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Originally Posted by INT3RC3PTOR
right on. Yeah I want to do something about mine, I'm so sick of the clutter of wires in my bay and under my dash. I'm going through and cutting everything, my abs module and going standard brakes, and at this point I'm considering even going strait up carb motor and standard guages all around and lose all the wiring.

My Nova is just awesome with like the 2 wires to the distributor and plug wires..its converting me to want it in my ranger..real nice carb 351 maybe?IDK
Ahh it would be nice with less wiring but there's really not to much wiring anyways for just the motor, I'll never go back to a carb unless it's like an old muscle car maybe. The body harness is what has so much damn wiring.
 
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Originally Posted by ford rules
Ahh it would be nice with less wiring but there's really not to much wiring anyways for just the motor, I'll never go back to a carb unless it's like an old muscle car maybe. The body harness is what has so much damn wiring.
True, I wish now that I just had manual everything. windows,locks,mirrors etc. what ecu are you using? Stang?
 
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Originally Posted by INT3RC3PTOR
True, I wish now that I just had manual everything. windows,locks,mirrors etc. what ecu are you using? Stang?
I'm really glad my truck is all manual still there's a lot of useless wiring everywhere though, gotta get rid of that.
Still the stock 96 explorer ecu, I gotta start calling around some performance shops and see if anyone can tune with that ecu or not. Might go aftermarket with like a mega squirt or something.
 
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Originally Posted by ford rules
I'm really glad my truck is all manual still there's a lot of useless wiring everywhere though, gotta get rid of that.
Still the stock 96 explorer ecu, I gotta start calling around some performance shops and see if anyone can tune with that ecu or not. Might go aftermarket with like a mega squirt or something.
right on, thats what I gotta figure out too. But right now I just need to focus on the rebuild and gutting of the truck its self
 
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Well got a good bit of work done this weekend, did a bunch of random crap Saturday and cleaned the shop up. Sunday I mounted up my Saginaw PS pump and then got my motor mounts all built and welded up.




 
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Those mounts are nice.
 
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Those mounts are nice.
Thanks a lot, there deffinatley beefy haha
 
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yeah they came out awesome!
 
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Well got my turbo waste gate and blow off valve last Friday. Finished up my motor mounts over the weekend and started measuring things out to decide where I wanna put them. Ordered a intercooler this morning so hopefully I'll have that for this weekend, here's a few pics anyways.





 
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That decal on the door is full of so much win. And this truck will be badass!
 
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Lol I liked the sticker when I seen it to, the passenger side is about rubbed off from hitting trees though!!
 
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Finished up the pass side header just gotta weld it all up. Picked up an extended can this weekend wasn't really planned but it was a good deal I couldn't pass up. Gonna have tha can mounted this weekend hopefully and maybe start a cage for it.




Had to cut out sections for the cab to sit how I wanted it.

 
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New cab, nice!
 
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I like the hatchet beside the cut marks. "who needs cutoff wheels and plasmas when you have a hatchet?? Look at the cuts I made! Yes, it's true. Chuck Norris is in my family tree" lmao. Sorry. Had a mental image there I needed to share
 
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Lol I knew someone would comment on the hatchet, and yes I did use it in spots where I couldn't get the cutoff wheel or sawzall and I didn't feel like dragging out the plasma. I gotta say it worked out.
 
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Chuck Norris in the flesh!!
 
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Seriously though, you're rear tire looks awfully close to the back of the new cab
 
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Ya it is, I hope it clears if not I'll clearance the cab corner.
 
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Diggin the new direction. Gonna be awesome!
 
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Are you going to get the same decals on the door? lol
 
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Lol I may get more decals not sure yet though. Probably going to get tube for a cage next week though.
 
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Got body mounts made today and put a new crossmember under the cab. Gonna order some tube for a cage this week. I think I'm just gonna use CREW due to the crazy price of DOM for the amount I use the truck I think it will be fine.

 
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damn that came out really nice! and **** man I didnt know you planned to turbo it. thats sik!
 
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Cut the front frame off started rebuilding it today.



Winch will sit under the intercooler tucked up alot tighter then before.
 
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I can't wait to see the finished product.
 
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