It's about time.. Those things were kinda getting to me. A claybar really goes a long way when trying to get rid of the leftover residue.

My clear corners were starting to turn yellowish, so I put my stock ones back on until I could order some better clears.

Painted the grill and headlight trim white to match the truck.. Ran out of paint after about 2 coats on each piece, so I'll just leave it be for right now until I buy some more, then sand it down some so it's smooth, then repaint a few more layers and toss on some clearcoat. Should look slick.

I've still got the trim separating the two tone paint (white/tan eddie bauer).. I want to remove that, but I'm not sure how the colors would blend.. Maybe I'll just save up and get the whole truck painted white (after I shave all the door handles, rear hatch, fuel door, etc). I'm thinking of a way to reroute the fuel hosing to behind the license plate and have it on a spring system.

I have my eyes on some 18" Saleen replicas (painted white) and a 2" body drop... But I'm thinking I might want to put in a v8 first.

Decisions decisions.. Sorry this was a rambly post.

Any input from anybody? Or any local gearheads wanna help me out? :P

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go rims and put a turbo in it man

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1999 exploder sport dropped on 20"
still hear me commin up the block

The engine it has now is a 4.0l v6 with around 180k miles on it.

I was thinking about turbocharging a v8 and dropping that in, but that can get real pricey.

Donations are always welcome.

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let me tell ya. yes i am from the bigrimsneededforjoshstruck foundation and for a low down payment of 400 dollars you can watch my rims as i roll down the street. lol

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1999 exploder sport dropped on 20"
still hear me commin up the block

well a v8 isnt all that expensive. go to a local junk yard and pull a 4.6 or 5.0 out of a stang, crown vic or a tbird/cougar. rebuild the motor (thats very cheap to do.) then go back to the yard and find yourself a car with a turbo in it (ex. mitsubishi, nissan, or toyota) and take the turbo off the car. then get some custom turbo headers made up and upgrade the exhaust and fuel system! all this can be done for a total of like $1800! if you spend wisely

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2003 Chevy astrovan AWD LT (Loaded Turd)
1994 Ford F150 4x4 with 4 inch lift and 35's
3RD child on the way!
U.S. Army Troop "An ARMY of One"

Hmm.. Never looked at it like that.

I've got a flowmaster 40 series on my truck right now, apten chip, and kkm intake.

I'm sure I could use the same exhaust, just get a shop to bend me up some metal so I can mate it to the new motor. The chip can be reprogrammed, but I'll probably have to get a new open air intake.

I'll keep my eyes open, and once I find me a decent motor at a good price, I'll let you guys know. I really want to turn this thing into a major sleeper.

Thanks for the input :D

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the best places to get motors are at the "U-PULL-IT" places usually a motor costs around $65 around here at the u pull it place!

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2003 Chevy astrovan AWD LT (Loaded Turd)
1994 Ford F150 4x4 with 4 inch lift and 35's
3RD child on the way!
U.S. Army Troop "An ARMY of One"

im comin up there to get a5.0 down here a v6 3.5 is like 500 bucks

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1999 exploder sport dropped on 20"
still hear me commin up the block

come on up. there is a yard up here littered with ford v8's

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2003 Chevy astrovan AWD LT (Loaded Turd)
1994 Ford F150 4x4 with 4 inch lift and 35's
3RD child on the way!
U.S. Army Troop "An ARMY of One"

hey metalhead dont take the trim off where the 2 tones meet. the easist way to cover a paint flaw is to put door trim over it.

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1999 F-150 AirRaid, 4.10 gears, tint, superchip, see my gallery for more.

sounds grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreat

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1999 exploder sport dropped on 20"
still hear me commin up the block

yabba dabba doo!

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2003 Chevy astrovan AWD LT (Loaded Turd)
1994 Ford F150 4x4 with 4 inch lift and 35's
3RD child on the way!
U.S. Army Troop "An ARMY of One"

yous guys need to turn those frowns up side down. now heres a treat we call them doobie snacks.......... mmmmmmmmmmm those are some good cheese fries

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1999 exploder sport dropped on 20"
still hear me commin up the block

lol wtf? dude its time to rest your head! lol j/k!

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2003 Chevy astrovan AWD LT (Loaded Turd)
1994 Ford F150 4x4 with 4 inch lift and 35's
3RD child on the way!
U.S. Army Troop "An ARMY of One"

what you havent ever seen jay and silent bob strike back one of the best stoner movies ever made i think that and half baked are a tie

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1999 exploder sport dropped on 20"
still hear me commin up the block

lol ok now i know what the hell you are talking about..... wait what was this post about again?

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2003 Chevy astrovan AWD LT (Loaded Turd)
1994 Ford F150 4x4 with 4 inch lift and 35's
3RD child on the way!
U.S. Army Troop "An ARMY of One"

This thread was hijacked =P

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hell mothaf.... i mean yes sir dean king sir (how high)

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1999 exploder sport dropped on 20"
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