My new-at-one-time '95 XLT

[Joe Dirt]

Hi all!

Well my 4th X is coming home this Saturday, and I can't wait. I sure missed these things. No major planned things for now, just some tires because these are just about done- but I'm proud of the deal I found, and the truck is awesome- especially for a midwest X with 180k on the clock!! Not one ding anywhere, and lots of good maintenance records. I love it already!

More pics to come when I tear into her to clean her up, but I had to send some newborn pics!

Cheers! :navajo:

 

[SkanlaxJMO]

nice looking truck..i noticed you are from gr, i live in Holland its nice to see some semi local guys on here.

 

[Joe Dirt]

Holland? Heck- She's closer than you thought- I bought the X in Grand Haven! Thanks for the kudos! Are there any meet-ups in the area from time to time?

 

[Alban61]

Great find! That '95 looks great, interior and exterior. Exterior trim looks nice and black. See quite a few older Explorers with faded plastic trim especially by the windshield wipers and side-mirror housing. Congrats!

 

[xdviper]

Sexy!

 

[Glen4X4]

Good lookin Ex!

 

[Joe Dirt]

Thanx everyone, I love this truck. I'm right now in the middle of a blue to green interior light swap, she's got new tires, new shocks, new DPFE and IAC, been washed about 18 times, tranny flush, Diff flush...

And a new name... I shall call her... Snowball!

 

[Sams01XplrSprt]

nice x u gott there jdirt

 

[Joe Dirt]

Thanks Sam, I love Snowball!

I'm now planning on a saddle tan to lighter tan interior swap.

I can't find a writeup, so I'll be doing one for the forum. I will start assembling parts from the boneyard as the spring progresses.

 

[Glen4X4]

Lighter tan would be nicer. Wish my 95 woulda came with the running boards it only came with that plastic trim crap at the bottom.

 

[BrooklynBay]

It looks very well kept. How bad is your current interior?

 

[Joe Dirt]

They had a dog- with hair, and nails.

It's scratched up pretty good, holes in the console, headliner scraped up, and I don't like the Ford "Leather"

 

[BrooklynBay]

Some privately owned shops like limo coach builders could make an entire interior for you. I don't know if it would be that cheap.

 

[Joe Dirt]

I would think that would be a little more than the $150 or so buckaroos I'll spend on the gray interior when all is said and done. But a custom real leather interior in the Ex would be killer...

 

[BrooklynBay]

The Rolls Royce has a complete leather interior, not just the seats, and the steering wheel. That is definitely not cheap.

 

[TeckNine4]

Looks like they towed a boat a lot by the look of the ball and the Mastercraft sticker, it prob. was'nt a big boat though, Mastercraft doesnt make real BIG ones to your advantage.