briwayjones
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- December 11, 2003
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- Location
- Maryland, USA
- City, State
- Eldersburg, MD
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2000 Ford Explorer XLS
Wow, it's been a while since I've been here. Things have changed. I have forgotten a lot too. I would of had the answer to a lot of these questions in the past.
I've started searching around but I thought I would make a post.
I still have my 2000 Explorer and drive it. I don't mind putting money into fixing an old vehicle, the thing is it's not really fixable anymore. It has body damage in a few places. But the problem is it has damage on the rear passenger quarter panel. So it's not fixable without spending thousands of buku bucks. Plus it's starting to really get eaten up with rust.
I found a '98 for cheap that has a torn up interior, but is rust free and has a good body. So I, with my '00 I have a full donor vehicle for any parts that need replacing in the '98.
The hangup is, the '98 is 2WD, so I will want to make it 4WD. So the good is, I have a full donor vehicle and it's about as a bolt-in swap as you can get. But I still have some questions and things I'm trying to remember.
They are both manuals so that should make things easier.
The issues
I'm thinking @410Fortune would be a good person to see this thread.
I've started searching around but I thought I would make a post.
I still have my 2000 Explorer and drive it. I don't mind putting money into fixing an old vehicle, the thing is it's not really fixable anymore. It has body damage in a few places. But the problem is it has damage on the rear passenger quarter panel. So it's not fixable without spending thousands of buku bucks. Plus it's starting to really get eaten up with rust.
I found a '98 for cheap that has a torn up interior, but is rust free and has a good body. So I, with my '00 I have a full donor vehicle for any parts that need replacing in the '98.
The hangup is, the '98 is 2WD, so I will want to make it 4WD. So the good is, I have a full donor vehicle and it's about as a bolt-in swap as you can get. But I still have some questions and things I'm trying to remember.
They are both manuals so that should make things easier.
The issues
- The transmission in the '00 has problems, so I can't just swap it over. The shifter bushings inside are worn out or something. It's hard to get it to shift sometimes. Especially when it's cold. It won't hardly shift at all then.
- The transmission in the '98 is 2WD.
- Wiring?
- Components/Front end components?
- Since I can't just swap over the '00 transmission, I'm thinking the option I have with what I have to work with, is swap the tail shaft on the '98. What's involved with that?
- See #1.
- I can't remember. Does the wiring harness in the '98 contain all of the 4WD wiring? So that the modules and sensors and what not can just be plug and play? Or will wiring need to be done? I think the VSS sensor is located in the rear on both years? So that shouldn't be a problem? Not sure what else I would run into wiring wise.
- This is what I'm thinking will need to be swapped. -The tail shaft on the transmission. -The driveshaft. -Transfer case. -Interior switches and accessories. -Front end components. So the half shafts out to the wheel hubs need to be swapped. Does anything need to change on the front end besides adding those components basically?
I'm thinking @410Fortune would be a good person to see this thread.