Xeek's '91

my white 1991 explorer xlt 4wd. bought it 3/19/2010. first vehicle ive ever owned.


3.19.2010 - starting out

need to fix these

things ive done:

5.1.2010
new rearview

new cupholder

5.4.2010
new fogs

5.7.2010
new grill

5.8.2010
painted headlightdoors black

the starter also went out on me. truck is down for now



5.10.2010
out starter out. thanks jd

new starter

installed

5.13.2010
painted grille black

5.14.2010
brush guard/bull bar, also removed the valance. makes it look higher without it

5.17.2010
best addition ever, explorerforum plate frames and a sticker

5.18.2010

6.4.2010
clear turns/corners and amber bulbs

6.17.2010
replaced drivers door handle

6.22.2010
replaced engine coolant temperature sensor (cel)
replaced temperature sending unit so my guage works now (need it in this heat)



6.24.2010
new KKM intake

8.19.2010
train horns and flowmaster 50 suv kit(sounds a little to low but i still like it)

exhaust

train horns

^left compresser - right air valve

sound clip. does no justice, much better in person
http://s141.photobucket.com/albums/r44/xeeky/?action=view&current=DSCN1434.mp4



10.11.2010
cherrybomb glasspack 18"

11.07.2010
loud rattle i was hearing? heat sheild on top of the 2nd cat came off and wedged itself from falling.

also took the glasspack off, no muffler. pipe stops right before it would be at
http://s141.photobucket.com/albums/r44/xeeky/?action=view&current=nomuffler.mp4



11.14.2010
gave myself an oil change. mobil 1 synthetic, k&n filter



11.22.2010-11.23.2010
ive always had a bogging/no get up and go on a cold start. so i went ahead and tried this: http://ford40.com/sputtering.shtml

left it to soak all night, dried today. there was some dirt/dust on the filaments. put it back in today along with a new maf from a cobra.
not only was there no more bogging when cold, i didnt have the slow response/bog related to having my battery unplugged and it relearning itself either.

i reccomend doing this if you have probs and notice the maf filaments are dirty.

the new maf sensor:

and the painted area behine the grille:

i will be painting the grille, bull bar, front bumper, rear bumper all with bedliner.
and at some point paint along the sides of the truck following the top of the bumper line in bed liner



11.24.2010-11.28.2010
bed lined front bumper, rear bumper+rear sides, grill, and re-added wal-mart lights.
took off the hitch that was attached the the bumper also.

12.20.2010

01.22.11 - clearance lights. LED, 13 per light, 65 total. very bright.

3.27.2011
so after 3 months of the engine overhaul, its finally back in, finished, and fired up at 11.47pm! after fixing the inertia switch(oddly popped out), it fired right up, no problems!
link to build thread: http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=302553

video of its first start up




4.20.2011
2nd aux tranny cooler

pcv filter.

5.30.2011
'99 8.8, aussie, 3.73, soa

9.4.11
non ac box conversion

9.22.11
4" rough county lift and swap to 3.73 gears

10.1.11
f150 tow hook

10.9.11
15x8 creager soft 8s put on my 32x11.5 bfgs

10.16.11
class V tow hitch

12.31.11
drivers window motor damage. so nice to have a working window

1.7.12
f150 seats to bring it to 5.5" lift
project #1 completed.

4" + f150 seats + fa400 arm + unsettled suspension = this angle.

1.7.12

1.14.12

 

[jd4242]

Yep

 

[Xeek]

i guess the cats out the bag, tims lurking.
we found that ranger tim, it was still there.

 

[explorinitup]

sweet.

 

[Xeek]

springs

non-ac box

stock - rough country 4" - ????? springs

comparison of rough country and the junkyard finds. maybe 1/2" difference in height, but if theyre stiffer then 5-6" lift would make sense

 

[explorinitup]

they look like they have tighter coils too.

 

[Xeek]

yea they do.
i wish we couldve just bought that whole ranger. it had stuff me and jd wanted but didnt even get! lol
neither of us had the money for it tho

 

[explorinitup]

what else was there??? i dont rember

 

[Xeek]

the rest of the lift, m5od, manual 1354, non-ac box(which i got).
after taking all that out, the body and frame would make a good start for a crawler/mud bogger

edit: and the shifters for tranny and case + dual boot

 

[explorinitup]

that is a must have!! you need a tranny anyways

 

[Xeek]

jd wanted it. if he ever gets a 5 speed im getting his old a4ld lol

ive learned to live with mine tho; dont shift to soon after starting, dont shift into N or OD at all (R D 2 1 only), if its idling at 1k+ dont shift at all unless im parking
with all that, it works fine

 

[jd4242]

It was a 2.9 also.there was about 4-5 2.9 5 speeds out there and some manual hubs too but for the d28

 

[Xeek]

so how after owning the truck 1.5 years, dont know the service history to much. so im guessing i should replace a lot of this

is this the clear yellow colored bushing thing on the bottom of the coil?
MOOG Part # K160065 "Coil Spring Insulator"

good brand for tie rods?

good brand for ball joints?

u-joints at the knuckle and passenger shaft?



thing is, i want a d44 to go in. but it needs to be safe while running the d35. so if i can save some money by re-using some of those items, i want to

 

[Xeek]

so i got the non-ac heater box

cleaned and sitting next to the ac heater box for size

old box

cant i just keep it like this?

new box in. lots of room

 

[jd4242]

Much better.so much more room.need to pull that plate and paint it before it rust to hell. You get any more work done for the lift after i left

 

[Xeek]

it really needs a full frame-off painting lol
ill paint it tho.


no i havent. i got under and started to look at the radius arms, you sent me pics of your hook then i went and got my diesel washed lol

 

[jd4242]

Just swap motors,yours is painted hahah yea i got that hook and cut my fenders and body and was worn out so i didn't get anything else done.i washed my car and truck first

 

[Xeek]

true. as long as that fits, i noticed that too. im still sore from yesterday, my right hand hurts a lot, cant move it much

 

[jd4242]

true. as long as that fits, i noticed that too. im still sore from yesterday, my right hand hurts a lot, cant move it much

Yea it fits.so am i WTF man we really didn't do a whole lot either hahahaha we got are ***** kicked by some springs.i look like i have chicken pocks on my legs from all the damn mosquitoes!!!;(

 

[jd4242]

true. As long as that fits, i noticed that too. Im still sore from yesterday, my right hand hurts a lot, cant move it much

that's what she said!!!hahahaha

 

[Xeek]

Yea it fits.so am i WTF man we really didn't do a whole lot either hahahaha we got are ***** kicked by some springs.i look like i have chicken pocks on my legs from all the damn mosquitoes!!!;(

yea i didnt really get bit yesterday. but today without you here im getting bit like crazy!

that's what she said!!!hahahaha

ok, i can say i got 1 bolt off the radius arm today lol.