So my new (new to me) Ford should be arriving next weekend...

[Heath]

Some of you know that I sold my beloved Explorer to my sister in October of last year. She was desperate for a 4x4 for the Utah winters and I sold it to her on the family plan (payments)...

Last night I made a deal with a guy on the Explorer Forum to buy his Explorer... It should be here next weekend and I can't wait!!! At first I told him, ehh, whenever we can get it here is cool... Now I can't wait to get out wheeling again... And lets face it... My Excursion is way to big to try and take wheeling... Its to long and to heavy to do very much in...

From what I can find. These are the build in process photo's but pretty close to what she looks like today.


http://www.monstermachine.com/2001exp/frontteardown/pict0088.jpg

http://www.monstermachine.com/2001exp/frontteardown/pict0089.jpg

http://www.monstermachine.com/2001exp/frontteardown/pict0087.jpg

[SparkyXplorer]

You SOB!!! lol jk of course... man o man did i eye that truck when it was first up...for what is done to it couldn't beat the price...and that was when it was first listed...cant imagine he dropped it much I was very surprised at what he had done to it considering the where it was built (newyork) and where pics are at not much of a shop but amazing...cant wait to see some more pics

Any plans to change anything?


EDIT: OMG!!! I didn't see when he dropped the price from 5k...:eek:

[mattadams]

yeah, because I can totally see you using that thing! LOL
j/k looks nice. it'll look nice sitting in your driveway 364 days out of the year... :)

[Hypoid]

That's one badd-arse lookin truck!

[Heath]

Hey, I'm going to go and find some Honda's or something around here to run over... I'll take it down to Utah if I have to so that I can find some wheeling!!!

[Heath]

Sparky the only thing I can think of to change is possibly look into getting rid of the 3" body lift. With that much suspension it really doesn't need that body lift anymore. But he custom made the bumper mounts to bring the bumpers up 3" and welded them to the truck, so those would have to be reworked.

Other than that I just plan on driving it and see what I can break...

[MirageF150]

Damn!!!

[Tilt168]

wow that is nice! and the price is under 5k? sick deal! how much are you paying to have it shipped out here?

[Heath]

The guy that has it says he wants to take a couple of days off and drive it out... So I'm paying the gas and his flight home instead...

[Heath]

Well, Chris got stuck at work and can't leave until next week... But hey, at least I have the pics to drool over still!!!

[RayLCC]

It looks great! if you bring it to denver, let me know. We'll get our lifted Explorers together and go sip some orange julius' at the mall. :)

[MirageF150]

Is it home yet?

[Heath]

Ummm... No, he ended up getting stuck at work and not being able to leave until next week...

[bronc_17113]

Well, Chris got stuck at work and can't leave until next week... But hey, at least I have the pics to drool over still!!!

Is it home yet?

Ummm... No, he ended up getting stuck at work and not being able to leave until next week...


wow just wow :idea:

[Heath]

Well there were some hold ups on Chris getting off work to come out, so I'm flying out tomorrow night on the red eye and will drive the truck home!!!

[bronc_17113]

sweet man lookin fwd to the pics

[Heath]

First pic of her home!!!

http://www.explorerforum.com/photopost/data/2/medium/Explorer_Excursion_Back.jpg

[bronc_17113]

looks good now lets see the front

[mattadams]

Glad to hear she made it home, lets get some wheelin pics! :)

[Heath]

Here are some front pics too... Wheelin pics will be a little bit... She needs two new tires, an alignment and some other small stuff first...


http://www.explorerforum.com/photopost/data/2/medium/Excursion_Explorer_Front.jpg

http://www.explorerforum.com/photopost/data/2/medium/Ex_Ex_Front_Drivers_Angle.jpg

[bronc_17113]

solid axle very nice

[crawlin91]

like the look of that rig. cant wait to see it in action

[AccordRanger]

She sure looks good, cant wait for the wheeling pics.

[Burg460]

Too bad its not yellow or you could call it mini-me (sort of) LOL

Looks great, Heath!!

[Heath]

Well I took her out for her first wheeling trip this weekend... These guy here in Idaho are effing CRAZY... Here is a quick video that one of the guys made...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhnPkbVtqhQ

[mattadams]

You think they're crazy? Wait until you are carrying a cooler, and slip and fall, and bleep out a string of profanities about 10 minutes long, they'll think YOU'RE crazy :).

[Heath]

Wow... You say that like you've seen that happen before or something...

[Hypoid]

Nice vid!