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"The Turtle"

My Explorer is a 1994 Eddie Bauer Edition 4-Door that was supposed(?) to be the better half's nasty weather vehicle! After it was Broadsided by a 16yr old (damage was repaired) I decided to turn it into what you see today!

Engine:
Jet Chip
KKM FIPK
Borla Cat-back Exhaust
Optima Yellow Top Battery

Suspension:
Superlift 5.5" with extended Radius Arms
S.O.A. Rear axle conversion with welded Spring Perches
Trailmaster SSV's all around

Drivetrain:
Completely rebuilt Dana 35 with Detroit E-Z Locker
8.8 still in the rear with a Loc-Rite locker
Precision Gear 4.56's front and back
5"extended driveshaft
Rear Diff Guard (going on after 500 miles on gears)

Interior:
Full Leather seats
Stock AM/FM Cassette
Alinco Dual band (VHF-UHF) Ham radio
Realistic 40 channel CB
Garmin GPS

Exterior:
Procomp Xterrains - 33X12.5/15's
American Racing Chrome Nugget 8" wheels
Surco Safari Roof Rack with Axe and Shovel holder
3 sets of non-descipt off road lights on the roof rack.
4.5" Generic Fender Flares from J.C.Whitney
Custom Front Bumper with Warn XD9000i Winch
Custom Rear bumper going on 12/21/02

WISH LIST:
Headers
Supercharger
Hi-flow Cat's
Dana 44 front swap
5 point racing harness to replace lap belts

That's about it.
Jim
 






sounds sweet, got some pics?
 






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