The Explorer 8.8 is 59.5" from flange to flange stock and 57" if you use two short axles and have the one side shortened. Doing this will also center the pinion instead of keeping it offset.
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The Explorer 8.8 is 59.5" from flange to flange stock and 57" if you use two short axles and have the one side shortened. Doing this will also center the pinion instead of keeping it offset.
everything i've read says that the wms to wms on the cut 8.8 will be 56.5. the long size is 3" longer from what i understand. i will be having the 8.8 cut down.
Nice build bro, just read all pages, will it be ready for any upcoming track events this month?
i wish. i'm in no rush on it. it will probably be a few more months until it is ready. still need to re-do all of the factory brake lines, wire a lot of stuff, run a fuel system, relocate battey, have the rear end cut down, install spring sliders, and i'm sure i will find a few surprises along the way. it's close, but my wrench time is limited.
Yea I know the feeling, working 6/12s and I have 2 kids to feed....wrench time disappears fast....keep up with the updates, coming along nicely....btw great find on the truck for so cheap
last weekend i sat down for a few hours with the wiring harness and started depinning 1 wire at a time. damn i hate wiring! anyways EVERYTHING works and there are no loose un-needed wires. just need to loom it all up. last night i finished up painting the front bumper, grill and modifying the factory headlight harness to work with the 98+ setup. all of this satin black up front makes me want to paint the entire truck satin.Quote:
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hopefully time is on my side this weeknd and i can get the fuel system installed and hear it idle. i'm also giving tint a shot this weekend for the first time. i got some 3m 5% precut tint off of ebay. hopefully i dont F up a $90 kit lol. rear end still needs to be cut/rebuilt, a new driveshaft needs to be made and the ass end needs to come down another 2". currently it sits dead level hub to hub, but the rear tires are 2" taller than the fronts and it looks jacked up in the ass end. we will see where it sits after the fuel cell, rear bumper 8" rear with slightly taller perches and the spring sliders.
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Baby shampoo and water mix for the tint keep it wet and warm and you'll be fine, as for the truck this thing is sick!!! So glad your doing it once and right instead of throwin something together and hoping it runs alright GL on the rest and keep us updated!!!
1 tsp of baby shampoo. Don't go more than that. Unscented as well. Watch youtube videos. It will help.
The company i got the tint kit from seems legit. they are sending me the precut 3m tint with a lifetime warranty against fading, a baby shampoo/water mix, an instructional video, a hard card, razor, lint free towels and a squeegie thing to do it with. my door panels are currently off so hopefully it will be a little easier. the hardest thing will be keeping contaminates out since the door panels are off. i may hose down the inside of the doors tonight in preperation.
That little sucker looks sick sitting on big n littles. Any more pics?
i've got hundred of pics lol. they are all pretty boring though. hoping my next post will be an idle video.
Just a heads up, tinting is a whole lot easier if the glass is out. Since you have the door panels off, unbolt the glass and pull it. Not much more work.
it wasnt bad with windows in. i'll definately pay someone to do tint for now on. it's not much more to have a pro do the job. i coudlnt drive to a pro so i did it myself and the results are as good as i could have expected.
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Lol I know what you mean, its one of those things that you can do but for the price of a tint shop, why would you want to!
I do one every once in a while. Dad picked up a new truck last month and I did his, the last time was back in 06 when I bought my f150 crew cab.
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That sounds nice. Getting closer to finishing it huh? Cant wait to see it rip some butt. Making me want to slam a LS motor in my 4 door 93 blazer now lol.
it's only money!!! I've been in a full size ecsb with this kind of power...cant wait to see what it feels like in a light ass s10 that is known to hook on a dirt road :) probably in over my head lol.
What did you do to mount your throttle cable?
Looking for ideas. Got mine started yesterday but dont know what to use for the throttle cable.
i havent gotten that far yet haha. i need to start looking into it. it can't be that hard.
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still slowly picking at it. qa1 adjustable coil overs are installed up front. wiring is 99% done, throttle cable/linkage is done, battery is relocated, tubular lowers and uppers up front, sliders installed in rear (clamped in atleast lol). the trans lines and cooler are installed. slowly picking away at it. still needs quite a bit, but it seems so close!
i got this for the truck too. after i have my fun with a high compression big stall big cam nitrous setup, id love to try a more mild driving procharged 370 setup a try.
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oh dang! now thats planning ahead lol!!!
Coming along! It's always that last 10% that always seems to take the longest.
What brand cowl hood do you have?
it's a harwood
long time since an update. i had back surgery and had to lay off the truck for a while to recover. it's crazy how a few blown out disks can make your legs feel like there's lightning shooting through them! anyways....sold off the holley 750 and got a quick fuel q-850 that needs a rebuild. before i sold the holley i did a few laps around the block. i only have 2nd and reverse because the trans controller isnt hooked up yet. the rear diff cover hasnt been installed yet either. that didnt stop me fron driving it around the block though!
also since my last post, i have installed a narrowed 8.8 rear with the tubes welded, carbon clutches and 4.10 gears. i installed tubular uppers along with the tubular lowers that were already there along with adjustable QA1 coil overs on the front. the Dr released me to light work outs in the gym, so i'm assuming i can start picking away at the truck again.
the final stance after the rear end change and qa1 coilovers.
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and a quick video if you click on the picture :)
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anyways, if i can come up with the money to finish it by the shootout, i will drive it there and home. i seriously doubt it will be race ready, but possibly road ready if i pull my tampon and bust some knuckles.
What springs did you use with your cam?
i'm not even sure. the vette that the heads came from had a .670 lift cam in it, so i'm confident that whatever springs are in there can handle my .612 cam.
just spent my last big chunk of change on this thing. innovate MTX-I wideband, mandrel bends to finish exhaust, mufflers, tach, software for my transmission controller, trans temp gauge, pillar pod, trick-flow diff covor...basically everything to finish the build. i sold my holley 750dp and i'm waiting on my quick fuel 850 DP to come in. i really hope to be able to drive it to the SAR shootout. i see light at the end of the tunnel!
Nice!
thanks. just got the axles finished up over the weekend, slid them in, and got the trick-flow diff covor and fluid in. the transmission controller is now in and working. it still seems like a lot of work to get done in time to drive it to SA on the time i have to wrench. I'll get it there somehow unless somethine unexpected comes up.
i got it to the shootout. did anyone happen to see my popping banginging ass trying to get down the track? the truck trapped 119mph the first pass letting out after the 60 and getting back in, then banging every rev limiter. once i got it hooking the motor was pissed off about something that i couldnt figure out. hoping it's a cam/crank sensor or plugs/wires. it was running pretty lean on low timing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpgT7FVwcqc
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yep i did, alot of unnecessary noise going on lol! but hey first time out. i'd was a decent hit!
think I found out why it's not running right.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buzrh97gbvU
What springs are they?
pac. i found out the heads were purchased in 2006....i have a replacement set on the way. same spring. sometimes Sh just happens.
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