Registered vehicle
2003 Ford Excursion “Tank With Wheels”
About the 2000–2005 Ford Excursion
from the generation archive
The 2000 model year introduced the Ford Excursion, a full-size SUV built on the Super Duty pickup chassis and sharing its frame, suspension, and engines with the three-quarter-ton F-250 and one-ton F-350 trucks. Ford built the Excursion at Kentucky Truck Assembly in Louisville for the 2000 through 2005 model years as a single generation. The 2000-2005 Ford Excursion measured 226.7 inches long on a 137.1-inch wheelbase, the largest and longest-wheelbase SUV Ford ever produced, with a gasoline curb weight near 7,200 pounds and a diesel curb weight near 7,700 pounds. The Excursion offered the 5.4L Triton V8 (255 horsepower) as the standard gasoline engine and the 6.8L Triton V10 (310 horsepower) as the gasoline upgrade. The diesel option was the 7.3L Power Stroke turbo-diesel V8 (235 horsepower at launch, up to 250 horsepower) from 2000 through 2003, replaced partway through the 2003 model year by the 6.0L Power Stroke turbo-diesel V8 (325 horsepower), which the Excursion used through 2005. Ford fitted a steel under-bumper crash bar called the BlockerBeam to lower the front structure toward passenger-car bumper height. Ford ended Excursion production after 2005 as fuel prices rose and demand for the largest SUVs fell.
The story
Bought it new end of 2003 and let the modifications begin!
First was instalation of Ham radio Gear:
Kenwood D700 for 2m/440 and APRS
Yaesu 857 for HF and 11meter when needed.
Two antennas mounted to factory rack one Diamond 627 and a Yaesu Atas 120.
Then found a center seat for the front on Ebay and replaced the console with this seat removed armrests on fron seats had side panels on front seat replaced by upholstery shop now we have room for one more.
Next Up Video System:
Four 7" Swivel flat screens Mounted in each headrest and a fifth up front on articulating arm. DVD/TV Player a Playstation2 and X-Box all switcheable to each screen at any one time...Whew.
On board ITX computer running Windows XP Pro that runs various GPS mapping software and is capable of internet browsing with my T-Mobile phone.
Next is the addition of Thule rack and 21 CF Cargo box currently in planning stage — Todd Springer
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