Pearl, the 93' Explorer
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Baconcreekmetal
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Ditto on the gun case. Looks like a great fit too.
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Fitment was just about perfect. I had so much dead space behind the cooler and sub so I’m glad this worked out. It should be completely quiet while offroading too
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....and organized
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My explorer is a Limited trim but came with an XLT bumper and grill because it was in a front end collision at one point. But I’ve always thought it’d be cool to get it back to Limited spec. Haven’t had much luck finding a bumper, but @gascapkevin had a great idea of just powder coating my XLT bumper to replicate the Limited bumper (white with grey insert). Got it powder coated, sprayed the bumper insert with some alloy armor, and slapped it back on! Turned out great, and looks better than the stock Limited bumper IMO 
Still on the lookout for a Limited grill, but they are hard to come by.
Still on the lookout for a Limited grill, but they are hard to come by.
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KOH bound! This is the first time I’ve taken the expo to JV and am excited to see how it does in more traditional desert terrain
Last year I brought my XJ and it did better than expected but the rear end couldn’t keep up through most of the whoops. The expo should do a lot better
Last year I brought my XJ and it did better than expected but the rear end couldn’t keep up through most of the whoops. The expo should do a lot better
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KOH Trip Report!
Been searching for a limited grill for a while without any luck… was driving through Landers and spotted a beat up limited 1st gen sitting in some guys yard. The stars aligned and he sold it to me for $40! Got to camp and put it on before unloading a single thing lol. so stoked
Stayed local on thursday. Went to chocolate thunder and backdoor
Friday we took off to Giant rock. The whoops around hammertown are no joke but we were able to find an immaculate wash and ride it most of the way.
Less than a mile away from camp and my front spring ejected itself. didn’t feel like getting the jack out so 14 of us just pushed the side of my truck and I slid the spring right back in lol. Time for limit straps I guess. Still ripped it all night and made it out to the Sand dune
Saturday we booger welded some scrap metal to the coil bucket to hold the spring in.
Did some spectating and then shot out to the sand hill. I tried the main jump, but couldn’t even get off the ground haha. The damn 4.0 and stock gearing is gutless. Made my own jump on a different dune and got some airtime
I added an additional trans cooler last week in series with the stock one to help keep the transmission cool. The trip I made in January to the dunes I saw temps reach 240°. this trip I didn’t see anything over 170°. Super impressed with that.
The gun case/toolbox worked fucking awesome. Came in handy so often; definitely recommend. my cooler is huge and I never have it completely full so everything bounces around a ton inside. Probably going to downsize
Overall was a perfect trip. Being that I live so far away from JV, I made every minute count. We were out driving until around 3 AM every night. I brought my smudge pot but didn’t even light it once because we were never just sitting around at camp. 130 dirt miles total
Been searching for a limited grill for a while without any luck… was driving through Landers and spotted a beat up limited 1st gen sitting in some guys yard. The stars aligned and he sold it to me for $40! Got to camp and put it on before unloading a single thing lol. so stoked
Stayed local on thursday. Went to chocolate thunder and backdoor
Friday we took off to Giant rock. The whoops around hammertown are no joke but we were able to find an immaculate wash and ride it most of the way.
Less than a mile away from camp and my front spring ejected itself. didn’t feel like getting the jack out so 14 of us just pushed the side of my truck and I slid the spring right back in lol. Time for limit straps I guess. Still ripped it all night and made it out to the Sand dune
Saturday we booger welded some scrap metal to the coil bucket to hold the spring in.
Did some spectating and then shot out to the sand hill. I tried the main jump, but couldn’t even get off the ground haha. The damn 4.0 and stock gearing is gutless. Made my own jump on a different dune and got some airtime
I added an additional trans cooler last week in series with the stock one to help keep the transmission cool. The trip I made in January to the dunes I saw temps reach 240°. this trip I didn’t see anything over 170°. Super impressed with that.
The gun case/toolbox worked fucking awesome. Came in handy so often; definitely recommend. my cooler is huge and I never have it completely full so everything bounces around a ton inside. Probably going to downsize
Overall was a perfect trip. Being that I live so far away from JV, I made every minute count. We were out driving until around 3 AM every night. I brought my smudge pot but didn’t even light it once because we were never just sitting around at camp. 130 dirt miles total
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