OG 94 Explorer Build

ESHALLBETTER · Post by **ESHALLBETTER** » Sun May 04, 2014 7:01 pm

philofab wrote:You and Steve are making me want to build my Explorer when I should actually be working on my Bronco, Crew, F100, and Rambler. I hate you.

Doesn't your explorer have an LED bar on the front bumper? In my book that's done.

ChaseTruck754 · Post by **ChaseTruck754** » Mon May 05, 2014 8:27 am

philofab wrote:You and Steve are making me want to build my Explorer when I should actually be working on my Bronco, Crew, F100, and Rambler. I hate you.

Same comment - different list of projects.

In other words - looking good & I'm jealous you can keep it simple & enjoy.

Travisfab · Post by **Travisfab** » Mon May 05, 2014 7:56 pm

Thanks guys, the goal really is to stay simple with this one. Finally figured out a clunk in the front end. One of the radius arm heims was loose. It was hand tight, but had a little slop when on the truck & bolted down. Thinking about a Baja 500 pre run, or the MORE race for my next trip.

Travisfab · Post by **Travisfab** » Sat May 17, 2014 2:05 pm

Been working on converting every bulb in this thing to an LED. So far I've put LED's in the doors, dome light, map lights, converted the rear dome to a 194 LED, glove box, under the hood, turn signals, and corner lights. I'm going to do 8 ft of this strip style lighting under each side next.

philofab · Post by **philofab** » Sat May 17, 2014 4:55 pm

That LED rope will light your cab like a supermarket. I have two three foot sections in my Dodge and it's ridiculous.

Travisfab · Post by **Travisfab** » Sat May 17, 2014 6:41 pm

I am running it outside the cab pointing down towards the ground, rock light style.

Rmc · Post by **Rmc** » Sat May 17, 2014 9:07 pm

What do you do with that stuff, just cut to length? How to you hook up a section after you chop it? Is it strip panel like normal ribbon cable?

Gilbee01 · Post by **Gilbee01** » Sat May 17, 2014 10:13 pm

To bright for my taste. Lol

Travisfab · Post by **Travisfab** » Sun May 18, 2014 11:03 am

Rmc wrote:What do you do with that stuff, just cut to length? How to you hook up a section after you chop it? Is it strip panel like normal ribbon cable?

You use these little chingaderas to cut and splice. They need 12VDC, so they are more or less plug & play for a car, or buy a 120VAC adapter and use them under your cabinets, bar, etc.

Gilbee01 wrote:To bright for my taste. Lol

I'm hoping for something like this. Lol

cs_drums · Post by **cs_drums** » Sun May 18, 2014 11:56 am

Where do you get the rope and connectors?

philofab · Post by **philofab** » Sun May 18, 2014 12:06 pm

Amazon.com

Travisfab · Post by **Travisfab** » Sun May 18, 2014 12:30 pm

Rmc · Post by **Rmc** » Sun May 18, 2014 3:54 pm

Sure would make trail navigation at night easier as well as tying the thing on the trailer. I have fallen victim of shadows cast just below the front bumper quite a few times. Looks like a verticle drop and turns out its a 6" whoop at a hill top.

Rmc · Post by **Rmc** » Sun May 18, 2014 3:54 pm

In this application ground effects are still cool in my book.

Travisfab · Post by **Travisfab** » Sun May 18, 2014 7:54 pm

Good times in the local hills

Rmc · Post by **Rmc** » Sun May 18, 2014 8:49 pm

Cool pics, looks like fun!

Travisfab · Post by **Travisfab** » Sat May 24, 2014 6:44 pm

This spot is 2 miles from my house. I've been going up on this hill forever, but it's been a while since I've had a vehicle that could make it to the top. A lot of people call it hang glider hill. Pretty cool to watch guys take off from the top.

cs_drums · Post by **cs_drums** » Tue May 27, 2014 5:37 pm

Found this for you...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjgkqjyg-2U

Rmc · Post by **Rmc** » Sat May 31, 2014 10:34 pm

Found this for you:

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/sho ... p?t=216599

Rmc · Post by **Rmc** » Sat May 31, 2014 10:37 pm

Threw a link to using aftermarket guages above for your explorer if you ever go that far. Just though of you exploder fans when I saw it.

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