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<br><b><a href="mailto:explorer@4x4central.com">Rick Horwitz</a></b>
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<br><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font color="#003399"><font size=+2>Alfredo
Cobos'</font></font></font>
<br><font color="#003399"><font size=+2>1994 Ford Explorer XLT</font></font></center>
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<td><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font size=-1>At the beginning of the
90’s there wasn’t a wide variety of 4x4 vehicles here in Argentina. Most
of them were old Jeeps refitted with spare parts and engines from several
Argentine cars.</font></font>
<p><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><font size=-1>At that time, I had a ‘68
Jeep Gladiator&nbsp; (I don’t know if you know it as a “Gladiator” but
it’s similar to your Jeep J20.</font></font>
<p>Then, imports of SUVs from USA and Japan started. As I am a Ford fan,
I bought my new Explorer XLT with a manual transmission in 1994. For six
months my stock Explorer remained the same, I drove it daily in the city
and sporadically on light off road trails. Afterwards I started to modify
it, coming up with a more extreme off road vehicle.&nbsp;
<p>In this country, substantial modification of SUVs with imported equipment
and/or spare parts is unusual.
<br>Moreover, there are few qualified mechanics to do so, and their fees
are expensive. Therefore, I managed to do it myself helped and guided by
specialized magazines as well as your web site.
<p>I have driven my Explorer through the Andes mountains, on the Patagonia
snow, on the sand –all along Argentine, Uruguay and Brazil Atlantic Coast-
and I have also done almost all our best know trails, but I hope to do
a "Serious Exploration" on some of your famous trails there in the USA.&nbsp;
<p>There is one little problem I have to solve: since I drive into deep
water and mud frequently, the ball bearings of front wheels are usually
broken down and they have to be replaced.
<p>I had one&nbsp; serious problem six months ago when I was driving across
a small river and my Explorer dived down. I had to disassemble the interior
in order to dry it out –it took two weeks of work-.
<p>At this time, I also had to repair the front floor at the union with
the firewall, since the frame suffered too much torsion in the mountain
trails.
<p>In the near future I will install Borla headers, larger MAF and throttle
body, aiming to improve the performance of the engine. I’m not sure about
installing a supercharger since I think it is not necessary according to
the offroading that I practice
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<td VALIGN=TOP><b>Engine:</b></td>
<td>4.0L SOHC V-6, Borla exhaust, Hypertech power module (I "waterproofed"
inyection module with nylon and tape) Custom air intake with K&amp;N air
filter, Accel 8.8 spark plugs wires,&nbsp; Platinum spark plugs
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<td><b>Transmission:</b></td>
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<td><b>Tires:</b></td>
<td>31" BFG M/T's</td>
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<td VALIGN=TOP><b>Front Suspension:</b></td>
<td>Black Diamond 4" lift kit with extended radius arms custom made, custom
brake lines and spring over conversion in the rear axle,&nbsp; Rancho RS
9000 shocks (not shown)
<p>Energy Suspension Master Set bushings kit and bump stops.
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<td>Central traction bar in rear, Rancho RS 9000 shocks</td>
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<td>ARB Airlockers front and rear with 4:10 gears.</td>
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<td>Rear disk brake conversion from Stainless Steel Brakes (photo 2 - partial)
<p>Rancho steering stabilizer&nbsp;
<p>2 Dick Cepek C1000 front and 4 Hella Rallie 1000 on top.
<p>8000 lbs Warn winch
<p>Ramsey grille guard with 4 tow hooks
<p>Optima battery
<p>Auto Meter vacuum &amp; water temp gauges&nbsp;
<p>Yaesu VHF radio
<p>Garmin GPS
<p>Quality S rear hitch with 2 tow hooks
<p>Lund accesories for grille, rear and front windows
<p>Husky floor mates front, rear and cargo area.
<p>Eclipse stereo system
<p>Tinted glasses
<p>Thule cargo bars with Hi Lift&nbsp; jack support.
<p>Tow straps and all kind of recovery tools&nbsp;
<p>4 chains for deep mud o snow
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