2002 SE, Auto, 4WD, Black
Ghost
Body:
Plastics
Hitch Flip with custom stock bumper How-to
On Board Air:
10# Air tank /w regulator and 25' air compressor hose. Bumper QD soon to come*
Front Suspension:
Stock
AC UCA's [in box]
Sway-a-way torsion bars [in box]
3" extended Bilsteins 5100 [shipped]
Rear Suspension:
AC Shackles
AC 3 pack AAL's [shipped]
3" extended Bilsteins 5100 [shipped]
Steering:
Stock
Drivetrain:
Airbox Mod
K&N Dropin
Straight pipe exhaust (ok... ok... the muff rusted off)
Replaced original 2002 engine with engine from 2003 X that had rolled
Armor:
Skid-Row Engine Skid
Skid-Row Front Skid
Recovery:
Block and Tackle/Spare Shackles for off angle recoveries
Hi-Lift 48" Jack, Shovel
3' x 30' Snatch Strap
3" x 10' Tree Strap
1 Front Bumper Recovery hook
Rear Bumper Recovery hitch
Structural Mods:
2" Body Lift
Tires:
265/75/16 Goodyear Duratracks
Lighting:
B&M Low Profile Light Bar (Removable / Waterproof Plug) How-to
2 X Hella 500 Driving lights
2 X Hella 500ff Fog Lights
XOskel Rear Low Pro Light Bar
2 X Optronics Lowproile
LED Engine Lighting How-to
Entertainment:
Kenwood KAC 7202 490 watt Amp
Kenwood 12" KFC-W3005 Sub in enclosed box
Fusion 2000 iPod, AmFM, Satellite, VHF
Rubber ducky antenna
XM Satellite radio
Uniden PC68XL CB with Firering and Firestik 4' Tuneable Hatch mounted Antenna
Iphone Apps
Landmeter
Rev with PLX (OBD-2 scanner and logger)
Motion X GPS map tracker
Other:
Yakima Load Warrior Tob Rack
Removable Yakima Bedhead Bike Mount
Wireless Remote Starter Disable
Day one:
Now:
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Early September 2010 my friend was selling his Black 2002 se. He wanted out of the loan and I needed a new car. I paid him the remainder of the loan and walked away with a nice truck. A hell of a lot better than a 1995 toyota tercel.
After driving it a couple days I searched online and found this forum. We all know what happens when we first found this side. We got the bug. He's bone-stock minus the removal of the step rails and mud flaps. Great truck and looked great for the miles on the body.
Two weeks later I was leaving campus and I turn the key. All I heard was that CLICK noise. Aww hell. I Tried to jump it for a while, but no go. I though it had to be the starter. So my friend and I ran to autozone and throw in a new starter in right in the parking lot. After that the truck started right up. Thought I solved the problem
Well bout a week later Im pulling into autozone to pickup and replace worn pads and I turn the key, again noting.
The guy tested the battery and told me it was shot. The cells were bad. (If i wasn't stuck dead I would have brought it to my work and tested it with digital battery tester. (I don't really like autozone much). Purchased a new battery and drove it to work, retested the new battery and found it wasn't charging. (again, hate autozone). My friend and I found out the alternator was the real problem from the beginning. Replaced that, bought an AGM battery (what a red top is made of) from work and put that in after returning the other to autozone. (Don't think I have to repeat who Im not fond of)
Least I won't have to worry bout em.
But enough of that.
Next came the real modding. Ordered up the shackles off AC. Love how beefy they are!
The sway bar. It is coming off, just not that night.
I installed some LED lights in the engine bay as utilities for night time oil checking. Check out the DIY in my sig. I also added some hells and free wally-world roof lights with a B&M light bar. (wiring soon to be done)
I ordered up the Loadwarror through my work. I wanted a better place to put my spare rather than take up room under or inside my truck. My jeepin buddy doesn't have a bracket for his High-lift he inherited, so I told him we could put it on my truck. Plus it looks badass.
Now if you look closely you might see the distruction of a warn out passanger tire... Yep my friend got new tires and never did the alignment. So after much research I went ahead and ordered up some 265/75/16 Duratracs.
I was like a kid on xmas morning when I dropped my truck off at the tire place. He calls me and I pull up to see this!
I smiles, just a little bit. I love how quite those tires are and balzieness of them.
After that, I had time to remove the sway bar. Once you put the tire on the roof, you really do get a lot of room under there.
In the process of OSPHOing the underside. My friend and I will be doing both our frames and possibly repainting them to deal with the NE rust war.
Did my diff recently, and came out amazing. Will be posting pics as soon as we get a sunny day.
