TheOldNoob
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- City, State
- West Valley, Utah
- Year, Model & Trim Level
- 2005
Explorer XLT
So, I was forced to take a 4 day holiday for Thanksgiving. I figured it would be a good idea to start on one of the projects I have been sitting on and a few others to keep me busy.
The first one was my gauge cluster. While walking through one of the local wrecking yards back in April, I came across an '05 Mountaineer and could not resist grabbing the gauge cluster. I finally got around to swapping out the gauge face and needles, as well as swapping out the lights for LEDs. In the pic I had 4 lights in backwards.
I also started on moving the shifter from the column to the floor. I messed up doing that, but it works. Reverse is N and Drive is 1
It drives, so I'll fix that when the weather is a little bit nicer. I really need a garage
I will post those pics when I get that done,
I also got a set of tires for it. The old tires have good tread, but were not good for winter driving. So I saved up and got a set of KO2s. Sadly they don't have them in 10 ply for the stock size, so I had to go with 235/75R16 which is the closest to the stock 29" tall tires, coming in at 29.3". Now, when my wallet quits crying in pain, I need to find a set of rims for it. In say, 5 years with the cost of rims. I do like the rims on the new Bronco...
Anyway, once I get things buttoned up and finished off, I also have the door panels out of an '07 to swap in. I wanted to make sure I had plenty to do over the weekend and I like the way they look over the gen 3.
Eventually, I'd like to put a manual in as well. I don't know, but I heard rumor about a T56 4WD conversion
Probably not true, but what an idea.
So, watcha'all think?
The first one was my gauge cluster. While walking through one of the local wrecking yards back in April, I came across an '05 Mountaineer and could not resist grabbing the gauge cluster. I finally got around to swapping out the gauge face and needles, as well as swapping out the lights for LEDs. In the pic I had 4 lights in backwards.
I also started on moving the shifter from the column to the floor. I messed up doing that, but it works. Reverse is N and Drive is 1
It drives, so I'll fix that when the weather is a little bit nicer. I really need a garageI will post those pics when I get that done,I also got a set of tires for it. The old tires have good tread, but were not good for winter driving. So I saved up and got a set of KO2s. Sadly they don't have them in 10 ply for the stock size, so I had to go with 235/75R16 which is the closest to the stock 29" tall tires, coming in at 29.3". Now, when my wallet quits crying in pain, I need to find a set of rims for it. In say, 5 years with the cost of rims. I do like the rims on the new Bronco...
Anyway, once I get things buttoned up and finished off, I also have the door panels out of an '07 to swap in. I wanted to make sure I had plenty to do over the weekend and I like the way they look over the gen 3.
Eventually, I'd like to put a manual in as well. I don't know, but I heard rumor about a T56 4WD conversion
Probably not true, but what an idea.So, watcha'all think?
