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A few weeks ago I took the front end of my 97 Mountaineer apart and replaced the upper and lower control arms and all the bushings and ball joints. Got the front end back together and now I can't seem to get the torsion bars back in place. I clock the bar one way and there isn't enough...

The Purdue Automotive Performance Association Grand Prix Car show will be held Saturday April 21st, 2012 this year in the North Ross-Ade parking lot!!! For those of you who have attended this show in the past, you know it is always a good time. For those of you who have ...never attended...

Well I am thinking about putting some HIDs in my 2nd gen projectors. I have the CCFL Projector housings. I remember awhile back everybody was ordering from DDM Tuning but I thought I have heard that they have gone down hill. I am looking for 5k-6k bulbs and I don't know if I want the 35w or...

The Purdue Automotive Performance Association AKA PAPA is putting on a car show on April 16th. Please try preregister and on your entry form you do not need to put your form entry number.

Well almost finished my sliders today. They are the 67" trail gear sliders. Got them all welded up just need to throw a couple coats of paint on then weld them to the frame. Front Middle Back

I was at the junk yard yesterday just browsing around and found about 3 2nd gen explorers that had recline rear seats. Has anybody every seen this before? I was going to get a set but only one of the sets was good and the piping was purple. I still am going to keep a lookout. Any clue what...

Friday night a friend and I welded up a tire carrier to fit in the hitch. Would love a full bumper with one but just cant afford that right now. Spent about $70 in materials and a few hours of fab and it was done. Still need to throw a coat of paint on there. I think it came out really good.

Went to the Badlands over the weekend with a buddy and we were the only people in there all day.

Well yesterday I added a set of projector headlights and a set of new shoes. Once it gets warm out I will be mounting a set of sliders I got for Christmas. Still need to put my brush guard back on. Kind of don't want to because It will hide these awesome lights. I know the hood and grill...

Well my new projectors came in today. I ended up going with these http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/95-01-FORD-EXPLORER-PROJECTOR-HEADLIGHTS-CCFL-HALO-BLK-_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQfitsZModelQ3aExplorerQQhashZitem4836622251QQitemZ310150046289QQptZMotorsQ5fCarQ5fTruckQ5fPartsQ5fAccessories. If you search...

This is my dad's old explorer, he ended up selling it to one of his friends when he got his f-150. Just found out today that it hit a tree at 70mph. This is the only picture I have of it but was told that the engine is sitting in the passenger seat. Driver was fine. Good to know how safe...

Well my front diff is leaking at the cover case seal. So I am going to drop the diff next week and reseal it up. My question is does anybody make a diff cover with a drain plug for when I have to change fluid again? Looked a little but am worried about clearance. Has anybody put one on...

Well yesterday a jeep buddy of mine and I went down to the Badlands off road Park. All I have to say is they swap was a huge success and so far my favorite mod. It really is amazing how much you can get through in 2wd, then if you get stuck just pop it in 4 and you pop right out. Also 4wd lo...

Well today starts the search for parts for the swap. Hitting up two decent size yards in Indy. I think I pretty know everything I need and have read all the swap threads. I have the privilege of trying to find a 97-98 case with the gear inside ('97 V8 thought he got a '97 case but it didn't...

So today I was going to paint my brake calipers. Started on the front and took the drivers side wheel off with no problem. Passenger side was a different story. I ended up breaking one of the studs off. So I put everything back together minus 1 lug and run to the parts store to get a new...

Just got new rims put on last night. They are Black Rock Lobo's 15X8 with 4.0BS. I think they look pretty good. I wanted something different than the Soft 8's that everybody seems to have. Now I just need to work on some body work and should be done for while. I also need to learn how to...

Looking to get a set of Black Rock Lobo rims here soon but need to know what to run. I am running a 33/12.5/15 tire and was thinking either 8 or 10 inch wide. But I have no clue on what offset to run. Would like the tires to stick out alittle farther but not way out there. What are the stock...

Well finally after all these years of having my mountaineer I finally went OFF-ROADING. Went to the bandlands with a couple guys from school and boy was it fun. The only thing the Jeeps had on me was a little ground clearance. But the stock skid plates did just fine and made for some nice...

I am looking to do some sliders this summer and am trying to think of a good way to mount them up. First off I plan on using these sliders as they are cheap and should would pretty well. http://www.trail-gear.com/rock-sliders I am trying to think of a good way to mount them. I would like...

Well over the past week I have been working on getting my body lift done. Its still not done but very close. I still have to modify the fog lights to fit and finish up mounting the front bumper. I just finished modifying the brush guard mounts tonight and will put them on tomorrow (hope they...

So things are all going good on the install then I get to the front mounts. I snapped the heads right off of the bolts. Has anybody had this problem and what did you do to get the rest of the bolt out. I have a torch but really want that to be last resort. Also I have the steering...

I would like to invite everyone to come out to Purdue Automotive Performance Association's Grand Prix Car Show. We are looking to have our best attendance ever, and we can do that with your help. Please come out and spend the day with us. We hope to see you there. If possible please preregister...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1988-FORD-RANGER-SALEEN-RARER-THEN-A-MUSTANG-COBRA-R_W0QQitemZ330404491074QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Cars_Trucks?hash=item4ceda46f42 Was looking around eBay and found this. Is it real?

Well I think I had my exhaust dumped just after the cats for about 1.5 years. Now in school its a 2 hour drive to home and at 60 mph for 2 hours is just pushing it. So I went to the local exhaust shop yesterday to see how much it would cost to have them bend up some pipe so it exits just in...

A few years ago I hit a dear and damaged my hood and fender. Well I'm just getting around to fixing them. I already have the fender fixed so now its time for the hood. I found one on eBay and wanted to make sure it is the right color. So here is a picture of my truck and the hood I want to...