you're gonna need v8 to haul all that bling around, this will be one extreme explorer when you do it up. to bad the 6.8 v-10's dont have much chance fittin in cuz that would round off the wow factor nicely, like lake pipes. custom stuff is cool, if i had a truck that bad i wouldn't put it through the stresses and risks of racing, unless you dont mind watching all the hard work go down the tubes when something happens. There's nothing wrong with eye candy or trailer queens, i'm thinking about a custom cowl hood this summer, for looks, it wont be for making room under the hood, and maybe some fiberglass in other areas too.
sorry, i didnt see how old this was