Project Molly the Mall Crawler

[WNY964x4]

what did you do with that extra y pipe you had?

which y pipe , i have 3 , i have the factory one from my 3.0 , the factory one for the 4.0 and the one i am gonna use that canme with the headers

 

[cbc24]

nice truck man!!!! funny i'm just about to do the same thing you are. snapped the same leaf and swapped em out and got a spare 4.0 for an over haul. what was the kit that you got for the rebuild or was that individual. aswell whered you find heavier duty torsion bars. got the back lifted up 2 inches need the front now Props good job

 

[WNY964x4]

nice truck man!!!! funny i'm just about to do the same thing you are. snapped the same leaf and swapped em out and got a spare 4.0 for an over haul. (1)what was the kit that you got for the rebuild or was that individual. (2)aswell whered you find heavier duty torsion bars. got the back lifted up 2 inches need the front now Props good job

to answer youy questions

1. That was a complete engine kit , and i got it through the parts store that is actuall in the senior auto building at college

2. My truck came from the factory with the 'B' torsion bars , i am going to upgrade to the '1' bars that came on the FX4's

and thanks for the compliment , i am hoping to have the engine back together and goin in next week

 

[WNY964x4]

well i have one more bolt to get from the stealership , then i am finishing the engine , then bolting the trans to it , throwing the starter and wiring harness on it and slipping her back in the truck , more pics to come during that

 

[WNY964x4]

gettin close to done , i am gonna block off the EGR hole and put a non EGR intake on it

that is about $3300 right there

 

[WNY964x4]

well time for an update , i have not gotten anywhere with the engine , been swamped in class , i will have it finished by may though , my goal is to get the truck trail ready by the beginning of august so i can maybe go to Turkey Bay , so time for the updates

here are the rims i am lookin at
http://www.summitracing.com/parts/CRR-3655112/

and i am not sure if i can fit 32's or 33's on it , so here are the tires anyway
http://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Dunlop&tireModel=Radial+Mud+Rover&partnum=325R5MROVOWL

tell me what you guys think

 

[WNY964x4]

well i have yet to get the engine and transmission in , gonna get it put back together soon though

here are some recent pics , i sold the deer print rims i had on it and put the d windows on

sorry they are blurry , had to use moms cell phone

 

[DannyG]

I just read through the entire post and I have to say, way to keep at it. I love reading build threads were so much is getting done and in many different areas.

Keep up the good work. Hope you get it all back together soon.

 

[bcost882]

Yea i just read the thread, and this is amazing. I would love to do something like this(without so many hold ups. sux man) except with a fullsize truck. comin along though.

 

[WNY964x4]

yea , slowly but surely it is comin along , all i am waiting for to put the engine in is the casters for my hoist , then i am gonna put a 3 inch BL in it , take out the blocks and turn the torsion bars down some

 

[WNY964x4]

well the engine is going to wait until i pull the engine and trans from my 82 Olds Cutlass parts car , then i can finally take it to the junkyard and get some more money

 

[WNY964x4]

well this whole project got put on hold , my boss' boss at work neede a trans for his girlfriends explorer , he found out i had the one i rebuilt and is willing to give me $450 plus his old trans for it (i have $180 in it). Then i killed the 4.0 in my Daily Driver 97 so i am putting the engine i built for this truck into that one. so now the plan for this truck is to get the Engine/Trans/PCM/Harness from a 5.0 explorer and do a 347 Stroker for it.

 

[WNY964x4]

well i have made some progress with this project , dragged it home today and got the engine in and the core support in but not complete , gonna start on the bed tomorrow along with the interior , hopefully gonna make progress quick

the girl i am seeing though i was gonna put this one on the road haha , it is kinda far from being roadworthy

 

[Ranger Kip]

Thats a funny lookin jack?

 

[koda6966]

Looks like the jack was in a fire. Other than that I don't see anything abnormal.