 or so on it.

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Nice work on the beams man, i like the little channel for the axle :)