1996 Explorer - What Keep When Parting Out

[66horse]

I have 2 5.0 1996 for explorers I am parting out.

Plan to keep/use:
1. Transmissions
2. ODB2 injection stuff
3. Motors with front accessories

There is really only one good motor and one good trans out of these. The good motor will replace my tired 302. The good transmission will replace my 4r70w in the Bronco that needs a rebuild. I am also going to upgrade to the explorer fuel injection from the older mustang stuff I currently run. Will also upgrade the wife's bronco to the OBD2 stuff.

I will probably rebuild the bad trans and bad motor just to learn how.

What else can I swap over?

What else is demand for other people?

I hear the rear axles are wanted by jeep guys.

Idea is to maximize the $$ from the part out of these 2 explorers and then take carcass to the scrap yard.

Cheers,
Steve

 

[904Bronco]

Be sure to get OBDII port under the dash with as much wire tail as possible.

I reuse the 4R70W 3/8 tranny cooler lines, they will require some bending, but should get you to the end of the frame rail in front. Get the lines mounting/support brackets and stud bolts from the motor mounts too.

Inertia switch and pigtail from Pass kick panel area, long wire tail as poss.

2 and 4 relay boxes can be re-purposed, if not keep the standard square 5 pin relays...

Complete harness from the 4R70W...

 

[DonaldDouchebag]

The reAr discs are a common swap. I have a small bearing rear so I think this won't work for me.

 

[sykanr0ng]

The fuel pumps and the pump mounting rings from the fuel tanks. (the scrap yards here want holes in the gas tank anyway)




But I'd sell the rears to the J**p guys and buy a WH kit, that way no messing around with spacers to make the rotors fit the axles.

 

[66horse]

Cool.

Thanks guys!

Steve

 

[garberz]

I could use the exhaust manifolds, most people just throw them away.

Mark

 

[sykanr0ng]

I could use the exhaust manifolds, most people just throw them away.

Mark

Some Explorer exhaust manifolds squeeze down to about 3/4 inch in several places.
A pretty good reason to consider them undesirable.

 

[kcc0521]

This is a great thread and I am considering buying an explorer and doing the same thing. I am torn on whether or not to rebuild the tranny and engine if they run and shift. The one I am looking at has 130K on the odo. I know the engine should be sound but then again I can change the bearings and rings cheap.

 

[66horse]

Thanks to all that replied to this thread.

Finally got around to tearing the first one apart and the suggestions here were great.

Cheers,
Steve

 

[gnpenning]

Did yours have the outside temp gauge?