After jamming out a water pump swap on my wife's '99 Explorer 5.0 that took entirely too long thanks to one of the long bolts that go through both the pump and timing cover deciding to break despite 2+ hours of heat, penetrating oil, a bucket full of swear words and more patience than Mother Theresa on the night before a 24 hour shift in the firehouse so my wife wasn't left without transportation, I had an epiphany.
This was not fun. It wasn't even close. I don't mind turning wrenches, but not under the gun like this. I'm not 18 anymore and the constant tinkering and maintenance on a 17 year old vehicle was getting pretty damn old.
So I fixed it.
Sold the Explorer to a friend for the down payment, and 0% financing with a hefty chunk off thanks to it being a '16 leftover made it possible.
Yes, it's just about the same color as my truck.
It's pretty damn quick for a 4 cylinder and it handles like a go-kart. Better still is the 34 mpg, which beats the pants off the Exploder's 14-15.
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1998 Z-28 - SLP lid - Ported TB - LS6 Intake - Dynatech SS headers/Catted Y - Magnaflow Exh - 3.42 - Yank SS3600 - UMI weld-in subframe connectors, Adj LCA, Adj PHB, Q1A TA - Bolt-in Relocation Brackets - Strano springs - Koni shocks - 17" C6Z06 wheels - 326HP/335ft-lbs - 12.35 @ 110.41
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Originally Posted by Blackbirdws6
I can appreciate a dream but this person needed some real friends.
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