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I have Explorer rear disc, Chevy front disc on a 69 with hydro boost. Haven't appllied the brakes with the engine running yet, so haven't tested the hydroboost at all. I have a brand new WH heavy duty master cylinder advertised as specially set up for hydroboost, bench bled using the plug...

Has anyone done this? I bought a set of Land Rover review mirrors with a single mounting point. Haven't mounted them yet. Considering the WH quick remove door hinge kit, mounting the mirrors to the fender makes a lot of sense, I think. Here's a link to the mirrors I plan to use...

I got my front dress off of a 96 Explorer 5.0 a few years back. Took the plastic flex fan and clutch off to install my new aluminum universal shroud from Speedway Motors and figured I'd order a new fan since mine is cracked. Parts houses only show a metal fan for that year model, Ordered a later...

Several days back we had a discussion about the starter bendix gear sticking when the engine doesn’t start. Thought I’d post a pic or two of an airplane engine in that scenario. I was checking the starter current draw in this airplane by cranking without starting (mixture in idle cutoff...

My WH HD master cylinder was working fine, then installed a re-sealed by me Astro Hydroboost. It seems the shaft between the hydro unit and the MC is not long enough, the master cylinder isn't actuating the brakes. I used the shaft that came with the unit when I pulled it from the pick-n-pull...

So, finally, the 351 roared to life! Then I had to fix a coolant leak and a sticky throttle, then it roared to life again! But I have an oddity that I’d like your ideas on. While running at a nice smooth idle, I noticed oil smoke coming off the header on the driver‘s side and saw oil dripping...

Alrighty y'all, here we go. I have a 1969 with a 351W from a 1996 E250 van. Stock except running a 2bbl on a Ford 2bbl intake with Pertronix distributor. Explorer front dress, 3spd and D20. Plan to go AX15 somewhere down the road. Went to 4.11s in the 9 inch with factory limited slip, which is...

How did you run your e-brake cable? I'm thinking to use the original e-brake cable and move it outboard of the driver side of the frame, connect it to the explorer cable system and attach the mounts to the frame at appropriate locations, much like the original Explorer set up. I live in Texas...

Anyone attempt to do this upgrade? Asking for a friend... ;)

How tight should the Explorer e-brake shoes be in the disc on initial installation?

I have a 69 U15 with 2" suspension lift, 1" body lift, 4.11 rear with factory limited slip, original 3 speed, D20 t shift. Put a 1995 351 out of a van that had been in a rear-ender and wound up in a friend's wrecking yard. The motor was complete and running when pulled. I was planning to run a...

Small bearing 9" with factory limited slip. Installed 4.11 gears, new 28 spline axles and replaced bearings throughout. Installing rear disc setup off of a 96 explorer. Two issues. The axle bearings are about .15" thicker than the landing in bearing housing, so they stick out beyond the end of...

Anyone running these things? Read about them this morning for the first time, and they fit the budget much better than the real thing.

Upgrading my 9” to 4:11 gears. It is a 1969 with factory limited slip. Cleaned and inspected, replaced all the bearings, set the backlash at .013” and have about 15 inch pounds of preload on the input pinion. With all the shims removed the wear pattern is from center to toe of the ring gear...

How much axial play is normal in the D20 output shaft? Mine seems excessive.

Did a couple of searches but couldn't find what I was looking for. I have the Astro hydroboost set up ready to go in. I have the flexible hoses from WH from the h-block to the master cylinder. I'm considering running the Astro master and prop valve, some on here have said the setup works very...

I have a 3 speed heater fan from an aftermarket a/c unit in a 70 something F150. Bigger squirrel cage and 3 speeds, should make better heat! Question is, what about a fan switch? Just add a 3 speed fan switch under the dash like this one from Jegs...

Why don’t I have a double cardan rear drive shaft on my 69? Did some come from the factory without, or am I just unlucky? Just ordered the 6 degree shims for the rear axle to get the correct alignment with my lift when I realized something was amiss. Or missing. How badly do I need the double...

Saw a 1987 F150 in the nine yard yesterday with a four speed manual transmission, appears to be overdrive, looks like a top loader but shifts from the top. 2wd pick up. Should I grab it?

Getting close to the day I git’r back on the road. The list is still long, but it has a lot of small clean-up type things on it. That said, I have a leaky D20 that I want to tighten up before putting it all back together, and figured while I was at it I might as well upgrade from the 3 speed to...