My First Explorer, 2000 EB

As per the instructions above here's the info:
2000 Explorer Eddie Bauer Edition 5.0
I'm from Parsons KS and you can contact me easily through a PM here.

Well, they aren't good pics. They were provided by the seller using a cell phone. But this is my 2000 Explorer Eddie Bauer Edition. I am going to "visit" it today at the sellers house and pull the radiator. My next day off I get to install a new one (would do them both today, but had to order the radiator). Jon (Turdle) has already provided me with the link to the radiator replacement thread. (Thanks again Jon)

Mods will be slow due to funding and the need to finish putting an engine in my other vehicle (seen below). Probably just go with exhaust and slightly more aggresive tires when funds allow. Any suggestions for basic upgrades? LOL I'm a seasoned Veteran with Thunderbirds, but a newbie with Explorers.

My other vehicle can be seen here:

 

[Turdle]

It'll level with all your stuff packed up. Good job!

 

[410Fortune]

They failed how? Like you broke a main leaf or they went flat? What was the fix new springs?

 

[traveler]

It'll level with all your stuff packed up. Good job!

Actually as you are seeing it in the pictures, it is loaded with spare parts, tools, recovery gear, and my air compressor. I never take them out of the Explorer so it's always ready to head out for day trips. Obviously, it'll be loaded with a lot more for longer trips like Moab or Ouray.

 

[traveler]

Well I've used it as a daily driver for a couple of days. It definitely has a firmer feel to it. Getting a vibration up near highway speeds, need to look into that. The new springs may have put the pinion angle off a hair perhaps? Still need new rear shocks and new longer brake lines. There's a place here in Mesa that makes custom brake hoses. I can take a set of old hoses off of a salvage explorer as "templates" and they'll make a set of longer braided steel lines for me.

 

[traveler]

About a month ago I was backing up in a drive-through (to move closer to the drawer) I checked my mirrors, looked behind me, etc. I backed very slowly and heard a "thump" and then a horn honked. I got out and met a very upset guy asking how I could not have seen him. I showed him the huge spare tire in my window and he asked about my mirrors. I pointed out that his altima was not as wide as the Explorer so it wasn't visible in my mirrors. He showed me a couple of small dents in his bumper and hood and the damage to his "new" flat black paint. We came to a settlement eventually and ended the issue.
Anyway I didn't want to risk it happening again so I went straight to Amazon and got a backup camera. It was easy to wire in and it's wired through one of the switches on my switch panel so I can turn it on whenever I like (in reverse or not).