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#21 Rockinelle

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Posted 28 August 2006 - 09:03 PM

That's the sickest Explorer I've ever seen. Hope to wheel with you one of these days!

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Posted 28 August 2006 - 09:14 PM

Eric, on Aug 28 2006, 10:03 PM, said:

That's the sickest Explorer I've ever seen. Hope to wheel with you one of these days!

Thanks Eric!

I'm hoping to have it done soon. Just need some 4.88s and lockers. :P Definitely have it ready by snowfall! I'm going to run it on 36s or 37s in the winter though. :cool2: I'm definitely down for some runs.

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Posted 28 August 2006 - 09:18 PM

Nice articulation .......very nice :cool2:

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Posted 15 June 2009 - 07:27 AM

It's a little sad reading this thread from 2006 saying that I would be done with this thing soon.

It's been nearly three years and not a whole lot has happened. But hopefully that is changing.

So this is where I was when I left off.
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It won't take very many pictures to get you guys up to date.

So I installed the 4.88s and an ARB in the front:
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Then I got the front winch mount done, winch installed, along with shackles:
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And within the last couple weeks I got some 14" Fox shocks which required me to break out the new bender (bought in early '08, used for the first time last weekend) and make some new shock hoops:
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Posted 15 June 2009 - 07:30 AM

Which brings us to today.

I've been doing some sheet metal adjustments while I wait for the Pro Tools notcher to come in that I ordered.

Here we are making room for a rear bumper. :tongue:

Hopefully next weekend I'll have the shock hoops and engine cage done. Then soon after that will be the bumpers and cage. If you don't see me update this thread soon... somebody come kick me. :yes:

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Posted 15 June 2009 - 08:09 AM

That build is looking great :thumbsup:

But I'll need an address for the kicking :tongue:

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Posted 15 June 2009 - 09:25 AM

Billy D., on Jun 15 2009, 09:09 AM, said:

That build is looking great :thumbsup:

But I'll need an address for the kicking :tongue:

Here is my plan (so far) for the bumper. What'da you guys think?

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Posted 15 June 2009 - 09:54 AM

That looks cool. Will you have it wrap around to the rear wheel wells?

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Posted 15 June 2009 - 09:54 AM

I like it

I dont know if you do any towing or not but you may want to incorperate a reciver into you design (just a thought)

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Posted 15 June 2009 - 10:01 AM

76 Patriot, on Jun 15 2009, 10:54 AM, said:

That looks cool. Will you have it wrap around to the rear wheel wells?

Yeah similar to this but with larger tube and closer to the rear hatch.

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/attach...mp;d=1083636424

Billy - That's actually what that little black thing is in the center. :tongue:

Not that I'll every be towing anything... but I'm sure it would come in handy for something. Like a hitch mounted bbq grill!

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Posted 15 June 2009 - 10:14 AM

OOPS well it's tucked in there so nice and neet I dident see it LOL

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Posted 15 June 2009 - 05:27 PM

very nice. i never noticed this thread before. i love it. go ford! :thumbsup:

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Posted 15 June 2009 - 05:54 PM

A thought I stole, was to use pipe (you say you have a bender?) for bumpers/puch bar etc and use it for an air tank. It hasn't gone beyond a thought.

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Posted 15 June 2009 - 07:43 PM

I saw the rig on sunday. Its looking good. Everything looks very professional.

BTW Billy I have the address for the kicking so don't worry.

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Posted 15 June 2009 - 11:08 PM

when you finish the explorer ill let you do my f150 :whistling:

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Posted 15 June 2009 - 11:35 PM

Green Machine, on Jun 16 2009, 12:08 AM, said:

when you finish the explorer ill let you do my f150 :whistling:

Haven't you seen the rate of speed at which I work?! :tongue:

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Posted 16 June 2009 - 12:01 PM

Okay, I found a very recent picture of the front which shows the winch all tucked away and the shackles.
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So I decided to PhotoChop fab up my idea for the bumper. :lol:

Like all my other parts.. I've had those Pro Comp Stainless lights in a box in the garage for mooooonths. They need a bumper to mount to.. soon.

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Posted 16 June 2009 - 08:30 PM

I'm glad I found this thread!!

Great looking rig, your work looks thought out and then done very well.

As soon as you get it going, let me know how the Pro Comp's do. I've had mine protected by a garage and used to hold up a CJ for nearly 2 years now. (I'm not a quick builder)

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