96 sport manual project

[mattZ]

Well I've been gone for a while but I'm back! About to purchase (if it goes well) a 2000, 5.0 explorer with zero rust. In Michigan that's a big deal.
Long story short, my old 96 sport was totalled years ago on black ice (airbag still worked and saved my a$$ on the freeway). Ended up getting a 4runner, life was going good financially for a while but sometimes life decides to kick you in the teeth. Selling the 2015 4runner for an explorer. Bittersweet. I'll love owning an explorer again, but I will miss the 4runner.
I'll definitely be starting up a new thread for the new (old) explorer.
Absolutely love these forums. Was key to me learning what I did to fix up the 96 sport.

 

[mattZ]

Photos of my very missed 96 sport, was able to pull the lights off before it was sold.

 

[Josh P]

Cars can be replaced, you walked away so it served you well. I'm looking forward to your new build.

 

[410Fortune]

FYI explorers hold up waaaaaay better then 4Runners in wrecks

Welcome back
5.0 time!
Toyotas are nice but parts are soooooo expensive

 

[Josh P]

FYI explorers hold up waaaaaay better then 4Runners in wrecks

Welcome back
5.0 time!
Toyotas are nice but parts are soooooo expensive

Remember Bob Marrs? He supercharged a 4 runner way back in the day and ended up wrecking it. There wasn't a straight panel left.

 

[mattZ]

FYI explorers hold up waaaaaay better then 4Runners in wrecks

Welcome back
5.0 time!
Toyotas are nice but parts are soooooo expensive

Yes I'll be excited to not have a car payment anymore. And I liked my 4runner and all but even. Being just 4 years old the frame rust was astounding. I know it's Michigan, but it just seemed the paint just fell off the welds and all the welds underneath started rusting right away.

 

[mattZ]

Last post for this thread! I found a 2000 5.0 Eddie Bauer for $2500. Zero rust in Michigan. Its got a rough idle and some crappy aftermarket exhaust which is obnoxiously loud, but those are easy fixes. Upon looking, someone had spliced a spark plug wire together and put heat shrink on it. Never seen that before!

Either way I figure I'll leave this thread alone as a tribute to my old 96 and start a new one documenting my maintentance and repair progress on the new 5.0

 

[Queensboy]

Last post for this thread! I found a 2000 5.0 Eddie Bauer for $2500. Zero rust in Michigan. Its got a rough idle and some crappy aftermarket exhaust which is obnoxiously loud, but those are easy fixes. Upon looking, someone had spliced a spark plug wire together and put heat shrink on it. Never seen that before!

Either way I figure I'll leave this thread alone as a tribute to my old 96 and start a new one documenting my maintentance and repair progress on the new 5.0

NICE! Post some pics with a link to your new thread.

 

[mattZ]

NICE! Post some pics with a link to your new thread.

Done!
New thread for the 5.0

2000 Eddie Bauer 5.0 AWD progress and maintenance

 

[97Sandbox]

I'm obviously an Explorer fan through and through but all this 4Runner talk reminded me of this build:

Lifted 4Runner looks insane going down a drag strip haha

 

[mattZ]

I'm obviously an Explorer fan through and through but all this 4Runner talk reminded me of this build:

Lifted 4Runner looks insane going down a drag strip haha

Wow that thing is fast!

 

[FletcherHubbards]

I did a Rustoleum roll on job on a Fiero once, and it looked decent, but the paint faded quickly and gasoline would dissolve it.

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