- Joined
- Dec 10, 2008
- Messages
- 627
- Reaction score
- 12
- Points
- 18
- Location
- Warrenville IL
- Vehicle Year
- 1998
- Make / Model
- Ford
- Engine Size
- 5.0
- Transmission
- Automatic
Lots of updates:
Donor being scrapped-
Incase anyone is curious how thick an explorer frame is:
Dat Rear end.... On the ground next to the explorer shell:
And the gutted interior:
Well, since the Explorer is already broken down I've placed my first order from Rock Auto;
About $350 in manual conversion parts (everything except the pedal assembly and the transmission itself, and $250 in parts to 'freshen' the motor up. Went pretty strictly with Rubber gaskets over cork so there is some extra cost there, but that is normally well worth it.
Explorer bumper is mocked up:
Engine is hanging out on the stand ready for fresh gaskets!
"Hello Darkness, My Old Friend"
5 years ago to the day, I parted out my old truck, it couldn't be more fitting that today I cracked into my new truck to remove its old dead power plant:
Pre-Runner stance from last night after pulling the dead mill out:
Got the garage a bit tidied today, really under the weather though so all I managed to get done was get the seats our, get the inside cleaned up a bit, and then replaced the rear glass with the Slider Pane the PO gave me.
Sold the solid rear pane, and the 3.0 radiator today and recouped $120 back out of the purchase price of the Ranger. I also have a buyer lined up for the wheels for $150 once I pull them off the truck also!
Once the seats and wheels go the shell will have paid for itself and I'll still have a transmission and rear end to sell!
So many parts!!!
Got some good junkyard swag today;
Clutch pedal assembly, shift boot, a super rare explorer sport center console "bag", and two sport clusters!
Got the engine broken down to the short block, going to start dropping things off to get cleaned tomorrow.
Ow, My wallet.......
Donor being scrapped-
Incase anyone is curious how thick an explorer frame is:
Dat Rear end.... On the ground next to the explorer shell:
And the gutted interior:
Well, since the Explorer is already broken down I've placed my first order from Rock Auto;
About $350 in manual conversion parts (everything except the pedal assembly and the transmission itself, and $250 in parts to 'freshen' the motor up. Went pretty strictly with Rubber gaskets over cork so there is some extra cost there, but that is normally well worth it.
Explorer bumper is mocked up:
Engine is hanging out on the stand ready for fresh gaskets!
"Hello Darkness, My Old Friend"
5 years ago to the day, I parted out my old truck, it couldn't be more fitting that today I cracked into my new truck to remove its old dead power plant:
Pre-Runner stance from last night after pulling the dead mill out:
Got the garage a bit tidied today, really under the weather though so all I managed to get done was get the seats our, get the inside cleaned up a bit, and then replaced the rear glass with the Slider Pane the PO gave me.
Sold the solid rear pane, and the 3.0 radiator today and recouped $120 back out of the purchase price of the Ranger. I also have a buyer lined up for the wheels for $150 once I pull them off the truck also!
Once the seats and wheels go the shell will have paid for itself and I'll still have a transmission and rear end to sell!
So many parts!!!
Got some good junkyard swag today;
Clutch pedal assembly, shift boot, a super rare explorer sport center console "bag", and two sport clusters!
Got the engine broken down to the short block, going to start dropping things off to get cleaned tomorrow.
Ow, My wallet.......