Henson's TurboX RIP!

[wood1]

Glad you're OK, that was some wreck! You going to buy her back from the insurance co and build another truck?

 

[GRNMACHINE]

Real Glad to hear you are okay!! Especially after seeing the pics.

 

[Burns]

Man that is impressive.


Really glad to hear that you are doing ok and was not injured that bad.

 

[IZwack]

Wow, whats going on here lately? You haven't been through KS lately have you?

You guys need to build a 12-ft wall around KS state to contain all the shenanigans that goes on there

 

[Cozmik]

James, glad you are ok.

I may park the Ex until after Labor Day!! Bad luck summer!!

 

[chriswells78]

Glad your OK. Sorry to see your X in that condition.

 

[mounty03]

Sorry to hear about the truck and boat. At least you are not in the same shape as they are.

You can always build another one.

 

[rizzjc]

Wow, sorry to see this. Glad you are OK. That's what's REALLY important.

 

[Willard]

Very sorry to see this. It was a truck I admired and loved very much. It's one thing for an off-road rig to get a little beat up or rolled, but seeing all these really nice rigs getting mashed is just sickening. Good thing you kept it right side up, with the boat it could have ended much worse.

Good luck healing up what wounds you have (physically and emotionally) and getting insurance and such straightened out. Hopefully you can recover everything quickly and build up another vehicle.

 

[corkey]

Sorry about the accident,,

i for one will be pulling my axles to check , i have a vibration too,

glad you are okay,,

 

[dkchrist]

Wow, this year has been rather rough on vehicles. Very glad to see that you're ok. As much as, it sucks the truck is replaceable, you're not.

Again, definate bummer hopefully everything works out in the end.

 

[X6StringerX]

I heard of this unfortunate news earlier in the week but didn't feel it was my place to inform the board. I'll be honest though, it was hard to keep it in as we have a pretty tight community here.

The single most important thing is that James is ok. We all love Explorers, but at the end of the day, it's just a vehicle. It's nothing compared to a life.

 

[techieman33]

I just don't know what to say man, other than Jakee and Limited02 better be careful. The rest of the drag strip leader board is in pieces.

 

[Turdle]

Wow,
James, I'm glad you still have your skin buddy. I wouldn't have ever suspected such a failure.

This has been a weird month.

 

[jah81592]

Thanks everyone for the concerns, I really appreciate it. I was going to buy back the truck but after evaluating it, I just cut my losses and walked from it. I did get everything except the headers off the truck. I currently am in my mom's Explorer Sport Trac LImited V8. This will be a good time to get it on my dyno and evaluate the shifts and write some good tunes for the new 6 speed to get my mind off things. I probably will buy a Explorer Sport Trac Limited for my daily ride (this time a 4.6L 3V-just like my moms), the new Trac is too heavy for a V6. I am going to purchase anywhere from 08 newer. It is too early to say whether she'll be modded. I probably will do bolt on's and leave it alone. I will have another project in the making. I won't be getting away from Ford or the Explorer. The more I drive my mom's Trac the more I like it. I also am averaging 19.8 mpg stock! Not bad if I do say so myself. I'll get a few pics and post them up of my mom's (my temporary) ride.

 

[rpcaster]

James,

Just read your posts! Sorry to hear about the accident. The material things can eventually be replaced, but glad you came out of it ok! Did you mention what speed you were going when all hell broke loose?

 

[Jakee]

I've always loved the sport trac, especially the v8 version. A turbo at 6 - 8 LBS wouldn't be bad?

 

[bigone65]

Glad your doing well that is what insurance is for and now you have a new project to work on your next X.

 

[davesexplorer]

Dang what a crash! Glad to see you're okay though.

 

[CDW6212R]

Wow, another nice truck has gone down. James, I hope you feel better soon and find another great truck to work on. I'm sorry to hear these things. I bought new axles for mine but I want to rebuild the rear first. I've thought about them as a weak link, a heavy truck with lots of traction and power.