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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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So how did the Tat turn out?
 



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Pretty badass so far, if I do say so myself :) I still have one more sitting because Casey, my artist, likes to remind me that it was MY idea to design such an intricate 8 hour tattoo, lol. You guys DO understand what part means "Blackjack", right...?

So far:
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You guys DO understand what part means "Blackjack", right...?

yup got it. Looking good so far

Now i wanna get more too.:cool:
 












Love the quote tattooed on your arm
 












"What does not kill me make me stronger"
Is that what it says ?

very cool.
 






Hey all,


It's long past time that I updated this thread and I apologize. My life took a sharp turn awhile ago and to be brutally honest, Blackjack's resurrection has been put on indefinite hold for now. As many of you know, Skunk (LizardTrac) and I have been friends for almost a decade and a lot of that time was spent bickering. I knew why we were always in each other's business, but it took him years to figure it out :rolleyes: Suffice to say my life had been on a back burner for a long time, partially because of Jack but more because I was lacking direction and a partner to share my life experiences with. Two months ago I packed up my junk (almost enough to make a spare Explorer out of!) and moved to Freeland, Pa to start a new kinda life. It's always when you aren't looking for what you need that you find it, and I'm hoping that will also be the case with Blackjack. Chris and I are working on getting a garage for me to put his carcass in (Jack's, not Chris' lol) and I will have the drive and tools to get done what has to be done now. Just wanted to let you all know that I haven't given up and never will until Jack's whole again... but at the moment my priorities lie with pursuing my career of choice and picking on my boyfriend. Who, I'm sure you'll all be glad to know, is trying not to die laughing at a fish joke on the Tv as I type this :p: It never ends. :rolleyes:

Oh, and a bit of Jack's settlement money went into getting me the new daily driver that I so desperately needed. She's not exactly 'practical', but she's surprisingly reliable, gets 23+ mpg, and has power to spare. Yes, I know the rims are hideous and as soon as I can afford it she'll get a nice set of 18" Chrome Cobra R's. Meet Isabella :)

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(Before I Un-ghetto-ized her)
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It's humorous to watch people do double takes when they see not one, but two rather large striped Explorers in front of our place :D
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Lindsay, congrats on the SO and the new DD!
Pic of finished tattoo? :D
 






Lindsay, congrats on the SO and the new DD!
Pic of finished tattoo? :D

Haha, WOW. That's how busy I've been: I totally forgot to take a picture of it :eek: It won't turn out as well if I take it myself, so y'all will have to wait until tomorrow when someone can take it for me, lol.
 












Wow Spas you must be a mind reader :D Was driving down the road the other day and thought i had not seen a update in here in awhile. come back today and BAM an update :cool:
 


















looks good there :D
 






Cyber, were you perchance thinking of an update again? LOL.


Well, easy come, easy go... had to sell the Mustang to A) Pay the bills and B) get Blackjack's @$$ up here to Pa. Which, HOPEFULLY, will happen by Christmas. I've decided to keep Frankenstein as a daily driver since his drivetrain is in such good shape, but that means now I need another non-running 98 sport for this project :eek: I posted in the Wanted-to-buy forum, but if any of you knows of a sporty on the upper east coast that would fit the bill PLEASE PLEASE PLEEEEEEEEEEZE let me know as soon as possible! Being unemployed means that now is the perfect time to get my pain in the arse project moving again :)
 















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Cyber, were you perchance thinking of an update again? LOL.

you must have been reading my mind :D

So whatever happen to Scoot the Foci?
 






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