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01 Explorer Tiny DD setup to (2) 18 AT Stratos in a 4th
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<blockquote data-quote="slammedincouch" data-source="post: 8222770" data-attributes="member: 620452"><p>Finally moved my build log over to MAF, so figured I'd update this as well...</p><p></p><p><strong><span style="font-size: 24px">CURRENT UPDATES</span></strong></p><p></p><p>So last time I updated this was in September. Since then:</p><p></p><p>Got an offer I couldn't refuse on the AT Stratos. Had to sell because I already have too many subs. Kid claims he shattered the rear glass on his explorer, but I still highly doubt that's the case, taking into consideration that he couldn't even figure out how to wire them to a 2 ohm load.</p><p></p><p>My stock alt started taking a dump right after I sold the stratos (we're talking chilling between 11.9 and 11.5 without any audio hooked up). Immediately made this purchase:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w283/slammedincouch/01%20Ford%20Explorer%20Build/20131118_170220_zps6bonwghx.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w283/slammedincouch/01%20Ford%20Explorer%20Build/20131118_172438_zpsqfpq8kxc.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>It's dope. Here's what it looks like installed. Cleanest thing under that hood.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w283/slammedincouch/01%20Ford%20Explorer%20Build/20131125_161628_zpsljgneufs.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I also upgraded all the wire under the hood finally to the DIYMA oversized 1/0 wire I purchased wayyyy back when they had that sale.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w283/slammedincouch/01%20Ford%20Explorer%20Build/20131125_161619_zpskjqvoarg.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Always chilling at 14.2 now and it's amazing.</p><p></p><p>Before I update this on what's inside the explorer now, I think it's time to update this on things that HELD UP my build. I've had A LOT of issues with this vehicle and dry rot. it has not been my friend. At some point during its previous ownership to my parents, my dad tried to fix things on it with globs and globs of Body Filler (anyone who's friends with me on FB knows about this and there's been some great jokes at his automobile fixing techniques expense). Any who, here's the super fudged tailgate I've had to deal with (literally the whole bottom is straight body filler):</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w283/slammedincouch/01%20Ford%20Explorer%20Build/20131023_182646_zps8cgouzei.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Truck then got to the point where it was rotting right through and wouldn't even lock (yep can even unlock the window with ease and possibly some tetanus)</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w283/slammedincouch/01%20Ford%20Explorer%20Build/20131216_082645_zpstkmmksdc.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The Ford way to fix it</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w283/slammedincouch/01%20Ford%20Explorer%20Build/20131222_153642_zpspzup7w2v.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The other major issue was the rear driver's side fender. completely rotted away thanks to the winters we have here and the salt. Here's after I removed my dad's mess of straight bondo.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w283/slammedincouch/01%20Ford%20Explorer%20Build/20131105_155843_zps3rlvw1ni.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>I've got pictures of what it used to look like, and it was BAD. Didn't even look like a fender at all. There's also some more dry rot in that picture...</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w283/slammedincouch/01%20Ford%20Explorer%20Build/20131105_192431_zpsgjclg91m.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Yum. So me being me, I Wanted to have everything fixed the correct way with torching off all the bad and welding on some new sheet metal, but I don't have the tools, nor is the truck worth that kind of money at this point to fix it that way, so I fixed it as best I could with a ton of fiberglassing and cleaning it up with a small amount of bondo. My dad saw what I was doing and Tried to help, but he doesn't understand the concept of "a little bit of bondo goes a long way" SO here's what it looked like AFTER I sanded off all the bondo he slapped on it when I was out running errands one day.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w283/slammedincouch/01%20Ford%20Explorer%20Build/20131119_203738_zpsytvsuc0t.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>At some point in time I got it to a finished quality, primed it and dipped it and never took any pictures of all the rust i had taken off the rest of the truck.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="slammedincouch, post: 8222770, member: 620452"] Finally moved my build log over to MAF, so figured I'd update this as well... [B][SIZE=24px]CURRENT UPDATES[/SIZE][/B] So last time I updated this was in September. Since then: Got an offer I couldn't refuse on the AT Stratos. Had to sell because I already have too many subs. Kid claims he shattered the rear glass on his explorer, but I still highly doubt that's the case, taking into consideration that he couldn't even figure out how to wire them to a 2 ohm load. My stock alt started taking a dump right after I sold the stratos (we're talking chilling between 11.9 and 11.5 without any audio hooked up). Immediately made this purchase: [IMG]http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w283/slammedincouch/01%20Ford%20Explorer%20Build/20131118_170220_zps6bonwghx.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w283/slammedincouch/01%20Ford%20Explorer%20Build/20131118_172438_zpsqfpq8kxc.jpg[/IMG] It's dope. Here's what it looks like installed. Cleanest thing under that hood. [IMG]http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w283/slammedincouch/01%20Ford%20Explorer%20Build/20131125_161628_zpsljgneufs.jpg[/IMG] I also upgraded all the wire under the hood finally to the DIYMA oversized 1/0 wire I purchased wayyyy back when they had that sale. [IMG]http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w283/slammedincouch/01%20Ford%20Explorer%20Build/20131125_161619_zpskjqvoarg.jpg[/IMG] Always chilling at 14.2 now and it's amazing. Before I update this on what's inside the explorer now, I think it's time to update this on things that HELD UP my build. I've had A LOT of issues with this vehicle and dry rot. it has not been my friend. At some point during its previous ownership to my parents, my dad tried to fix things on it with globs and globs of Body Filler (anyone who's friends with me on FB knows about this and there's been some great jokes at his automobile fixing techniques expense). Any who, here's the super fudged tailgate I've had to deal with (literally the whole bottom is straight body filler): [IMG]http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w283/slammedincouch/01%20Ford%20Explorer%20Build/20131023_182646_zps8cgouzei.jpg[/IMG] Truck then got to the point where it was rotting right through and wouldn't even lock (yep can even unlock the window with ease and possibly some tetanus) [IMG]http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w283/slammedincouch/01%20Ford%20Explorer%20Build/20131216_082645_zpstkmmksdc.jpg[/IMG] The Ford way to fix it [IMG]http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w283/slammedincouch/01%20Ford%20Explorer%20Build/20131222_153642_zpspzup7w2v.jpg[/IMG] The other major issue was the rear driver's side fender. completely rotted away thanks to the winters we have here and the salt. Here's after I removed my dad's mess of straight bondo. [IMG]http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w283/slammedincouch/01%20Ford%20Explorer%20Build/20131105_155843_zps3rlvw1ni.jpg[/IMG] I've got pictures of what it used to look like, and it was BAD. Didn't even look like a fender at all. There's also some more dry rot in that picture... [IMG]http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w283/slammedincouch/01%20Ford%20Explorer%20Build/20131105_192431_zpsgjclg91m.jpg[/IMG] Yum. So me being me, I Wanted to have everything fixed the correct way with torching off all the bad and welding on some new sheet metal, but I don't have the tools, nor is the truck worth that kind of money at this point to fix it that way, so I fixed it as best I could with a ton of fiberglassing and cleaning it up with a small amount of bondo. My dad saw what I was doing and Tried to help, but he doesn't understand the concept of "a little bit of bondo goes a long way" SO here's what it looked like AFTER I sanded off all the bondo he slapped on it when I was out running errands one day. [IMG]http://i179.photobucket.com/albums/w283/slammedincouch/01%20Ford%20Explorer%20Build/20131119_203738_zpsytvsuc0t.jpg[/IMG] At some point in time I got it to a finished quality, primed it and dipped it and never took any pictures of all the rust i had taken off the rest of the truck. [/QUOTE]
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