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Old Feb 7, 2011 | 01:25 AM
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Alaskan Excursion Update - Adventure post...

allrighty well after my last thread went down in flames lets see if we can start over.

heres the basics, i bought this pretty clean well taken care excursion on 10/30/10 15 days after my black 2000 excursion was toatled in a headon collision.

the basics
2002 Limited V10 4x4 red over tan and it had 102k miles when i got her.

mods so far have been:

5STAR tune /SCT3 tuner

straight pipe exhaust with 4" chrome tip

2" lift shackles for the front

8000k bi-xeon 55w headlights and 12000k foglights wired as DRL's

ford factory splash gaurds painted to match

bug deflector painted to match

tinted and flipped taillights

15" subwoofer with a 800W amp



Future mods and some on the way are:

10 brand new coils with boots

new grill

new corner lights

F-350 4" rear blocks/ubolts

full LED taillights

hideaway strobe light system

and much much more i hope!


heres some most recent pictures after getting out of the bodyshop, please enjoy. i'l update this with new pics and any adventures i take it on in my great state of alaska.







alittle snow


downtown anchorage, alaska


tonight after a lazer wash





and in closing in true alaska form...a moose!


i will continue to update this with mods and adventerures i have with the excursion so look forword to more pics.
 
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Nice!
 
Old Feb 7, 2011 | 05:50 AM
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hey man what are the strobes for?
 
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Old Feb 7, 2011 | 11:30 AM
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Gotta ask why'd ya flip the tail lights? And was your 5star tune just for your transmission?
 
Old Feb 7, 2011 | 12:48 PM
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Nice "08" excursion
 
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Old Feb 7, 2011 | 03:13 PM
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X looks great, looking forward to seeing more of that great Alaska scenery.
 
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strobes are for fun basicly...

flipped the taillights because it looks cool, sets it apart from other excursions. the 5star tune i have is a proformance tune. its for the motor and tranny. really makes the V10 come alive. it does help the shift patterns and firmness but thats just a small part of what the SCT3 tuner does.

heres a pic of me with a friends baby in the back of the excursion...i know i look like i'm 17 but i'm really almost 22 lol



i got my new coils in today, so i'm going to be in the garage tonight working on her...pics and stuff coming up....
 
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strobes are for fun basicly...

flipped the taillights because it looks cool, sets it apart from other excursions. the 5star tune i have is a proformance tune. its for the motor and tranny. really makes the V10 come alive. it does help the shift patterns and firmness but thats just a small part of what the SCT3 tuner does.

heres a pic of me with a friends baby in the back of the excursion...i know i look like i'm 17 but i'm really almost 22 lol



i got my new coils in today, so i'm going to be in the garage tonight working on her...pics and stuff coming up....

thats cool that you can flip the taillights, i didnt know that forsure!

man i didnt know you were a dad too! congrats! how olds yoru boy?
 
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oh god not my kid! its a friends baby i was taking her to a doc appointment that day..thought it was a great pic.
 
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Thanks for the pic. I never could figure out why everyone is afraid to post one when it is nice to know who you are tallking to.
 
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well i put my new Ebay coils in. paid $120 for the set shipped and man they made a huge differance. the stockers were in bad shape and she was still missing. has alot more power now and no missing! yahoo! plus they are a cool yellow color that has to add 10HP right? i'll keep everyone updated of how they hold up..seems alot of people have had good luck with them. we'll see but for the price i could not beat it.

btw yes i know under the hood is a huge mess of dirt but i'm scared to clean it! maybe this summer.

before



the new coils




installed



the nasty old coils
 
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yeah no problem with the pic, i agree its nice to put a face to a user name!


i figured i'd throw up my vids of the straight pipe exhaust and 4" tip incase anyone missed it.

YouTube - straight pipe'd V10 6.8 excursion
YouTube - parking garage, loud exhaust

other random vids
YouTube - new seward highway 12-20-10
YouTube - thanksgiving snow storm
YouTube - donuts with my '02 limited excursion 4x4

enjoy! hope to have my new grill here this week, we shall see!
 
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you shoulda stuck with OEM BABY!

we will see how these ones play out in the long run.
 



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