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758 hits | 86.92 KB | Posted: 8/19/18
Moments before I bought it
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The interior is surprisingly clean, other than coffee spills on the dash cupholder.
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It almost looks new inside & out.
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Even the trunk is nearly clean.
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The radio still works (mostly), but it's getting replaced with a Kenwood DDX774BH Bluetooth touch-screen & a backup camera.
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I was shocked to find NOTHING under the back seat - no spills, candy wrappers, or even dust.
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I pulled the door panel to get the keypad code off the DDM, swap the master switch (due to inop backlighting), and glue the armrest back down.
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2.73 open diff 8.8" axle built 2003 June 26 at the Visteon plant
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The underside is just as clean & pristine as the top & inside.
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The underside is just as clean & pristine as the top & inside.
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I could see a lot of debris in the radiator, so I lifted the stack out for cleaning. This was with all the lines & hoses still connected & full.
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In addition to all the dirt & leaves, there were some bent fins in the radiator & condenser.
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This Sunex pneumatic vacuum works great outdoors without the bag.
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A big improvement. Screen behind the grill will keep it that way longer:


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This is the evaporator after cleaning & straightening the fins.
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There was an oil leak near the front of the engine, which turned out to be the typical water outlet/filter base gasket. I installed a new Ford F6AZ-6840-BA with some Indian Head shellac.
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I was pleasantly surprised to find the dash prewired for power pedals, and even moreso to stumble across an '04 CV with Flint interior & power pedals in the first junkyard I looked in.
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Removing the old pedals was fairly quick & easy: trim pin puller, 15mm, 13mm, 10mm, & bent-nose pliers were the only necessary tools.
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It was a reach to find the pedal motor takeout still taped into the dash harness at the top of the firewall, but it all worked PnP.
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Other than the battery & compressor, the engine was pretty dirty.
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After a few cycles of garden hose & Purple Power/Dawn/water, it's clean enough to work on. Step one was drying all the spark plug wells, and greasing the coil boots.
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To mount this iOttie 1-touch wireless charging cradle without putting any screw holes in the dash, I made this little steel bracket and painted it black ...
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It's handy, without blocking the shifter, an air vent, the radio, or the A/C controls. And it's rock-solid.
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This is a Directed Electronics 9401T parking sensor system, which I found to be very reliable on another vehicle.

The rear camera is barely...
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There was a roll of Life Savers in the seat base that I couldn't reach to remove, so I had to pull the chair.
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Once one chair was out, and I had the tools ready anyway, I decided to pull the other, and the carpet for a thorough cleaning.
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It needed it. There was a lot more coffee in the carpet than there had been on the dash.
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Because Ford didn't actually follow the DDIN specs on these radios, the bezel plastic has to be trimmed to fit an aftermarket DDIN chassis.
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After getting the correct connectors, the refurb Kenwood DDX774BH is working great. I've prewired the steering wheel interface (if I ever swap the wheel for one with radio buttons), and the front camer...
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This screen should keep gravel & bugs from damaging the condenser or obstructing the radiator again.

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273 hits | 77.85 KB | Posted: 8/23/18
AutoVentShades 94228 went on quickly & easily.
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I can't get the camera's built-in guidelines to turn off yet, but the upper set is pretty close to correct.
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I swapped the hitch receiver from the '98, but not the trailer wiring.
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