Recent content by fangotango306

so I have a 93 explorer 5 speed. the cup holders are in the most ridiculous spot ever. the shifter will pretty much hit any size drink you try to put in them, I also hated the arm rest and storage compartment and prefer the pass through design as I sometimes need to crawl into the back seat. so...

i have had almost no problems with my b2 that were not caused by myself or poor maintenance. (drove through a small pond and never drained and refilled the front diff afterwards) congrats on the buy man, if you love it it should love you back.

cool thanks man, my 2.9 runs amazing but its got a few leaks. i was going to swap in a 302 but i may just pull it and regasket. only time will tell. also started gutting my interior to do a chop next month. ill have pics up in my thread.

i dig it man keep it up! what all did you do to refurbish the motor? just gaskets?

spent today replacing my fuel pump sending unit so now i have a gauge again! and the oil pressure sender......talk about a biaatch! i couldnt get anything on that s.o.b. to close to the motor mount for a socket, and all my wrenches were too damn long and would hit the steering box. ended up...

pretty sure lmc has them

i know it peels and i did it this way just as a temp fix and to cover the factory silver paint and a couple rusty spots. i have good luck with it if you scuff really good. i usually use 80 or 100 grit paper. i also have some seriously rugged floor mats both front and rear. im not to concerned...

i also gutted the carpet and padding a sprayed the floor with rattle can truck bed coating. as well asthe fender badges. i custom painting my grill emblem and should have that done soon. wll post pics as they come. thanks for the inputs guys. i got plans for this thing!!!

thanks guys! the body is rustolium satin sage, rattle cans were on sale for $4.39 each at the H depot, took about 8 cans but i bought 10. the roof is satin white marine paint, put on with a light textured roller. $15 a quart. and the grill is rattle can bed liner, $10 a can, i bought 2, plannin...

picked up this gem a couple weeks ago, '88, 2.9 auto, all stock and all original, 155K miles, no knocks or smoke. even the a/c works. leaks about 6 drops of oil in a week. and 1 trans line is rusted and weeps a bit. day i got it looks like now

started aquiring parts for my 302 swap, got a c4, with converter and manual t case. complete front acc drive from a 89 mercury grand marquis. b&m z-gate shifter, and i found some misc leftover v8 parts in my garage, stainless mustang shorty's (probably wont use) and a 600 holley with extended...

theres a few in my area but its a looooong way from UT lol.

alright. ill start aquiring parts this weekend.

sounds sweet, but the cross members are different. but you can probably put your own holes in to make it work

efi is great for a daily on road driver. mine is not a daily. and even if it was i drive less than 25 miles per week. i have had carbed v8's with 3 speed autos in numerous vehicles including rangers. my whole intention is to get away from fuel injection/computer controlled anything with either...