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In case you're slow (or just don't want to read the entire thread) Blackjack was totaled by foreign POS mother #$@%er who didn't know how to yield on November 14, 2007. He rolled into a gas station parking lot and his body was crushed, but he saved my life in the process. In return for that, I've saved everything that I could scavenge so I can save HIS life. He has a CHP 347, rebuilt 4r70w with Baumann shift kit, Ford Racing BD-11 supercharger kit, and a RideTech parallel four link all waiting for installation :) Here's his original thread post:

Blackjack: Born February 16,1998 in Louisville, Ky. Rescued from Koons Chevy March 20-something, 2000 with 33,333 miles on the Odometer. Couldn't think of any good names and then I heard 'Blackjack' while listening to Brooks and Dunn's Boot Scootin' Boogie. He's been 'Jack' or "f#%^&$ pain in my @$$!" since then. His favorite hobbies are eating money and hunting Blazers, and he enjoys playing pranks (dropping hood on my head, chewing on his power steering rack, mystery squeaks, randomly starting himself up, etc).

All factory options, including 4.0 SOHC, limited slip diff, 4:10 gears, skidplates (on ExplornJ's truck now), sunroof, cass/cd player and changer, leather, blah blah.

Exterior mods:
~Ford Platinum color racing stripes (2 10" stripes, 2" space)
~Ventshades
~Lund Windjammer (painted to match)
~Sport Truck dual fog/driving (SMURF LIGHTS)
~Black Euro III Altezzas w/ cut up slotted tail covers
~20% Tinted Windows all around
~Doetsch Tech Nitro Slammer shocks
~Hella LED sidemarkers
~GT emblem from a 94-98 Mustang
~Explorer Express Rear sway bar
~Truck performance front sway bar bushings
~Diamond clear headlights and corners w/ blue chrome bulbs
~Shortened EB (running board delete option) side skirts

Interior mods:
~Aluminum dash kit by Exotic Wood dash
~Pioneer DEH CD head unit
~Pioneer 6 disk CD changer
~1 pair Pioneer 3ways up front
~1 pair Pioneer 2ways in rear
~2 JL Audio 10w6's in a custom box (replaced with 2 Kicker Vcomp's, thanks for blowing my subs, Meatball :fire: )
~1 Kenwood 729 S amp
~1 pair Pioneer 1" dome tweeters in B pillars
~1 pair Pioneer 3/4" Tweeters in front doors
~Custom MMRUSA "Sport GT" silver/white gauge faces
~Carbon fiber dash bezel
~Cold Cathode Blue neons

Engine mods:
~Valet Remote start/ custom alarm
~KKM
~Flowmaster 50 single straightback
~Taylor Spiro Sparkplug wires

Wheels and tires:
~Foose Nitrous 20x8 and 20x10, grey
~Toyo Proxes 255/50 and 295/45
~1/2" aluminum front spacers w/ extended lugs


The kinda sorta mods:
~lowered approximately 2" via TT and monoleaf block flip
~Brown wire mod, full 2wd hi/low (Yanked the front 4x4 in 2006, the hell with that mod :D)
~Throttle cable zipties
~Chopped front bumpstops
~Mr. Bat (gave up on replacing blown hood shocks. It's a Das Frem thing, you wouldn't understand)

I run Mobil 1 Synthetic 5w30 and only use Ford filters (Fram ones sometimes knock)

Guestimated 215-220 Horsepower when he was younger, 15.5 seconds 1/4 mile at Cecil County Dragway.

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Here's some links to other things I've done with the ol' boy:
Bullitt Rims
Stereo and lights

Truck of the Week, Baby!
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Blackjack and Red, my best friend Brennan's rig:
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If the bolt isnt already heat treated, then heat treating should help quite a bit. If the bolt is already heat treated but you still need greater performance out of it, you can kick it up another notch by cryogenic freezing. But the question is, which of the bolt warrants more strength? :) Because at that point, you may just as well drill and tap for a larger bolt diameter (if its possible) since bolt strength is square function as you increase bolt radius.
 



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hey linds, hope this helps. if not, let me know and i will take more and post them up.

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looks about 1/2 to no more then 3/4's
 






Eeeee.... yeahhh, this is gonna be one seriously tight fit! :banghead:

Thanks for taking pics, buddy. You're the best!
 






Hey Tim, would you mind taking an under truck shot like this but of the oil pan area?

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can do lindsy. did you get any measurements of the pan yet? was going to text you to remind you, but wasnt sure how you were feeling today
 






here you go. if you want another one, let me know. i didnt put the diff in tonight.....evil truck....

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Schedule for AFN 2012.. help Tim get the supercharger into Evil and in working condition.. :D
 












That picture is great, Tim! One more though, but only if Evil is still on the lift. Can you get a picture of the clearance between the starter and the oil pan? I'm beginning to wonder if the mini starter will even clear the kickout...
 






Lol, I should have been more clear on the angle, sorry. I need to see the side of the oil pan, like how high up the starter is in relation to it.
 






Lol, I should have been more clear on the angle, sorry. I need to see the side of the oil pan, like how high up the starter is in relation to it.

i can do that.....as long as i can figure out how to take it! lol. will get it for you tomorrow, or friday. ether way, a mini starter should fit in there. i can see ford moving the starter a hole lot. on a different note however, is a mini starer even going to work? ford has a weird end on a explorer one vs. the one thats on my capri.
 






k lindsy, hope these help, and you see them right away. i think evil will be off the lift tomorrow, if not the next day.

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Oooo... that last one is the only one that has me worried. There's definitely no way the stock y-pipe is going to clear my oil pan, but that's okay because I don't plan on using the stock one ;) Looks like the stock starter might possibly clear the kick out, though. Thanks for taking pictures for me, I really appreciate it!!
 






Oooo... that last one is the only one that has me worried. There's definitely no way the stock y-pipe is going to clear my oil pan, but that's okay because I don't plan on using the stock one ;) Looks like the stock starter might possibly clear the kick out, though. Thanks for taking pictures for me, I really appreciate it!!

:thumbsup: you know i would love to see you finish blackjack. anything to help.
 






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