well took the rear axle out and cut the perches off, had to reangle the pinion, also redid the frt axle mounts for the coils and put the y-pipe and cats on

 

best pic i can get right now, been working on alot of things that aren't picture worthy (wiring, etc...)

got the 8" springs in it, got my pinion angle set on rear, and got everything for the rear susp set except shocks, got the engine install done and everything hooked up and full of fluids, working on wiring up the brake lights and interior lights

The old explorer looks pretty sad doesn't, far off from its heyday

 

Its looking really sweet. What size iroc's? You dont need any cats:chauncy: :rock:

 

cats?

heres a shot of the coil mount i made on the left

its is 4x4 sqaure tube notched like a spring perch and welded to the tube, then theirs a really thick washer about 6" round welded to the 4x4 and the stock D35 TTB bolt holding the nut and washer that holds the coil down

 

36x13.50 15 irok bias on 15x10

 

dibs on the lights:sonicjay:

 

trade ya the lights and bar for the rims off the scout

 

Catalictic converters. They restrict flow. Dont need them.

 

i've read to many articles and talked with to many ford RBV guys, no cats/gutted cats hurt performance on 4.0L engines, i have one stock cat on my truck

 

that things huge!

 

its taller then 8ft on the top of the roof:thumb:

 

thats what she said:tonka:

 

Looking very good! You are moving at warp speed compared to others on this site :tonka: :tonka:

 

deadline is the pig gig so its approaching fast and getting paid biweekly only leaves a few more paychecks

 

rewired the rear lights tonite, that was horrible

Bronco 2 runs the harness along the frame rail, Explorers run them through the interior...........since i swapped in the explorer dash and wire harness i took apart the loom and found the wires needed for the lights ran those along the inside of the body and out to the tailights and got them all working nice and good, took a while, its nice having the manuals on hand

 

things i am in need of to finish
1. 4.88R D44 Gears
2. 1989-90 Bronco 2 gas tank, straps, fuelpump sender (86-88 tanks work to, but 89-90 prefered)
3. lug adapter s 5x4.5 to 5x5.5
4. F150 D44 axleshafts (my axle is a 77)

 

one step closer..........just ordered my 5x4.5 to 5x5.5 lug spacers

 

another step closer..........picked up a 3.90+ carrier from greenmeanie today and he even through in a yoke with it

pretty much just leaves

4.88R gears
gas tank-straps-fuel pump for a b2

those are the last bigger $$ items needed

 

pics???

 

got these today, now i can finally see what it willlook like with all 4 tires on her

but the difference in width is still to much, i'll need to widen the rear another inch on each side, i'll probably change the backspacing on the rims to compensate for it

 

Why didn't you extend the wheel base?

 

the wheel base is the same as a CJ i beleive, besides if i wanted a longer wheelbase i would have stuck with the Sport or did a 4dr explorer

 

got my driveshafts back today thanks to muddywater, i'll be putting those back in tomorrow, well atleast the rear one for now, still need to buy gears yet

but i am having problems getting the RF spindle hub off to get the axle shaft out and carrier.......my arms hurt from swinging my slide hammer

 

I've been there before, it took me 6 hours on my 92 the first time.

 

Use a 4x4 piece of soft wood and a 6 lb hammer. It wont hurt the spindle and will come off easier. I allways take mine old ones off like that.

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X 2 on the 4x4 and big BFH.

 

Dam john looking good.. why am i parting mine out lol.. Ill give u the tank for $60 with the sender if u want.. If not ioll just keep it for teh next one.. Cheers Mike