jtb1689's 93 Sport EB

Name and Location
Justin B.
Woodinville and Bellingham, WA, depending on time of year (college student)

Year and Model
1993
Sport Eddie Bauer
Automatic
4x4
Stock Limited Slip/3.73

Upgrades, mods, accessories, etc.
KKM intake
Flowmaster Force II cat-back
Warn Manual Hubs (#37780)
Smittybilt grille/brush guard
Tail light guards
Extra lights in grill and under rear bumper
Clear corner lights and reflectors
Weathertech stone/bug deflector and window deflectors
5% tint over factory bronzed windows in rears, 25% on front two
Sitting on only 30x9.50 BFG All-Terrains

Up and Coming
KC 100w Slimlights on the guard
IFab intake tube
Modified throttle body
5.0 MAF

First week I got her, bone stock except for the 30x9.50's I put on right away.

I bounced up over a log and got stuck straddling it my first time behind the wheel off the road...

Then I buried the rear wheels before I realized it was the diff holding me on the log, not the tires...

After a few accessories and mods, including KKM and Flowmaster

Over Reiter's Pit, WA

What she looks like as of now (12/10/08)

Let me know what you guys think. I love this forum, learned alot from it. On a side note, I have yet to see a first gen Eddie Bauer with those tan fender flares, I got the car like that from a previous owner, and there is no tan painted under them. Any word on why this might be?

 

[jtb1689]

And for those nay-sayers who don't think an X with no lift and smaller tires can't have fun off road, or those who are just curious what their stock explorers can do, I actually managed to get pretty messy in some rather deep mud holes... (This was when she was still as stock as can be, save the 30x9.50 all terrains)

 

[Spdrcer34]

It was cool to meet a couple other guys from the site today...

Let me know how everything works out for you guys...

Ryan

 

[jtb1689]

Yea it's nice to put faces to names, I will have to really try and make it to the next outing all you folks go to.

 

[Sams01XplrSprt]

nice eddie how come they never make the eddie anymore in sport. That is my first time seeing an eddie baurer is 2 door i thought only sports come in 2 door.

 

[jtb1689]

Yea I'm not sure that one. Actually until about 2 weeks ago I had never seen another EB Sport, this guy's was the dark forest green. I actually went to my local Ford dealership a few days ago asking about those fender flares, since I notice most 1st gen EB's don't have them. When the guy looked up my vin it just said it was a 2-Door XLT, but then when he looked up the 2-Door EB it showed a diagram of my explorer with the fender flares and 4-door EB's without them. So really I guess I'm not sure what I have, it is a late model '93, August I think. Guess only a few were made or something?

 

[jtb1689]

Got the Smittybilt Outland grill/brush guard. Took some pics in the snow figured I'd show the new look. Got some lights going on there too, thinkin 2 below on either side of the license plate and 2 on top on the inside of the 2 grill lights real close together.

 

[91ROKKRAWLER]

the flares may be off a newer x 95-97...

 

[jtb1689]

I would agree except I don't think they are after-market. Take them off and the fenders are solid white with no tan painted around the fender as a trim like you would see on most other first gen eddie bauers, yet the bottom part of the car around the door and such is painted with the tan.

 

[scubba.steve]

Very nice man! Im wanting a brush gaurd myself.

 

[91ROKKRAWLER]

was it ever wrecked?

 

[jtb1689]

I did put it through a wreck myself, but I did all the repairs and the fender flares were already there. As for the previous owner I am not sure. carfax came up clean but when inspecting the car I have a sneaking suspicion it was rear-ended before I got it as the rear bumper just doesn't look "right" (not sure what it is but the lines from bumper to body just don't look right) and I have found some body welds seperating in the rear as well as a clear putty at the top of the rear hatch in each corner.

 

[dtl 2k2 sport]

back when the explorers/ sports came out they did come w/ an eddie bauer package. But the 4 door models were more in demand so they quite production on the sports w/ the eddie apperance package. So for the ealier years yes eddie b was an option, but 94/95 was when they changed it and dropped that partnership for the sports. Looks great, btw

 

[jtb1689]

Thanks, I try to keep it looking decent. Thanks for the info too, some good things to know.

 

[jtb1689]

New stuff!

Finally installed the warn manual hubs, #37780. Also rebuilt the limited slip clutches so that it actually works. Did the over-factory stack of 4 friction pads with a steel disk in between each instead of 3 friction pads with 2 steel disks in between each. Also managed to get some tail light guards, pics up tomorrow hopefully.

 

[jtb1689]

pics of the new stuff

Some pics of the new tail light guards and hubs

Feedback welcome/encouraged on any and all pictures in this thread by the way

 

[MightyExplorer]

if you ever wanna go wheelin we should hook up i live in woodinville too

 

[iHartsuff]

How did you get those extra lights installed on the front?
And where did you get those clear corner lights?

And where did you get that brush guard? I can't find it on the website.
Sweet X by the way.

 

[jtb1689]

Thank you kindly. To answer your questions:

Extra lights in the grille - The lights were like a $10 cheapo-special that came with basically half-a-square shaped brackets that I drilled into the grill then put the lights in. Since then though I have moved them to the bottom of the brush guard.

Clear lights - Here are identical ones. Not the same seller but those will be the same lights I bet.

Brush Guard - I got it from a liquidator that was liquidating smittybilt brush guards. Can't seem to find the same liquidator now but look around. There are brush guards out there.

 

[The Man Truck]

Hay jtb1689 I have a 1991 explorer and ive been trying to find a brush guard like the one you have on your explorer for a will now but havent had any luck i was woundering if you could tell me where you got it from.