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  1. jad2411

    time to say goodbye

    We got her back in 07 with 120K miles, we just sold it with 170K miles and it's still going strong, interior was clean, outside was clean, never crashed, but it was time for something newer :D It was a sad day when we said goodbye but now the wife rides in this:
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    help with 00 lifted cherokee

    Does anyone know what these are called? need to replace the missing one and Autozone has no clue :?
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    fuel delivery issues, truck stranded

    Hi all here's the story about 3 weeks ago truck started stalling and there was no fuel pressure, so I took it to shop and they replaced the fuel pump. Worked great for 3 days then it died on the freeway we towed it to another shop and they said a line was broken by the previous shop. That's...
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    Dead ranger, free tranny

    :thumbdwn: So FIL's 02 ranger is dead, got in an accident, bent frame and engine was already on it's way out, other driver didn't have insurance, so she just gave him some $ and he's gonna scrap the truck. Tranny is working as it should, free for me if I want it, question is, can I use it on a...
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    Kill it or replace it??

    Just noticed this after a few days of rain, can I still kill it with bleach? or should I replace the wood?
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    Focus VS Ranger

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx2q9bM0R3M Drunk girl thought she saw her BF with another girl, so she started chasing the car and crashed into the Ranger, no injuries at all surprisingly...
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    I need a radiator, any experience with this brand/vendor?

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1-Row-All-Aluminum-High-Quality-Radiator-/310276428981?pt=Motors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&fits=Make%3AFord%7CModel%3AExplorer%7CYear%3A2002&hash=item483dea94b5 Radiator guys 1 Row All Aluminum High Quality Radiator We are a factory direct supplier and thus...
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    Tiny sub box for 3rd gen

    Well, keep in mind that this cost ~$20 so it's only to add some bass to the system: Installed: I got 2 8in subs from my buddy whoowns a shop, can't remember if I paid him or not... 1 I gave to anothe buddy, this one I kept, these seem to be the stock ones but to which car I have no...
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    Not8taxi

    Bought a pair of corner lenses, they arrived quickly and well packaged. Described as mint OEM and he was right, these look new and have the Ford logo :thumbsup: will gladly buy from him again
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    I am now debt free :)

    Well except for mortgage lol :p: But both trucks have been paid off, all CC debt has been paid, and I now can start enjoying what's left of my paycheck :D after taxes and mortgage:thumbdwn: It was a bit hard, for the last 18-20 months I have been with no internet, cable or telephone...
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    Baby seats??

    Hi all, just wondering, with the angle the rear seat is at, how do you properly secure the baby car seats? I have the rolled up towel and a floating tube, like the manual for the seat said, but I'd like to know what others have done about it, this is in a 3rd gen, we have 2 02's and it's the...
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    Roof rack w/ lights and grill guard for 1st gen

    http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Off-Road-Safari-Roof-Rack-Brushguard-SUV-Ford-Rover_W0QQitemZ140353740004QQcmdZViewItemQQptZMotors_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories?hash=item20adbc1ce4
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    Fish keeping

    The only thread I found is from 2006, so I tought I'd create a new one ~4 years ago I gave my mom a 10gl tank for mother's day fully equiped and 3 days later the fish came to live there, at first I had a bunch of tetra and 1 pleco, the tetra lasted ~ 2 years, as the pleco grew to be ~12inches...
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    Installed full center console in 00 XLS

    :thumbsup: So my friend's GF has a 00 XLS and it had the crappy console that has the bag (minus the bag), the other day her mom pushed the armrest further than what it wanted to go and broke the hinge. She the went to an upholstery shop to get it replaced, and they quoted her $120. So my...
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    My baby is here!

    Today at 12:11pm my baby girl was born she's almost 8 lbs :D
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    Painter's tape?

    When I painted the room for my little girl (still waiting for her to come out, women... :p:) I used some $1 painters tape from Big Lots and it worked really good, then over last weekend, I helped my syster paint her bathroom, and she bought 3M painter's tape and it sucked!! a lot! there was a...
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    My baby girl's room

    So after a couple of weeks of gathering material, reading around, I started painting the room to welcome our baby girl, I got too exited and didn't take before pics, so I only have the during and the after, what do you think? Sorry crappy cell phone pics:rolleyes: I went with a two color...
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    Truck Overheating

    Ok, so during normal use the temp gage doesn't go above the middle, BUT I'm in the border, so crossing from Mexico to the US or US to Mexico takes like 2 hours in line, so what can I do to keep my truck cool? I do have a new clutch fan, and I flushed the radiator before filling it, the...
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    Valve body, is this what I need?

    So after trying to sell my 97 sport 4x4 for a while and nobody wanting a truck that only moves forward (what, you can not push back it in neutral to park it??? hehe) I took it to a transmission shop, they said that the valve body needs to be replaced, so I found this one in ebay...
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    Not liking the forum today :(

    This April fools day prank is a little anoying :thumbdwn:
  21. jad2411

    Got me some tires!

    I got these yesterday night, from a local guy I found in Craigslist, he got them then decided to go bigger, so never installed them, 350 for all 4 brand new, I'm going to the shop after work to get them mounted and balanced :thumbsup: Tirerack has these at $141 each, on the reviews people...
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    Who has a HTPC?

    I started building one like 3 years ago, I bought all of the most current stuff I could afford at the time, here's what I have: CPU Pentium 4 3.4ghz HT RAM 1.5GB Primary HDD 15GB (just OS and software, that way I don't loose all of my info if it crashes) Secondary HDD 160GB (this is where...
  23. jad2411

    Several little projects around the house

    A couple of years ago my GF and I started looking at houses, the ones we tought we could afford were a little bit smaller than my 2nd gen sport:thumbdwn: so we kept looking and cruching numbers, on May 2006 we signed on a new house on a gated community, scheduled to be completed in August, well...
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    My GF's truck

    We got it in Nov 2007 not sure why I haven't posted pics hehe 02 Ford Explorer XLS had 115K miles it's a V6 with th 4.0 SOHC Single CD (I upgraded it to a 6cd in dash changer against her will haha) Here it is: Interior (extremely clean): Last week I got some 4th gen mirrors for...
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    Suggestions on closets??

    I have been looking at webpages that provide free plans for closets and I've gotten some ideas for the baby's room, any suggestions on websites, materials, tools, etc? tips, whatever.... It'll be the first time I try something like this and need to know if I'll be able to pull it off LOL I...
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