Tim's '93 Sport

[410Fortune]

I would have spent the night in it so I could get up early and go driving!!

Wooohooooooo! Sweet rig man

 

[Paul]

Love the license plate . . .

 

[timtimtimajim]

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Love the license plate . . .

Thank you! It’s the only marking that indicates it’s been diesel swapped. As long as it’s not running you would never know.

 

[timtimtimajim]

Big milestone today… 200,000 miles! Pretty appropriate for the odometer to roll back over to zeroes after all of the brand new stuff that’s been put on it the last couple years.

 

[TXExploring]

1993 Ford Explorer Sport

Drivetrain
VW 1.9l BEW TDI, stage 4 Malone tune, Garret VNT17 Turbo
TD Conversions trans adapter
M5OD from 1998 Explorer (Replaced original A4LD)
Stock Borg Warner 1354E

Front Suspension
Dana 35 TTB 4.56
Warn 37780 Dana 35 hubs
James Duff 3” long arm lift
Progressive coils
Dual shocks
BrianBuilt Fab diff guard

Rear Suspension
Ford Second Gen 8.8 4.56 Grizzly locker
Alcan Spring 3” lift leaf springs
Warrior Ubolt skid plates

Wheel and Tires
Cragar Soft 8 16x7, 4in backspace with second gen center caps
285/75R16 Goodyear Duratracs

Interior
3D printed ash tray switch panel
Autometer A-Pillar gauge pod with Autometer boost and EGT gauges
Pioneer headunit
Pioneer 4 way speakers
Pioneer 10in sub hidden in place of factory storage pocket in trunk
Pioneer amp

Exterior
Custom swing out tire carrier using stock rear bumper
Clear cut headlights with better bulbs
BrianBuilt Fab cowl light brackets with KC Rally 400 spots
KC 26 series amber fogs mounted behind front grille
Five foot FireStik for CB
91-92 Sport fender trim
First gen Expedition tow hooks

Other Modifications
1994 Jeep ZJ steering shaft
Custom auxiliary/upfitter circuits
A/C delete

Future Modifications
Built in sliders (rocker panels are rusty)
Hidden winch behind factory front bumper
Limit straps and bump stops

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Looks Great!

 

[timtimtimajim]

Finally got around to changing the rear differential fluid for the new gears. Along with the fluid change came some new beef from RuffStuff!

Used a Lube Locker gasket with the install too. Very impressed with both the cover and gasket.

 

[Josh P]

My friend is inspired to do a vw diesel swap cause of this build.

 

[timtimtimajim]

Latest project:

Driver window started having trouble rolling up and down. Sure enough, it was the typical culprit, the motor bushings.

A while back I bought two new Dorman window motors on closeout from Rockauto. One for each door. They were cheap and figured I’d need them eventually.

Swapped the new driver motor in, but was still having the same up and down issue. Pulled the motor back out, checked and lubed the regulator and tracks. New motor back in, same problem.

So pulled the motor out, again, and popped the cover off…

Brand new and not a bushing in sight…

Popped the cover off the new passenger side motor, luckily it had bushings!

So, swapped the internals from the passenger side motor to the driver side. Installed motor again, now we’ve got a working window.

 

[gmanpaint]

I got those R/A Motors when on Discount recently too, just because of how cheap they was.

After seeing this, I will take the covers off and look for the bushings. I have a few spare sets of them laying around if needed.

Have fun at your CO Meet!

 

[timtimtimajim]

Have fun at your CO Meet!

It'll be the first time the Explorer has seen a trail in almost four years! Let's hope it all goes well. Trailering it to and from the trail just in case something happens.

 

[BKennedy]

There's nothing nearly as satisfying as taking a trail rig you built on the trails.

 

[410Fortune]

It’s really good when that trail ends at your house!

Have fun be safe take pics!!