RustySJohnson
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- Joined
- July 11, 2011
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- City, State
- Indianapolis, Indiana
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- '94 Limited
As most of you know what happened to my previous Explorer, and after a 4 month hiatus, I figured I'd start a build thread for those who'd like to follow my progress.
I picked up a 1994 Dark smoke grey one in Florida in October, mostly rust-free. In Indiana, they rust from the bottom up; In Florida, it's from the top down. Despite my clever name, I don't like rust.
On the long trip home, left to nothing but my thoughts, I gave it her name, "Elvira", after my favorite 80's actresses Cassandra Peterson, best known for her on-screen horror hostess character Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. I am a child of the 80's obviously. Because I'm into Rat-rods and I've always loved her '1958 T-Bird, the "Macabre Mobile", I will be using some of the styling cues from it for the inspiration on my build.
I've been gathering parts over the last few months, some of which were intended for my previous ride and it's about time to start posting some pictures. I may have a few things for sale (less the body and lift parts) as I start this project.
I picked up a 1994 Dark smoke grey one in Florida in October, mostly rust-free. In Indiana, they rust from the bottom up; In Florida, it's from the top down. Despite my clever name, I don't like rust.
On the long trip home, left to nothing but my thoughts, I gave it her name, "Elvira", after my favorite 80's actresses Cassandra Peterson, best known for her on-screen horror hostess character Elvira, Mistress of the Dark. I am a child of the 80's obviously. Because I'm into Rat-rods and I've always loved her '1958 T-Bird, the "Macabre Mobile", I will be using some of the styling cues from it for the inspiration on my build.
I've been gathering parts over the last few months, some of which were intended for my previous ride and it's about time to start posting some pictures. I may have a few things for sale (less the body and lift parts) as I start this project.