Ghost
Body:
Plastics
Hitch Flip with custom stock bumper How-to
On Board Air:
10# Air tank /w regulator and 25' air compressor hose. Bumper QD soon to come*
Front Suspension:
Stock
AC UCA's [in box]
Sway-a-way torsion bars [in box]
3" extended Bilsteins 5100 [shipped]
Rear Suspension:
AC Shackles
AC 3 pack AAL's [shipped]
3" extended Bilsteins 5100 [shipped]
Steering:
Stock
Drivetrain:
Airbox Mod
K&N Dropin
Straight pipe exhaust (ok... ok... the muff rusted off)
Replaced original 2002 engine with engine from 2003 X that had rolled
Armor:
Skid-Row Engine Skid
Skid-Row Front Skid
Recovery:
Block and Tackle/Spare Shackles for off angle recoveries
Hi-Lift 48" Jack, Shovel
3' x 30' Snatch Strap
3" x 10' Tree Strap
1 Front Bumper Recovery hook
Rear Bumper Recovery hitch
Structural Mods:
2" Body Lift
Tires:
265/75/16 Goodyear Duratracks
Lighting:
B&M Low Profile Light Bar (Removable / Waterproof Plug) How-to
2 X Hella 500 Driving lights
2 X Hella 500ff Fog Lights
XOskel Rear Low Pro Light Bar
2 X Optronics Lowproile
LED Engine Lighting How-to
Entertainment:
Kenwood KAC 7202 490 watt Amp
Kenwood 12" KFC-W3005 Sub in enclosed box
Fusion 2000 iPod, AmFM, Satellite, VHF
Rubber ducky antenna
XM Satellite radio
Uniden PC68XL CB with Firering and Firestik 4' Tuneable Hatch mounted Antenna
Iphone Apps
Landmeter
Rev with PLX (OBD-2 scanner and logger)
Motion X GPS map tracker
Other:
Yakima Load Warrior Tob Rack
Removable Yakima Bedhead Bike Mount
Wireless Remote Starter Disable
Day one:
Now:
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Early September 2010 my friend was selling his Black 2002 se. He wanted out of the loan and I needed a new car. I paid him the remainder of the loan and walked away with a nice truck. A hell of a lot better than a 1995 toyota tercel.
After driving it a couple days I searched online and found this forum. We all know what happens when we first found this side. We got the bug. He's bone-stock minus the removal of the step rails and mud flaps. Great truck and looked great for the miles on the body.
Two weeks later I was leaving campus and I turn the key. All I heard was that CLICK noise. Aww hell. I Tried to jump it for a while, but no go. I though it had to be the starter. So my friend and I ran to autozone and throw in a new starter in right in the parking lot. After that the truck started right up. Thought I solved the problem
Well bout a week later Im pulling into autozone to pickup and replace worn pads and I turn the key, again noting.
The guy tested the battery and told me it was shot. The cells were bad. (If i wasn't stuck dead I would have brought it to my work and tested it with digital battery tester. (I don't really like autozone much). Purchased a new battery and drove it to work, retested the new battery and found it wasn't charging. (again, hate autozone). My friend and I found out the alternator was the real problem from the beginning. Replaced that, bought an AGM battery (what a red top is made of) from work and put that in after returning the other to autozone. (Don't think I have to repeat who Im not fond of)
Least I won't have to worry bout em.
But enough of that.
Next came the real modding. Ordered up the shackles off AC. Love how beefy they are!
The sway bar. It is coming off, just not that night.
I installed some LED lights in the engine bay as utilities for night time oil checking. Check out the DIY in my sig. I also added some hells and free wally-world roof lights with a B&M light bar. (wiring soon to be done)
I ordered up the Loadwarror through my work. I wanted a better place to put my spare rather than take up room under or inside my truck. My jeepin buddy doesn't have a bracket for his High-lift he inherited, so I told him we could put it on my truck. Plus it looks badass.
Now if you look closely you might see the distruction of a warn out passanger tire... Yep my friend got new tires and never did the alignment. So after much research I went ahead and ordered up some 265/75/16 Duratracs.
I was like a kid on xmas morning when I dropped my truck off at the tire place. He calls me and I pull up to see this!
I smiles, just a little bit. I love how quite those tires are and balzieness of them.
After that, I had time to remove the sway bar. Once you put the tire on the roof, you really do get a lot of room under there.
In the process of OSPHOing the underside. My friend and I will be doing both our frames and possibly repainting them to deal with the NE rust war.
Did my diff recently, and came out amazing. Will be posting pics as soon as we get a sunny day.