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 New truck on the scene
#1105975
03/06/21 03:39 PM
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Joined: Dec 2007
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Body Damage is Cool
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So one of the guys who has appeared in the MMUSA group and a great enthusiastic ♦️♦️♦️ guy, his name is Chuck, purchased this truck to go along with the 6 ❗ he already has. What's interesting about the truck is the drivetrain. Sit down! Shut up! Hold on! Ford 4.0 V6 drivetrain from an Explorer! And it looks a designed fit. The guy who made this built 3 of them this way. This is the 3rd one, and is very dialed in. The guy, who is now suffering from cancer which is why Chuck got the truck, made a Manual of what he did to convert it. Including diagrams. I'll leave it up to Chuck, but as I see my mortality, it seems a waste to let that info sit. https://i.imgur.com/UOIze9U.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/LItZIIf.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/BWQUiWP.jpghttps://i.imgur.com/OmTcBBx.jpg
89 SWB, V-6 5SPD, OME Shocks, 16.5X37's, 2"BL, SR axle, Gen2 brakes, Lincoln w/Superwinch
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Re: New truck on the scene
[Re: Mudraider]
#1105976
03/06/21 03:48 PM
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Joined: Dec 2007
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Body Damage is Cool
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The only issue with this swap, is kind of what we are dealing with in the community. The guy who built it used a 96 Explorer engine, with 91 Explorer electronics. Something about simpler. Like our 6G72 and 4G54 engines, that makes a 25+ year old starting point. How many miles in a soccer mom truck is that? Still, the availability of 4WD Explorers is better than us. Still, I think it's a viable option, especially for folks up North where the Explorers are treated s appliances.
89 SWB, V-6 5SPD, OME Shocks, 16.5X37's, 2"BL, SR axle, Gen2 brakes, Lincoln w/Superwinch
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Re: New truck on the scene
[Re: Mudraider]
#1105977
03/06/21 05:58 PM
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Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 7,390
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Welcome back to The Wire! Frank. As used in the Ranger FX4, the 4.0L engine was not a bad deal. I don't think Freddy wants to give up the 5.0L for a Montero, though. ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/GxvxDVb.jpg)
Last edited by rxinhed; 03/06/21 05:59 PM.
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Re: New truck on the scene
[Re: Mudraider]
#1105978
03/06/21 06:00 PM
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Joined: Nov 2008
Posts: 775
Rock Warrior
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2003 limited 20 year anniversary
96 SR
87 Montero SWB=Turbo diesel 4BT
T19 4sd with 205 transfer case
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Re: New truck on the scene
[Re: Mudraider]
#1105981
03/06/21 06:18 PM
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Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 7,390
Trail Leader
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Re: New truck on the scene
[Re: Mudraider]
#1106068
03/12/21 04:23 AM
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Joined: Aug 2020
Posts: 122
Wheeler
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91 (Gen1) Monty, 3.0L V6, Auto 4 Door.
Disabled Driver.
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Re: New truck on the scene
[Re: Trailmonkey]
#1106089
03/15/21 02:08 PM
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Joined: Dec 2007
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Body Damage is Cool
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It's a very clean swap. The guy did real good job packaging it up.
89 SWB, V-6 5SPD, OME Shocks, 16.5X37's, 2"BL, SR axle, Gen2 brakes, Lincoln w/Superwinch
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