Reviving an Excursion!
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Bleed Ford Blue
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From: Anchorage Alaska
Just some nagging things that take a little time.
Wet sand and Buff the new paint and remove the pin stripe then wax
Replace a coil that is giving a miss (got worse after cleaning under the hood)
Find and install the underhood light, somehow lost it in the garage
Drivers side arm rest, need to swap the cover with the passenger side so the top is in better shape
Fix or remove a loose heat shield on the tailpipe
Otherwise she should be ready to go soon, but i'd say I have another 8 hours or so of work before it's finished.
Wet sand and Buff the new paint and remove the pin stripe then wax
Replace a coil that is giving a miss (got worse after cleaning under the hood)
Find and install the underhood light, somehow lost it in the garage
Drivers side arm rest, need to swap the cover with the passenger side so the top is in better shape
Fix or remove a loose heat shield on the tailpipe
Otherwise she should be ready to go soon, but i'd say I have another 8 hours or so of work before it's finished.
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Bleed Ford Blue
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The Miss is fixed, new motorcraft coil runs so smooth now.
Fender trim is mounted for good
Bumper is mounted and not tweaked anymore, lower plastic is secure.
This was before I washed the windshield
Fender trim is mounted for good
Bumper is mounted and not tweaked anymore, lower plastic is secure.
This was before I washed the windshield
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Bleed Ford Blue
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From: Anchorage Alaska
DONE!
It gets a remote start installed tomorrow, then it will be listed for sale Monday evening.
I'm pretty proud of how it turned out. Been a good bit of work and cash but I'm happy it'll be back on the road again for many miles to come I hope.
The damn hood light! installed and working.
I had an extra overhead console with working temp/trip/mpg so I swapped that out.
Had to get some shots of them together
It gets a remote start installed tomorrow, then it will be listed for sale Monday evening.
I'm pretty proud of how it turned out. Been a good bit of work and cash but I'm happy it'll be back on the road again for many miles to come I hope.
The damn hood light! installed and working.
I had an extra overhead console with working temp/trip/mpg so I swapped that out.
Had to get some shots of them together
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Bleed Ford Blue
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Thanks guys, I think it should move by the end of the week..fingers crossed.
I've never seen an Excursion with the "CK SUSP" like the 2005 guys are seeing. Neither of mine 2000 with the older cluster or my 2002 with the newer cluster. I've seen it on Explorers and Expeditions with the air suspension.
Spoke with the seller of the truck, his friend made the old CL posting and he's out gold mining right now, he's going to try and have it removed tomorrow though.
I've never seen an Excursion with the "CK SUSP" like the 2005 guys are seeing. Neither of mine 2000 with the older cluster or my 2002 with the newer cluster. I've seen it on Explorers and Expeditions with the air suspension.
Spoke with the seller of the truck, his friend made the old CL posting and he's out gold mining right now, he's going to try and have it removed tomorrow though.
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If everybody here hits "prohibited" on that old ad it will be gone in no time, no harm to anyone.
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Only issue is the license plate will match, I still need to get in contact with the guy and see if he'll pull it down. Otherwise I can go get new plates for $10.
It's getting close, I doubt if I'll make my deadline of having it listed by the 30th though...few little nagging things that will require a little more time.
It's getting close, I doubt if I'll make my deadline of having it listed by the 30th though...few little nagging things that will require a little more time.
Nice work, on time and hopefully under budget.
