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  1. CheapThrillEX

    Wanted Ford 5.8L Intake

    I need a lightning lower or knock off lower or A crown vic/marquis lower and upper from a 5.8L car or just lower. F.I. intakes please Email is the quickest for replies ponchopoewrta@aol.com
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    Back from Moab....

    Back from Moab....5 days might be to much for a d35 IFS We ran Day 1 Fins and Things and Hells Revenge Day 2 Kane Creek Day 3 Dome Platuea and Top of the world Day 4 Gemini Bridges, Bull Canyon, Long Canyon Day 5 Poison Spyder, Golden Spike, Gold BarRim Found the sway bar links gradually were...
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    The fat ******* 95 Sport

    This was a buddie/customer build I recently did, I look at it as practice. My wife has a 98 XLT V8 explorer and in the spring shes getting a D30 and 33's. Run down on this build..... 1995 Explorer sport 4.0L m5ord and 1350 (eventually auto of some sort and most likely a 1354) 78/9 D44...
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    Control Trac replacement tcase 1354?

    Trying to help a buddy. He has a 98 Explorer with the 4.0L and the control trac tcase. The front output is the cv style. He has done a SAS and wants to convert the front output to a ujoint or cardone style like the first gen explorers were. He does NOT want to cut the floor to install a...
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    p1309 HELP

    Okay back story first... Purchased a 1998 Explorer 5.0L for my wife. Engine was bad. No compression on Cyl #1. Story I got was PO was towing a small trailer up a hill when it began to run rough so he hammered the throttle and it popped and then ran horrible. So I purchased truck, pulled...
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    Auto Dimming rear view mirror

    My wife has a 93 Limited that has the auto darkening rear view mirror. I cannot find any schematics on it. I just purchased her a 98 explorer with a stock rear view mirror. She was inquiring about putting the auto darkening mirror on it. Was just curious if it was as simple as power/ground...
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    1998 5.0L differences

    So I am buying a 98 explorer with the 5.0L. It has a dead hole. When I search for a used motor I get three options. 5.0L (VIN P, 8th digit), thru 1/22/98 5.0L (VIN P, 8th digit), from 1/23/98 thru 8/9/98 5.0L (VIN P, 8th digit), from 8/10/98 and of course the one I am buying is prod...
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    T-case wiring Question

    Story I have a 87 ranger cab on my truggy. I have a 1350-54 doubler. I have been using a manual 1354 on the backside of the doubler. But i just can't figure out a good shifter set-up for it short of crawling under neath to shift. So here's my question. CAn you wire up a 1354E to work...
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    Photos Leaving for Harlan in 24 hours

    Yep making my first trip there........Taking the new truggy out. Riding down with a friend in his Dually and 30 footer. Bringing his CJ-8 with us and a few others meeting us down there. It'll be my first trip to KY. Any thoughts from those who have been there? Where to go? Were staying...
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    93 A4LD and 95 and 99 trans question

    Wifes 93 has started to "slip" in 1 st gear......intermitnently it will slip and rengage 1st gear. It drives fine outside of first, and I hav always kept the fluid full and pink. Its never given me any issues before and its never towed anything. Just a simple DD. She has always said it has...
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    SAS and New Family Wheeler

    This was my DD explorer for the last two years........But with my recent purchase of my F250, i'm going to start wheeling the explorer with the family. My B2 is just not family friendly. So i am using the axles from the B2 and building up the Ex. Plan to run 35's and drive it to events vs...
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    TSL vs BFG Krawler

    I'm possibly getting rid of my tires for something else. The only real reason i am considering it is that poss next year i may go to 1 ton axles so i would need 16 or bigger rim size What i am running now 4 36x12.50 15 TSL cut may trade them for 5 BFG Krawlers 37x12.50 17...
  13. CheapThrillEX

    Badlands- Attica, IN

    Some of us cheapthrillers will be making our way down their the weekend of May 2-3-4..........staying at a local campground a few miles away. Anybody local wanna wheel or whatever
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    chance for michigan orv park in lower p

    we have an oppurtunity to have our own, but need help to make it happen http://www.greatlakes4x4.com/showthread.php?t=64410
  15. CheapThrillEX

    first break with new truck

    both ball joints failed and took the shaft out, i later found the right tie rod bent as well, and i blew the LF hub right before the ball joints let go
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    West Branch, MI mid Sept

    http://www.greatlakes4x4.com/showthread.php?t=48077 gonna be well over 100-200 rigs and weekend long camping and pig roast dinner:D
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    flexy coils

    okay i am going to order some new coils for my B2, right now i have 8" SJ RBV coils and i want something that will give me atleast 7" of lift. I was planing on getting the 8.5-9" Rusty's XJ coils but if anybody has got some input on some different coils. This really isn't an street driven...
  18. CheapThrillEX

    ext. rear brake hose?

    i got an 8.8 with disck brakes from an 96 Explorer, the axle and brakes are on my bronco 2 (approx 6-8"s of lift) and the drivers side hose is at its max at stand still, you know the driverside shares the left caliper hose and splits off with hard line to the right hose anybody make an...
  19. CheapThrillEX

    Rev limiter

    i have a 91 4.0L engine/harness/ecm etc....from an auto i did a manual swap and just bypassed the nuetral safety so it thinks its in park/neutral all the time, and it acts as if i really have no rev limiter now my buddy has a 93-94 explorer where we did this exact same thing as mine and he...
  20. CheapThrillEX

    no name B2

    Queen Bee2 haven't got a name for her yet but this is what i got so far D44 HP w/3.54 open= will be shortened on the pass side with Chrome moly EB shaft 1986 B2 Frame you might remember this frame from its previous life and the 1987 B2 Body Progress so far i have modified...
  21. CheapThrillEX

    got a little wet

    got a little wet VIDEO ADDED
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    hear my axle shaft pop

    1st attempt at something other then mud lol...........or jumping
  23. CheapThrillEX

    my full width to EB width (almost)

    oh do i have some plans okay this what i have in mind..........i got a f250 D44 leaf sprung axle (SAS) the f250 width is 34.75 and 18.60 an EB is 27.94 and 18.31 i am going to leave the drivers side alone, but take the pass side shorten it to the 27.94 to match an EB and use an...
  24. CheapThrillEX

    Silver Lake June 16-17 (michigan)

    gonna be out on the dunes that weekend......most everybody from cheapthrills will be out there along with a few other clubs that are local
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    5.13 gear sets, can't find

    skipped 5.13 and bought 4.88's for my D35 and 8.8 i can't anybody that carries 5.13 gears for the frt D35.........anybody know where i could find some or are they not made anymore
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